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5 dni temu · Whoever abides in Him does not sin: Since sin is lawlessness, a disregard for God (1 John 3:4), and since Jesus came to take away our sins (1 John 3:5), and since in Jesus there is no sin (1 John 3:5), then to abide in Him means to not sin.
We should love one another, for he that hateth his brother is a murderer; as Christ laid down his life for us, so we should lay down our lives for the brethren, 1 John 3:11-16. Charity is a fruit of brotherly love; our love should be active, not professional merely, 1 John 3:17, 1 John 3:18. How we may know that we are of the truth, 1 John 3:19-21.
A detailed exposition of 1 John 3 by Matthew Henry, a Puritan pastor and biblical commentator. He explains the love of God in adoption, the holiness of believers, the hope of glory, and the duty of love.
The believers "in Christ" are genuine children of the Father in heaven. The word rendered "children" ("sons" in KJV) is [@tekna], that is, related to God by the new birth; and this is a closer relationship than that indicated by [@huioi] (Paul's word, stressing the analogy of adoption)."
Intro duction. Chapter 3. REMEMBER THE PRIVILEGES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE ( 1 John 3:1-2 ) 3:1-2 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God--and such we indeed are. The reason why the world does not recognize us is that it did not recognize him.
A chapter-by-chapter summary of the apostle John's letter to the church, with biblical references and explanations. Learn about the love of God, the hope of Christ, the purity of faith, and the duty of love in 1 John 3.
The resurrection of our bodies is a kind of coming out of the womb of the earth, and being born into another life. Our first temptation was that we should be like God in knowledge, and by that we fell; but being raised by Christ, we become truly like Him, by knowing Him as we are known, and by seeing Him as He is [PEARSON, Exposition of the Creed].
