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1 John 3:1.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 admiration of the love of God in calling them his children, although they are not acknowledged to be such by the men of the world, because carnal men have no just notion of the character of God.
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And so John declares that the believer’s title to power and...
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The key-word ‘love’ is distributed, and not very unevenly,...
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Love is the greatest thing in earth or heaven. Out of it...
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Bible > Greek > 1 John 3:1 1 John 3:1 Greek Texts. Berean...
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In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. a. The children of God and the children of the devil : John has already introduced the idea of being a child of God ( 1 John 3:1 , that we should be called the children of God and 1 John 3:9 , born of God ).
- The Father’s Great Love Has Been Bestowed on us.
- The Father’s Great Love Has Made Us His children.
- The Father’s Great Love Distinguishes Us from The World.
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The apostle John had been blessed more than most men in the history of the world. Many prophets had desired to see what John had seen and to hear what he had heard (Matt. 13:16-17). He had spent three years as one of the closest disciples of Jesus Christ. He had heard Jesus’ profound teaching. He had seen Jesus perform dozens of powerful miracles. ...
Because God has bestowed His great love on us, we are now called children of God. John adds, “and such we are” (the KJV and New KJV omit these words, but there is solid manuscript support for them). The idea is that we not only have the name or title, “children of God,” but that that title reflects our true condition. Through His power, God causes ...
The great tragedy of those in this world is that they do not know God. In John 1:11 we read, “He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.” John undoubtedly has that verse in mind at the end of 1 John 3:1, where he writes, “For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” Jesus warned His disciples th...
Several years ago, John MacArthur had the opportunity to spend several days traveling with the well-known gospel musicians, Bill and Gloria Gaither. At one point, he asked Bill what, in his estimation, were the greatest Christian lyrics ever written, aside from the inspired Psalms. Without hesitation, Gaither began quoting the words from F. M. Lehm...
Practically, how can we keep our first love for Christ fresh and vital?Since sinful anger is contrary to God’s love, how should an angry dad or mom overcome this sin toward his/her children?Does God love the entire world in the same way and to the same degree that He loves His children? Give biblical support.“Friendship with the world is hostility toward God” (James 4:4). How then should we properly love worldly people?The fountain of this mercy and grace, or that which moved God, was His love: this was that which set Hts power and mercy at work to bring us into this estate.(1) This was an eternal love; the first foundation of it was laid in the election of God; there is the bottom stone in this building.(2) It was a free love: "I will love them freely."(3) It is special, peculiar love, not common to the ...
1 John 4:9-10 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
The old apostle John, who is so often referred to as the 'Apostle of love', in simple terms says: "See what an incredible love the Father has given us: that are should be called God's children." But this is what we are, and this is what we remain, and none can ever pluck us out of this secure love of the Godhead, for we are accepted by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Who is the ...
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May 4, 2001 · Read Introduction to 1 John “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” Behold . John wants his readers to take special note of something. The word “behold” is a command to focus on the subject at hand. This is a ...
