It is not enough for us to believe that Jesus is not an impostor, and that the religion of the Bible is no cunningly devised fable. We may believe that the name of Jesus is the only name under heaven whereby man may be saved, and yet we may not through faith make Him our personal Saviour. It is not enough to believe the theory of truth. It is not enough to make a profession of faith in Christ and have our names registered on the church roll. "He that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by 313 the Spirit which He hath given us." "Hereby we do know that we know Him if we keep His commandments." 1 John 3:24; 2:3. This is the genuine evidence of conversion. Whatever our profession, it amounts to nothing unless Christ is revealed in works of righteousness. 314

Det er ikke tilstrækkeligt for os at tro, at Jesus ikke er en bedrager og at Bibelens religion ikke er kløgtigt opdigtede fabler Vi kan tro, at Jesu navn er det eneste navn under himmelen, hvorved vi kan blive frelst, og alligevel ikke antage ham i tro som vor personlige frelser Det er ikke tilstrækkeligt at tro på sandhedens teori. Det er ikke nok at bekende sig til at tro på Kristus og have sine navne indskrevet i menighedens bøger "Den, der holder hans bud, bliver i Gud, og Gud i ham; og deraf kender vi, at han bliver i os: af den Ånd, han har givet os." "Og deraf kan vi erkende, at vi kender ham, om vi holder hans bud." Dette er det ægte bevis på sand omvendelse. Hvad end vi bekender os til, betyder intet, medmindre vi viser i vore gerninger, at Kristus bor i os.