1 John 5:11-12: This Is The Testmony

Hey, just trying to memorize my verse for our Wednesday Men's Study. Got my 3 x 5 cards written out:

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. - 1 John 5:11-12

The world 'testimony' seems a bit puzzling. Who is in the courtroom? If you go back a few verses, it seems that God has placed himself in the dock to give evidence. This evidence is so important that God places himself under oath (see Heb 6:17) and swears to it:

What did he swear to? That those who believe have eternal life and that eternal life comes from Jesus Christ. This eternal life doesn't depend on us, it depends instead of God. He has given it. Jesus secured it. We live it.

That security is the basis for taking risks for God. As the Bible says:

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. - Hebrews 6:19a