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By CLAY HALE

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” 1 John 3:14-15

This, of course, does not mean that murder is unpardonable. It does mean that hatred is a sin which Jesus compared to killing (Matthew 5:21-22) and that we must repent of it and receive forgiveness, like the actual murderer.

Everyone wants to have assurance that he is in Christ, and this is one imp...