"Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God." (1 John 4: 15)
Jesus is, now and forever, the Son of God.
What is it about the Son of God that we need to know and believe?
That He is our righteousness:
"In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." (Jeremiah 23: 6)
He is our peace:
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9: 6)
Notice that Isaiah prophesied about the child given to us, who is also the Mighty God, and is one with the everlasting Father.
When we confess Jesus is Lord, we are saved:
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10: 9)
What are we believing specifically, when we believe that God raised Him from the dead?
"Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification." (Romans 4: 25)
When we confess that Jesus is the Son of God, we are confessing that He is our righteousness.
Because we have been made the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5: 21), then we can rest assured that He lives in us, because the perfect blood of Jesus has perfected us forever (Hebrews 10: 14), and His blood cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1: 7)
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