Amen, this is the evidence that we know Him. There is also another evidence that we can see:
Matthew 7:15-20
A Tree and Its Fruit
15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16 You will ]know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 So then, you will [c]know them by their fruits."
Here is the fruit of the character of one who has Christ living in them.
Galatians 5:22-23
"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
The fruit is not works, it is character qualities that we can sense when we are in the presence of one who has Christ living in them. We can actually see these qualities the more we interact with someone.
When we have this fruit we don't have to try to avoid sin, we run from it when it tempts us, we hate it and if we fall for a moment we confess to be cleansed and get back to obedience where we are the most comfortable.
Unbelievers are comfortable with their sin, but believers are the most uncomfortable when in sin, we are most comfortable with truth and the love of Christ causing us to hate what He hates and love what He loves.
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