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Verse 6. _WHOSOEVER ABIDETH IN HIM_] By faith, love, and obedience.
_SINNETH NOT_] Because his heart is purified by faith, and he is a
worker together with God, and consequently does not receive the...
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WHOSOEVER ABIDETH IN HIM - See 1 John 2:6. The word here employed
(μένων menōn) properly means to remain, to continue, to
abide. It is used of persons remaining or dwelling in a place, in the
sense...
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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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Anyone who rests this hope on him purifies himself as he is pure.
Anyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
And you know that he appeared that he might take away our sins and...
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ABIDETH. Greek. _meno._ See p. 1511.
SINNETH. App-128.
SEEN. App-133.
NEITHER. Greek. _oude_....
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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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_Whosoever abideth_ Better, EVERY ONE THAT _abideth:_we have the same
Greek form of expression here as in 1 John 2:23; 1 John 2:29 1 John
3:3-4; 1 Jo
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ΠΑ͂Σ Ὁ ΜΈΝΩΝ. EVERY ONE THAT _abideth_. Here, as in 1 John
2:23; 1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:3-4; 1 John 3:9-10;...
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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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WHOSOEVER ABIDETH IN HIM,— "Hence it plainly follows, that whoever
abides in him by vital and influential union and communion with him,
like a branchin the vine (John 15:5.), does not commit sin: he t...
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CHAPTER IX
_FURTHER APPLICATION OF THE FIRST TEST_
1 John 3:4-10
A.
The Text
Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is
lawlessness. (5) And ye know that he was manifested to take...
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Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen
him, neither known him.
Christ's entire separation from sin implies that those in Him must
also be separate from it.
ABIDETH...
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VERSE 6. WHOSOEVER ABIDETH IN HIM.
Keeping close to his example, trustingly, lovingly following his
instructions, we abide in him, and thus, abiding in him, sin not; have
no disposition or desire to...
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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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3:6 Whoever (b-1) whoever (b-8) Lit. 'every one that.' known (c-15) _
Ginosko_ . perfect tense; implying here the continuously present state
of not seeing or knowing....
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SINNETH NOT] That the possibility of sinlessness in present experience
is not taught here is clear from 1 John 1:8; 1 John 1:9. St. John's
thought moves in the region of the ideal. The divine life and...
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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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(3) THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE DIVINE BIRTH ON HUMAN CONDUCT (1 John 3:4).
— This paragraph is an expansion of the thought of 1 John 2:3, which
was the practical conclusion of the meditation on the divine...
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The Incompatibility of Sonship with Continuance in Sin....
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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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This seems a stark contradiction of 1 John 1:8 to 1 John 2:2. (1) St.
Augustine first limits the statement: “In quantum in ipso manet, in
tantum non peccat,” and then narrows the idea of “sin” by
defi...
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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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THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CHILD OF GOD TO SIN
Those who are constantly involved in sin, so that it is a way of life,
"commit lawlessness." Those involved in lawlessness, which Thayer says
is "the condit...
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Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever (h) sinneth hath not
seen him, neither known him.
(h) He is said to sin, that does not give himself to purity, and in
him sin reigns: but sin is said t...
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_Whosoever abideth in him, complying with his law, sinneth not; and
whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, nor known him; that is, with
such a knowledge as is joined with love. (Witham) --- Sinneth not...
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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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_STEADINESS OF GROWTH_
‘Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not
seen Him, neither known Him.’
1 John 3:6
Some time or another all of us have met professing, earnest
Christi...
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6_Whosoever sinneth hath not seen him. _According to his usual manner
he added the opposite clause, that we may know that faith in Christ
and knowledge of him are vainly pretended, except there be new...
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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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WHOSOEVER ABIDETH IN HIM,.... As the branch in the vine, deriving all
light, life, grace, holiness, wisdom, strength, joy, peace, and
comfort from Christ; or dwells in him by faith, enjoys communion w...
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Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen
him, neither known him.
Ver. 6. _Sinneth not_] Sin may rebel, it cannot reign in a saint. He
sinneth not sinningly; there is no w...
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1 John 3:6. "Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth
hath not seen Him neither known Him." See 2 Samuel 12:12, "For thou
didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel,...
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_Whosoever abideth in_ union and fellowship with _him_ By loving
faith; _sinneth not_ Doth not commit known sin, while he so abideth:
_whosoever sinneth_ Transgresseth any known law of God; _hath not...
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In these verses the apostle is combating the error of those who sought
to separate fellowship with God from a life of holiness; or who at
least did not consider the inseparable connection of the two,...
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To abide in Him means not to sin:...
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WHOSOEVER ABIDETH IN HIM SINNETH NOT; WHOSOEVER SINNETH HATH NOT SEEN
HIM, NEITHER KNOWN HIM.
Here the apostle shows that deliberate, malicious sinning is
incompatible with the new life of the Christi...
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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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3-10 The sons of God know that their Lord is of purer eyes than to
allow any thing unholy and impure to dwell with him. It is the hope of
hypocrites, not of the sons of God, that makes allowance for...
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By SINNETH, he meaneth the same thing as afterwards by _committeth
sin:_ see 1 JOHN 3:8,9. Seeing and knowing intend inward union,
acquaintance, and converse; such as abode in him implies: see 1
Thess...
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1 John 3:6 Whoever G3956 abides G3306 (G5723) in G1722 Him G846 does
G264 not G3756 sin G264 ...
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‘Every one who practises sin practises also lawlessness, and sin is
lawlessness, and you know that he was manifested to take away sins;
and in him is no sin. Whosoever abides in him does not sin. Whoe...
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GOD'S PEOPLE CONTRASTED WITH THE LAWLESS WORLD (1 JOHN 3:2).
Following on his declaration that God has begotten His true people
through Christ so that they are His children (tekna - John only uses
‘so...
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1 John 3:5-7. AND IN HIM IS NO SIN. WHOSOEVER ABIDETH IN HIM SINNETH
NOT: WHOSOEVER SINNETH HATH NOT SEEN HIM, NEITHER KNOWETH HIM. MY
LITTLE CHILDREN, LET NO MAN LEAD YOU ASTRAY: HE THAT DOETH
RIGHTE...
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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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SINNETH NOT
(ουχ αμαρτανε). Linear present (linear μενων, keeps on
abiding) active indicative of αμαρτανω, "does not keep on
sinning." For μενω (abide) see 1 John 2:6; John 15:4-10.WHOSOEVER
SINNET...
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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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DOES NOT CONTINUE TO SIN. Both the TEV and the NIV bring out the fact
that the Greek uses the _present continuous tense._ All Christians sin
_on the spur of the moment_ (1 John 1:8-10). But Christians...
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1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 3:6 NO ONE WHO ABIDES... KEEPS ON SINNING.
True followers of Christ do not make a practice of sinning. When they
sin, they confess the sin to God. Thus they keep a strong relatio...
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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 2:28; 1 John 2:4; 1 John 3:2; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 4:8;...
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Abideth. Compare John 14:4-10. To abide in Christ is more than to be
in Him, since it represents a condition maintained by communion with
God and by the habitual doing of His will. See on 2 6.
Sinneth...
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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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Whosoever abideth in communion with him, by loving faith, sinneth not
— While he so abideth. Whosoever sinneth certainly seeth him not —
The loving eye of his soul is not then fixed upon God; neither...
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That is, "Whoever lives in sin, and goes on in. course and trade of
sinning, is the servant and slave of sin; and although his reason
condemns him, his conscience boggles at it, and his will is someth...