FAITH THE SOURCE OF LOVE, AND LOVE THE FRUIT OF FAITH
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
GENUINE faith in Christ is the sure sign of the new life—faith in
the sense of living, daily trust. The faith which links us with Christ
in sonship carries with it a twofold love: love to the Father, which
is sho... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 John 5:4. OVERCOMETH THE WORLD.—The world is regarded as the
sphere of the self-seeking principle. He who is born of God is born
into another sphere—the sphere of the God-seeking principle. And the
higher overmasters the lower, τὸν κόσμον; the present order
of thin... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 John 5:9. RECEIVE.—λαμβάνομεν; admit as valid. The
testimony of two human witnesses is admitted; here is the threefold
testimony of God—the voice at baptism, the acceptance in
resurrection, the Spirit in our hearts.
1 John 5:10. WITNESS IN HIMSELF.—In two ways—in... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 John 5:13 may be treated as a summary and conclusion. They divide
into three parts:
1. Faith in the Son of God, eternal life, and love of the brethren
showing itself in intercession, are recalled to mind.
2. Three great facts which believers know are restated.
3.... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 John 5:13 may be treated as a summary and conclusion. They divide
into three parts:
1. Faith in the Son of God, eternal life, and love of the brethren
showing itself in intercession, are recalled to mind.
2. Three great facts which believers know are restated.
3.... [ Continue Reading ]