According to First John 3:24, what helps believers know that Christ lives and makes His home in them?

### Why this is right First John 3:24 says that believers know Christ lives in them by the Spirit whom He has given. The verse also connects abiding with keeping Christ’s commandments. ### The concept The passage presents the Spirit as evidence of God’s presence in the believer. This is not described as a personal achievement or a social status. The related statement in First John 4:13 also says that the gift of the Spirit helps believers know that they abide in God and He in them. The evidence of indwelling belongs with the passage’s account of relationship and obedience. ### The other options - **B. Their ability to avoid every form of suffering.** The verse does not make freedom from suffering the evidence of indwelling. - **C. Their ethnic ancestry.** The passage identifies the Spirit, not ancestry, as evidence. - **D. Their independence from Christ’s commandments.** First John 3:24 connects abiding with keeping His commandments, not independence from them. ### Terms - **Indwelling**: God or Christ living in the believer. ### Remember First John points to the Spirit as evidence of God’s presence in believers.