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Verse 11. _FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE_] See 1 John 1:5. From the
_beginning_ God hath taught men that they should _love one another_.
How essentially necessary this is to the comfort and well-being of m...
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FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE - Margin, “commandment.” In the received
text, this is ἀγγελία angelia - “a message brought;” in
several manuscripts, and in later editions, it is
ἐπαγγελία epangelia - “an...
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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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To commit sin is a breach of God's law, a frustration of God's work of
redemption, and the manifestation of a principle which betrays kinship
with the devil. A man begotten of God will be in moral aff...
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REMEMBER THE PRIVILEGES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (1 John 3:1-2)...
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In this the children of God and the children of the devil are made
plain; anyone who does not do righteousness is not of God, and neither
is he who does not love his brother, because the message that...
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MESSAGE. Greek. _angelia._ Only here and 1 John 1:5....
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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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_For this is the message that ye heard, &c._ Or, BECAUSE _the message
which ye heard from the beginning_ IS THIS: -this" is probably the
predicate (see on 1 John 1:5). -From the beginning" as in 1 Joh...
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11. [611][612] have ἐπαγγελία for ἈΓΓΕΛΊΑ
([613][614][615][616]).
[611] 4th century. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the monastery
of S. Catherine on Mount Sinai, and now at Petersburg. All three...
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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 John 2:29 to 1 John 3:12. THE CHILDREN OF GOD AND THE CHILDREN OF
THE DEVIL...
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ΆΓΓΕΛΊΑ (G31) сообщение, послание (_см._ 1
John 1:5).
ΉΚΟΎΣΑΤΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191)
слышать,
ΆΓΑΠΏΜΕΝ _praes. conj. act. от_ ΆΓΑΠΆΩ (G25)
любить. _Conj._ с ΪΝ (G2443) в _прид._,
объясняю...
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FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE— In this verse we have St. John's first
reason why Christians should love one another; namely, "It is the
message or command of God in Christ....
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CHAPTER X
_DIVINE SONSHIP PROVEN BY ACTIVE LOVE_
(The Second Test. The Second Time)
1 John 3:11-24
A.
_The Text_
For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we
should love one...
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For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we
should love one another.
THE MESSAGE, [ angelia (G31)] - 'announcement,' as of something good;
not a mere command, as the law. The...
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VERSE 11. FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE THAT YE HEARD.
Christ brought from the Father, and we apostles proclaimed the message
from the establishment of the kingdom on earth, that we should love
one another...
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8 The title..Adversary" has far more aptness than is at first
apparent. Satan is known to us only through his word He never appears
otherwise than as the evil creature indicated by his titles. From hi...
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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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(4) BROTHERLY LOVE THE NECESSARY FLOWER OF THE DIVINE LOVE IN THE
DIVINE BIRTH (1 John 3:11). — In 1 John 2:10 St. John showed the
necessary connection between righteousness and love; there is no
cont...
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The Obligation of our Dignity as Children of God. “Every one that
doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. And ye know
that He was manifested that He might take away the sins; and sin...
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The Evidence of Divine Sonship, _viz._, Human Brotherhood....
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ἵνα ecbatic, expressing not the aim but simply the substance of
the message. _Cf._ John 17:3. See Moulton's _Gram. of N.T. Gk._, p.
206; Moulton's _Winer_, p. 425....
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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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WHOSE CHILD ARE YOU?
We reveal who we are by how we live. The children of the devil
habitually sin, while the children of God constantly strive to do
God's will. Particularly, God's children will love...
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(11) For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we
should love one another.
(11) The first reason taken from the authority of God who gives the
commandment....
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Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the
transgression of the law. (5) And ye know that he was manifested to
take away our sins; and in him is no sin. (6) Whosoever abideth...
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10_Whosoever doeth not righteousness. _To do righteousness and to do
sin, are here set in opposition the one to the other. Then, to do
righteousness is no other thing than to fear God from the heart,...
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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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FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE,.... Sent from God by Christ, or what he in
his ministry declared, and is the commandment which was so frequently
urged by him, John 13:34;
THAT YE HAVE HEARD FROM THE BEGINNI...
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_For_, &c. As if he had said, I have just declared that the want of
brotherly love is a proof that a man is not of God, and a little
consideration may convince you of the truth of the assertion: for
_...
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FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE THAT YE HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING, THAT WE
SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER....
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Doing righteousness:...
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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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MESSAGE:
Or, commandment...
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11-15 We should love the Lord Jesus, value his love, and therefore
love all our brethren in Christ. This love is the special fruit of our
faith, and a certain sign of our being born again. But none w...
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FROM THE BEGINNING: see 1 JOHN 2:7,8: q.d. They cannot be of God,
therefore, that cross so fundamental a precept, so expressive of his
nature and will....
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1 John 3:11 For G3754 this G3778 is G2076 (G5748) message G31 that
G3739 heard G191 (G5656) from...
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THE CENTRALITY OF CHRISTIAN LOVE (1 JOHN 3:11 TO 1 JOHN 4:21).
The reference to loving one's brother, deliberately added almost as an
appendage in 1 John 3:10 in order to introduce the next section, n...
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THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF CHRISTIAN LOVE AS A TEST OF FAITHFULNESS TO
GOD (1 JOHN 3:11).
In all this we must keep in mind that the emphasis is on loving our
brothers who are true to the Gospel, those wh...
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‘For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we
should love one another, not as Cain was of the evil one, and killed
his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his works were e...
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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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_The relation of regeneration to brotherly love._
1 John 3:11. FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE WHICH YE HEARD FROM THE
BEGINNING, THAT WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER. There is deep emphasis on
the word ‘message,'...
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MESSAGE
(αγγελια). In N.T. only here and 1 John 1:5, but
επαγγελια (promise) fifty-one times.FROM THE BEGINNING
(απ' αρχης). See 1 John 1:1 for this phrase and 1 John 2:7 for
the idea. They had th...
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1 John 3:10. In this the children of God are manifest and the children
of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither
he that loveth not his brother. For this is the message th...
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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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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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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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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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FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. "The message of the Good News does not
change!!! The message originally announced is still in effect
(Galatians 1:6-9). New and esoteric teaching about faith and morals
disqua...
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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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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 John 3:7. LITTLE CHILDREN.—τεκνία; not infants, but young
and immature disciples. DOETH RIGHTEOUSNESS.—Emphasis lies on
“doeth”; habitually does. Doing is opposed to...
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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 1:5; 1 John 2:7; 1 John 2:8; 1 John 4:21; 1 John 4:7;...
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From the beginning. See on 1 1.
That [ι ν α]. The purport and aim of the message. See on John
14:13....
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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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Our apostle comes now to enforce his exhortation unto brotherly love,
by many weighty arguments:
1.He assures them, that this precept concerning brotherly love was
given them by Christ and his apostl...