1. Knowing God starts with a spiritual birth

2. Knowing God leads to a life characterized by obedience

3. Knowing God culminates in a sinless eternity

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Just to see how much this theme shows up in 1 John, go ahead and look up these verses and summarize your observations:

1 John 2:3-6 1 John 2:29
1 John 3:4-6 1 John 3:9-10 1 John 4:7-8 1 John 5:18