by admin | Dec 31, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Salvation
Love of others and obedience to God are central in the remaining verses of 1 John 3. They are presented as proofs of our abiding in Christ. In verse 11, John recites the second greatest commandment, that we should love each other. Matthew 22:39 He also says “from the...
by admin | Dec 25, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Faith, Grace, Justification by Faith, Salvation, Sin
The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them. Isaiah 9:2 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on...
by admin | Dec 24, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Salvation
John now shifts his message toward false teaching and truth. We will see this again in 1 John 4:1, where he makes it our obligation to weed out the false from the true. I believe it is safe to say that 1 John 2:18-29 was written as an obligation. We are to know the...
by admin | Dec 24, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Salvation
Chapter 3 opens with the love of God, the imitation of Christ, and that we are children of God. Chapter 3 also picks up where chapter 2 leaves off. Verses 28 and 29 of chapter 2 exhort us to abide in Christ and practice righteousness. The outcome is explained in verse...
by admin | Dec 10, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Salvation
In the previous post, verses 10 and 15 were reviewed together. If you did not notice, the teachings of these two verses are complete opposites. Verse 10 is an exhortation to love the brethren, while verse 15 exhorts against loving the world. Curiously, however, the...
by admin | Nov 19, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Salvation
Verses 10 and 15 of 1 John 2 introduce us to the theme of love in the book of 1 John. We’ll take this post to discuss the word “love,” and it will help us understand love once we run into it in future posts. We will also backtrack just a bit to explain the greater...