Commentary on 1 John 4:7-13. b. b. The only way to have boldness in the day of judgment is to receive, and walk in, the transforming love of God today. John Piper May 26, 1985. i. Once any academic throws out the historical evidence of the New Testament and other reliable ancient writings, they can only base their understanding of Jesus on their own personal opinion. They face none of the rejection the child of God will face from the world (1 John 3:1), because they are friends with the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Being born of God and abiding with Him give us the ability to love; but it is a choice of our will to draw upon that resource and give it out to others. John can boldly say, He who does not love does not know God. The gospel recognized that both Jesus' followers and his foes agreed that he was human, but not everyone could see God's work being revealed . We come to love those better whom we love by knowing them better If you want to love Christ more, think more of him, think more of what you have received from him. (Spurgeon), e. He first loved us: This means that it is true that He loves us now. . (1 John 4:20-21) The commandment to love. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye . But it is there, and its presence is demonstrated by our love for one another and our agreement with Gods truth and that all serves to give us boldness. i. i. It is something that every Christian should be unafraid to proclaim: I love Him; I love Jesus. Can you say that? There is love in many places, like wandering beams of light; but as for the sun, it is in one part of the heavens, and we look at it, and we say, Herein is light. He did not look at the Church of God, and say of all the myriads who counted not their lives dear unto them, Herein is love, for their love was only the reflected brightness of the great sun of love. (Spurgeon). Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. c. We love Him because He first loved us: This verse tells us where our love for Jesus comes from. c. He who knows God hears us: Those who are of God enjoy fellowship with other believers; they speak the common language of fellowship with God and with each other, because one flows from the other (1 John 1:3). in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. We love him because we find he has loved us. Do you believe it? Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. But John can only be talking about the apostles and their authoritative revelation in the Bible when he says us. Today, there is a lot of curiosity about the true Jesus. Many modern academics say they want to discover the true Jesus and when they say this they often mean, The true Jesus is not the Jesus of the Bible. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. In Johns day, the issue was about if Jesus had truly come in a real body of flesh and blood. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. He loved you when you were at hells gate, and drank damnation at every draught. John 3:23b & 26 ). The Whole Bible This is one of the apostles citing the collective testimony of all the apostles and making that testimony the measure of truth and sound doctrine. (Boice). i. Major Prophets God is fundamentally and essentially LOVE: not merely is loving, for then John's argument would not stand; for the conclusion from the premises then would be this, This man is not loving: God is loving; therefore he knoweth not God IN SO FAR AS GOD IS LOVING; still he might know Him in His other attributes. d. Is now already in the world: Though it will have its ultimate consummation in an end-times political and economic ruler, the essence of this antichrist spirit is present with us today. General Epistles We have many spiritual enemies, but not one of them is greater than Jesus who lives in us. We love because he first loved us." 1 John 4:16-19 "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Now, just forget your own love to him, and think of his great love to you; and then, immediately, your love will come to something more like that which you would desire it to be. (Spurgeon), iii. Series Recaps April 17, 2023 'Queenmaker' Episodes 5 & 6: Recap & Ending, Explained: Did Do-Hee Find Who Had A Hand In Her Father's Death? Earlier, when she had gone to visit her friend at the beginning of "Doctor Cha" Episode 1, Mi-Hee had mentioned that Jeong-Suk looked sick and tired. i. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. When Jesus washed the feet of the disciples, and showed such great love and servanthood to them, we might have expected Him to conclude by gesturing to His own feet and asking who among them was going to do to Him what He had just done for them. Spiritually, we can have that same standing now, while we are in the world, because as He is, so are we in the world. Here again, we find the call to love one another, woven together with that love's foundation in God's prior action for us in the Son. 4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John 4:18. The Old Testament We love him because we find he has loved us. We can receive the healing power in our Fathers love. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) 1 John 4:7-21 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: This is a pastoral letter to churches in conflict--written to address the conflict and to prevent its spread. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Gospel: John 1:14-16 The Word became flesh. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. But way back in Johns day, in this time closest to the actual life and ministry of Jesus on this earth, people didnt have a hard time believing Jesus was God. We trust in the principle that God will never contradict Himself, and we know what He has already said in His Word. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: The child of God need not fear the spirit of Antichrist, even though they should be warned of it, because they have the indwelling Spirit of God (1 John 3:24). f. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love: If our relationship with God is marked by this tormenting fear, it shows that we have not been made perfect that is, complete, and mature in His love. Some people think the greatest evidence of Gods presence or work is passionate feelings. Confession of faith and love for one's brothers and sisters Continue reading "Commentary on 1 John 4:7-21" (1 John 4:2-3) How to know when a false prophet speaks. There is no exception to this rule; if a man loves not God, neither is he born of God. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . ii. Luke-Acts i. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. e. He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins: This shows the love of God. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Look through all the pages of history, and put to the noblest men and women, who seem to still live, this question, Who loves Christ? and, at once, up from dark dungeons and cruel racks there rises the confessors cry, We love him; and from the fiery stake, where they clapped their hands as they were being burned to death, the same answer comes, We love him. If you could walk through the miles of catacombs at Rome, and if the holy dead, whose dust lies there, could suddenly wake up, they would all shout, We love him. The best and the bravest of men, the noblest and purest of women, have all been in this glorious company; so, surely, you are not ashamed to come forward and say, Put my name down among them. (Spurgeon), v. Be out-and-out for him; unfurl your colours, never hide them, but nail them to the mast, and say to all who ridicule the saints, If you have any ill words for the followers of Christ, pour them out upon me but know this ye shall hear it whether you like it or not, I love Christ. (Spurgeon). 1 John 3 1 John 1 John 5. You may know something without being in agreement with it; God demands our true agreement. Marvellous, O Christ, is thy strange love! (Spurgeon). And it is by faith that we overcome. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. And in John 15:7, He said, If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you. 3. This special term means Jesus has a Sonship that is unique (only) and begotten indicates that Jesus and the Father are of the same substance, the same essential Being. ii. The Chosen is an American Christian historical drama television series created, directed and co-written by filmmaker Dallas Jenkins.It is the first multiseason series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.Primarily set in Judaea and Galilee in the 1st century, the series centers on Jesus and the different people who met and followed him.The series stars Jonathan Roumie as Jesus . There is a difference between the love of man, and divine love. People respond to the love of God differently. First of all, by asking for water, he engages in a conversation based on the context and circumstances of the moment. 1 John 4:20 Vincent's Word Studies He that loveth not his brother, etc. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Of course, no one has seen God the Holy Spirit at any time either, though He has represented Himself in various ways. If someone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: By this crucial measure, Jesus said the world could measure our status as disciples by the measure of our love for one another. He hates nothing he has made. If someone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: By this crucial measure, Jesus said the world could measure our status as disciples by the measure of our love for one another. He teaches us that the benefit of sacraments depends not on the hand that administers them. How can a decree of absolute, unconditional reprobation, of the greater part or any part of the human race, stand in the presence of such a text as this? (Clarke), iii. i. We never have to draw God to us; instead, He draws us to Himself. I pray that I may decrease and that You may increase in every area of my life, until I become a transparent conduit through whom Your divine love flows to others, to Your praise and glory. i. Propitiation has the idea of a sacrifice that turns away the wrath of God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. i. One may be a spiritual dwarf because one lacks love. But who among us would think of giving up his son to die for his enemy, for one who never did him a service, but treated him ungratefully, repulsed a thousand overtures of tenderness, and went on perversely hardening his neck? Your partnership makes all we do possible. ii. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. There was nothing better God the Father could give to lost humanity than the gift of the Son of God Himself. If God had sent Jesus simply to be our example, that would have been good too and would have had some value But the wonderful thing is that God did not stop with these but rather sent His Son, not merely to teach or to be our example, but to die the death of a felon, that He might save us from sin. (Boice). While her conversion is clearly implied, the apostle's focus centers on Jesus' declaration foretold in the . If there was to be reconciliation between God and man, man ought to have sent to God; the offender ought to be the first to apply for forgiveness; the weaker should apply to the greater for help; the poor man should ask of him who distributes alms; but Herein is love that God sent. He was first to send an embassy of peace. (Spurgeon). Concerning Antichrist. Instead, they are thinking of a squishy, namby-pamby, have-a-nice-day kind of love that values being nice more than wanting what is really best for the other person. We need to discover the true Jesus behind the myths of the Bible.. It is up to us to respond to His command with our will and whole being. We never have to draw God to us; instead, He draws us to Himself. Again, John insists that there is something that is given to the believer when they are born of God; a love is imparted to their life that they did not have before. To believe in Christ and to love the brethren are not conditions by which we may dwell in God but rather are evidences of the fact that God has already taken possession of our lives to make this possible. (Boice). He is beyond us. A worldly attitude listens to unbelievers and ungodly spirits, and ignores God. If this were a mere individual talking, the claim would be presumptuous. It brings life to all who trust in Jesus and His work on their behalf, because He is the propitiation for our sins. But He loved us before that, and even before the worlds were created, when our only existence was in the mind and heart of God, Jesus loved us. General Epistles God rightly regarded us, apart from Him, as worthy targets of His judgment. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. d. God has sent His only begotten Son: This shows the love of God, because love gives its best. We might be satisfied to merely survive the day of judgment, but God wants to so fill our lives with His love and His truth that we have boldness in the day of judgment. It comes from Him. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God sent His only begotten Son: This shows us what love is and what it means. Believers must be discerning in spiritual matters. I cannot imagine a true man saying, I love Christ, but I do not want others to know that I love him, lest they should laugh at me. That is a reason to be laughed at, or rather, to be wept over. And we learn that Jesus' closest disciples are baptising the new followers. He presented the world not as the global earth or the mass of humanity, which God Himself loves (John 3:16). (1 John 4:17-18) The perfecting of love, both now and in eternity. To acknowledge that Jesus is the Son of God is not simply to make a statement about his metaphysical status but to express obedient trust in the One who possesses such a status. (Marshall), iii. We know all the judgment we ever deserved past, present, and future was poured out on Jesus Christ on the cross. Pentateuch ii. (1 John 4:13-15) Assurance of the work of the Triune God in us. In speaking of God the Father, Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 1:17: Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. We love Him: In this great statement, John begins by declaring the heart of every true follower of Jesus Christ. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. a. The Old Testament theophanies, including the apparently contradictory statement in Exodus 24:10, did not involve the full revelation of God as He is in Himself but only a suggestion of what He is in form that a human being could understand. (Boice). Johannine Writings We can know by experience that we live in God, if His love has been perfected in us. But, apart from this truth, we have no hope at all. Some people imagine that Jesus loved us because He knew we would love Him and come to faith in Him. Show me a fire without heat, then show me regeneration that does not produce love to God. (Spurgeon). It transforms our life to know the love of God in this way. 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