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1 JOHN 3:1 kai. evsme,n {A}
Although it can be argued that the words kai. evsme,n are an
explanatory gloss introduced by copyists in order to affirm the
reality of the state previously described, it...
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CHAPTER III.
_The extraordinary love of God towards mankind, and the effects_
_of it_, 1-3.
_Sin is the transgression of the law, and Christ was manifested_
_to take away our sins_, 4-6.
The chil...
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BEHOLD, WHAT MANNER OF LOVE - What love, in “kind” and in
“degree.” In kind the most tender and the most ennobling, in
adopting us into His family, and in permitting us to address Him as
our Father; i...
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IV. RIGHTEOUSNESS AND LOVE AS MANIFESTED
BY THE CHILDREN OF GOD
Chapter S 2:28-3:18
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1. The children of God and their coming manifestation (1 John 2:28 -1
John 3:3)
2. Sin and the new nature (1...
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1 JOHN 2:29 TO 1 JOHN 5:12. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD'S CHILDREN.
1 John 2:29 to 1 John 3:3. Because God, made known to us in Christ,
is righteous, those
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REMEMBER THE PRIVILEGES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (1 John 3:1-2)...
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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....
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BEHOLD. App-133. Plural.
LOVE. App-135.
FATHER. App-98.
BESTOWED UPON. given to.
THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina_.
SONS. children. App-108.
GOD. App-98. All the texts add, "and we are (so)"....
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1 John 2:29 to 1 John 5:12. God is Love
There seems to be no serious break in the Epistle from this point
onwards until we reach the concluding verses which form a sort of
summary (1 John 5:13-21). T...
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_what manner of_ The same word (ποταπός) occurs Matthew 8:27;
Mark 13:1; Luke 1:29; Luke 7:39;...
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1 John 2:29 to 1 John 5:12. GOD IS LOVE
There seems to be no serious break in the Epistle from this point
onwards until we reach the concluding verses which form a sort of
summary (1 John 5:13-21). Th...
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1. After ΚΛΗΘΩ͂ΜΕΝ insert καὶ ἐσμέν with
[582][583][584][585][586], Justin Martyr and Versions against
[587][588]. [589][590][591] have ὑμᾶς for ἩΜΑ͂Σ.
[582] 4th century. Discovered by Tischendorf in...
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1 John 2:29 to 1 John 3:12. THE CHILDREN OF GOD AND THE CHILDREN OF
THE DEVIL...
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ΪΔΕΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть.
Гл. сопровождается утверждением в
косвенной речи для привлечения
внимания читателей (Marshall). Автор
призывает читателей задуматься над
той же истиной...
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DISCOURSE: 2441
BELIEVERS ARE SONS OF GOD
1 John 3:1. _Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon
us, that we should be called the sons of God_.
RELIGION is altogether a mystery: every...
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BEHOLD, WHAT MANNER OF LOVE, &C.— The word _behold,_ is made use of
to excite new degrees of attention; and indeed is generally used in
the scripture as a kind of hand, to point out what is peculiarly...
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CHAPTER VIII
_DIVINE SONSHIP TESTED BY
PRACTICING RIGHTEOUSNESS_
(The First Test. The Second Time)
1 John 3:1-3
A.
_The Text_
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we...
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Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
because it knew him not.
BEHOLD - calling attention to so...
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VERSE 1. BEHOLD, WHAT MANNER OF LOVE.
Remembering that the last thought in the foregoing chapter introduced
was the fact that we were born of God. How wonderful has been the love
of God in permitting...
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18 The term "antichrist" occurs only in John's epistles. The prefix
"anti" now has the meaning of "against" and antichrist signifies one
who is against Christ. But "anti" originally meant "instead of...
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3:1 children (g-16) _ Teknon_ (not a diminutive), as vers. 2,10; ch.
5.2; 2 John 1:4 ,2 John 1:13 ; 3 John 1:4 ....
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THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD AND THE DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF SONSHIP
1. The sons of God] RV 'children of God,' adding the words, 'and
_such_ we are.' The word translated 'children' here is characteristi...
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HOW CAN I BE SURE?
1 JOHN
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 3
THE CHILDREN OF GOD DO THE RIGHT THINGS (1 JOHN 3:1-10)
V1 See what great love the *Father has given to us! He has called us
children of God....
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III.
(2) THE DIVINE BIRTH THE OUTCOME OF GOD’S LOVE (1 John 3:1). — The
thought of the new birth suddenly fires the Apostle’s mind with
reverent amazement, in which he calls on his hearers to join. H...
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St. John has been speaking of the salvation which Jesus has brought
His Propitiation and Advocacy, and he sees and would have his readers
see in it an amazing expression of the love of God. _Cf._ John...
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Our Present Dignity and Our Future Destiny. “See what unearthly love
the Father hath given us, in order that we may be styled ‘children
of God'; and so we are. It is for this reason that the world dot...
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THE MARKS OF GOD'S CHILDREN
1 John 3:1
This chapter opens with one of the astounding announcements of
Scripture. Why God should have made _us_ His children is
incomprehensible, except to show forth t...
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The letter now passed to a discussion of the fellowship of the saints
with God as love. The hope born of love will have as its inevitable
result the purification of those possessing it. The apostle sh...
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Behold, (1) (a) what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us,
that we should be (b) called the sons of God: (2) therefore the world
knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
(1) He begins to d...
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Behold what manner of charity (or of love) the Father hath bestowed
upon us. St. John had said in the last verse of the foregoing chapter
that every one who doth justice, is born of him; i.e. is the s...
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CONTENTS
The Apostle breaks out in the Opening of this Chapter, into a devout
Strain of Admiration and Praise, in the Contemplation of the Love of
God. He draws a Line of Discrimination between the C...
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_WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT WE SHALL BE_
‘Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us …
for we shall see Him as He is.’
1 John 3:1
Three important questions—Whence? Where? Whither? Whenc...
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1_Behold _The second argument is from the dignity and excellency of
our calling; for it was not common honor, he says, that the heavenly
Father bestowed on us, when he adopted us as his children. This...
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Now to say that we are born of Him is to say that we are children of
God. [13] What a love is that which the Father has bestowed on us,
that we should be called children! [14] Therefore the world know...
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BEHOLD WHAT MANNER OF LOVE,.... See, take notice, consider, look by
faith, with wonder and astonishment, and observe how great a favour,
what an instance of matchless love, what a wonderful blessing o...
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Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
because it knew him not.
Ver. 1. _Behold what manner_] _Qua...
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The apostle, in the last verse of the preceding chapter, having
declared that every one who _worketh righteousness_ is born of God,
begins the chapter with an exclamation expressive of his high
admira...
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UPON US; who have received Christ through faith. John 1:12; KNEW HIM
NOT; did not understand his true character. In making guilty, polluted
rebels and heirs of endless perdition holy-not merely servan...
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This chapter continues the subject introduced in ch.2:28. Verse 29 has
shown that righteousness is an absolute requirement. It is indeed a
solid, sound basis for the precious bestowal of the love of t...
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1,2 Little does the world know of the happiness of the real followers
of Christ. Little does the world think that these poor, humble,
despised ones, are favourites of God, and will dwell in heaven. L...
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OLBGrk; 1 JOHN CHAPTER 3 1 JOHN 3:1,2 It is a mark of God's singular
love toward us, that we are now called his sons, and designed for
further happiness hereafter, 1 JOHN 3:3 and therefore we must
obe...
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Tertullian On Modesty
And so it will be becoming for `the sons of God'[20]
Lactantius Divine Institutes Book VI
But if this is done by those who do not know the truth, how much more
ought we to do...
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1 John 3:1 Behold G1492 (G5628) manner G4217 love G26 Father G3962
bestowed G1325 (G5758) us G2254 that...
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‘Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we
should be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the
world knows us not, because it knew him not.
The thought of be...
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The apostle now introduces a new order of thought, governed by the
idea of regeneration as the gift of life in Christ to individual man.
He first (down to chap. 1 John 3:3) dilates on its glory as a b...
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1 John 3:1. BEHOLD! as an exclamation, and thus standing alone, occurs
only here. It is the tranquil expression of adoring wonder. WHAT
MANNER OF LOVE THE FATHER HAS BESTOWED UPON US: this expression...
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WHAT MANNER OF LOVE
(ποταπην αγαπην). Qualitative interrogative as in 2 Peter
3:11; Matthew 8:27. Only here in John's writings. Originally of what
country or race.HATH BESTOWED
(δεδωκεν). Perfect...
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WORLD
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...
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1 John 3:1
The Love that calls us Sons.
Notice:
I. The love that is given. We are called upon to come with our little
vessels to measure the contents of the great ocean, to plumb with our
short line...
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1 John 3:1. _Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon
us, that we should be called the sons of God:_
Behold it, wonder at it, and never cease to admire it. Is it not one
of the great...
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I have read this chapter many times in your hearing, but we cannot
read it too often, for it is full of the deepest and most important
instruction. God grant that fresh light from above may shine upon...
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1 John 3:1. _Behold,_
For there is no greater wonder out of heaven than this: «Behold,»
1 John 3:1. _What manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us,
that we should be called the sons of God: t...
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CONTENTS: God's love magnified and the believer exhorted to holiness.
Brotherly love urged. How our hearts may be assured before God.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Satan, Cain, John.
CONCLUSION: It is a w...
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1 John 3:1. _That we should be called the sons of God!_ The character
of the favoured race is defined in the preseding verses: they keep the
commandments of God: 1 John 3:3. They abide in Christ by wo...
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THE FATHER HAS LOVED US! _Christ-on-the-cross_ is the declaration of
God's love for us (John 3:16)!!! "See how much the Father has loved us
Jews and Gentiles who do what is right (1 John 2:29)! We are...
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1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 3:1 THE WORLD DOES NOT KNOW US. There is an
ultimate division between those who know and serve Christ and those
who do not.
⇐...
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CHAPTER 3 VER. 1. _Behold what great love the Father hath bestowed on
us_ (unworthy, enemies and sinners as we are), _that we should be
called, and be the sons of God._ Love, actively, His wondrous lo...
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THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SONSHIP
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
THE last word of the previous chapter brought to mind that the
Christian is related to God by a spiritual and Divine _birth_. A
Chr...
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EXPOSITION
1 JOHN 3:1 TO 1 JOHN 5:12
3. SECOND MAIN DIVISION. _God is Love._
1 JOHN 3:1
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Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed on us, that we
should be called the sons of God (1 John 3:1):
I love that verse. Behold, what manner of love God has bestowed upon
you, that you sh...
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1 John 4:10; 1 John 4:9; 2 Corinthians 6:18; 2 Samuel 7:19; Coloss
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Behold [ι δ ε τ ε]. Lit., behold ye. The plural is peculiar. The
usual form is the singular ide or ijdou. See John 1:29; John 11:3,
etc.; John 4:35; John 19:26;...
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CHILDREN OF GOD
1 John 3:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
What a wonderful truth is this: "Now are we the sons of God." What! We
who were once children of darkness, are now the children of light; we
who were c...
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That we should be called — That is, should be, the children of God.
Therefore the world knoweth us not — They know not what to make of
us. We are a mystery to them....
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Our apostle begins this chapter with wonder and admiration at the
astonishing goodness and condescension of Alighty God towards
believers, in taking them into his family, and adopting them into the
nu...