Eternal Life and Prayer
1 John 5:13-15

Introduction:
I. A letter reminding the believers of eternal life v.13
A. A personal letter v.13a
-2 Pet. 1:13
-Return to the discipline of letter writing
B. A letter to believers v.13b
C. A letter of assurance of salvation v.13c
-This is an assurance verse
-A future that must be contemplated
-1 Tim. 6:12
II. A letter reminding the believers of prayer v.14
A. The confidence of our prayer v.14a
-Heb. 4:16
B. The confidence of our requests in prayer v.14b
-The criteria “ask according to his will”
-If that is what is happening – he will hear
-The conditional clause is crucial – “if”
C. The confidence that God hears vv.14b-15
-Ps. 34:15; 1 Pet. 3:12