This article is excerpted and slightly adapted from an article which appeared in the Autumn 1991 issue of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society under the title, “We Believe in Rewards.” This portion of the article is taken from pp. 6-8, 11. Introduction In the previous issue we discussed a problem some Christians have

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. One understanding of 1 John, called the tests-of-life position, views the whole book as giving subjective tests by which believers can discern whether they are true or false believers. One