Nanalysis and commentary of the book of 1 john 4

You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from god. With lazarus death imminent, christs friends were to learn that the wisdom of godly love does not always shield its recipients from suffering, sorrow, and death john 16. This new volume on john brings together all the relevant aids to exegesis linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary and theological to enable the scholar to have a complete knowledge and understanding of this new testament book. One is to check to see if their words match what god says in the bible. In these verses john puts before us 3 great truths about jesus and in so doing says, look. He then exhorts them to manifest brotherly love in keeping with the character and example of gods love as demonstrated in the sacrifice of his son 721. Yet theyre all loosely tied together by the same ideas. We must not believe every teacher who professes to have a divine commission to preach, but try such, whether they be of god. He incisively gets to the meaning of the text, and is quite willing to devote space to interacting with the views of other commentators, meaning there is never a dull moment. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from god, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. Gospel of john 1 commentary new testament matthew henry. The great god should be represented to this dark world, as pure and perfect light. People were flocking to jesus rapidly, and his disciples were baptizing people in droves. The gospel recognized that both jesus followers and his foes agreed that he was human, but not everyone could see gods work being revealed in him.

Verse 11 makes a move that by this point in 1 john should come as no surprise. David guzik commentary on 1 john 4, where john encourages the believers to. The content, style, and vocabulary seem to warrant the conclusion that these three epistles were addressed to the same readers as the gospel of john. The followers of god have been enabled to discern and overcome. An outstanding commentary that does just about everything an evangelical student or teacher of the bible could possibly want from a commentary on john. After clicking register, you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. Luke accompanied paul on part of his missionary journeys. The three persons of the trinity appear clearly in 1 john 4. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from god, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Barker, 1 john, in the expositors bible commentary, ed. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics bible interpretation. The world doesnt know christians because the world didnt know jesus. Instead, believers are to compare what they hear to the basic truths of the gospel. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. And though some would argue otherwise, the most natural reading of 1 john 5. Even the personal affection that his friends enjoyed with him did not persuade jesus to stray from his responsibility to glorify god in all that he did. In the first letter, the elder encourages the christians in his community to stay together.

Jesus is speaking of living water which is spiritual ultimately this is a johannine figure for the holy spirit, cf. Try the spiritsgod is love and dwells in those who love him. And the word of life also means the message of the gospel. John recognized that love comes from god, and he encouraged the believers to love one another 1 john 4. Book of first john overview insight for living ministries. One of the men was andrew the brother of simon later called peter john 1. Johns first epistle teaches that while it is important to recognize the lines between truth and error, it must always be done in a spirit of love. If someone is a partaker of gods nature through jesus christ then they will have a natural bent in the direction of holiness. When that happens we need to go to the filling station which is the bible.

No man hath seen god at any time if we love one another, god dwelleth in us. A critical and exegetical commentary international. Those who deny that jesus christ is come in the flesh have the spirit of antichrist, 1 john 4. Zondervan illustrated bible backgrounds commentary of the new testament. Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from god, because many false prophets have gone out into the. God abides in the one who loves and the one who confesses. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading commentary on 1 john spurgeon commentary series. If love is of god, then those who claim to be born of god, and claim to know god, must be able to love one another in the body of christ. Every spirit that acknowledges that jesus christ has come in the flesh is from god, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge jesus is. In fact, the pharisees had taken notice of his success and.

Those who deny that jesus christ is come in the flesh have the spirit of antichrist, 2,3. He incisively gets to the meaning of the text, and is quite willing to devote space to interacting with the views of. Johns emphasis on love among the people of god shown in passages like 1 john 2. The incarnation meant that the grace, glory, and love of god had been made visible see 1. Whoever does not love does not know god, because god is love. The followers of god have been enabled to discern and overcome them, 1 john 4. The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. John says, these things i write unto you that your joy may be full, back in ch. We are going to enter into the joy of the lord by learning this passage. Walking in the light is a requirement of christian fellowship. Commentary on 1 john spurgeon commentary series kindle edition by spurgeon, charles.

The first epistle of john chapter four john cautions his readers not to believe everyone who claims to be led by the spirit, but to test them 16. The bible, then, is clear that in the church era, spiritual power to do miracles is present in false ministers, but that it is evil and misdirected. About one in every 50 words is a form of lovethat makes for about 52 mentions of love in just five short chapters. Bible reading schedule for 1 john lesson 1 i john 1. He accompanied paul to rome and remained with him during paul. The necessity of love to god and one another shown, from gods love to us, 1 john 4. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits whether they be from god. In the john 4 narrative, this becomes obvious with johns association of jesus conversation with nicodemus, a learned jewish rabbi john 3, with his conversation with a samaritan divorcee john 4. There are many ways to test teachers to see if their message is truly from the lord. Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the spirit. No other book of the bible talks about love as often as first john.

The short book known as 1 john reproclaims the message of johns gospel in a changed context. And we have seen jesus christ manifested in the flesh. Christian always wants to speak to the world, and to bring the gospel of jesus. The followers of god have been enabled to discern and overcome them, 46. Study guide1,2,3 john growing christians ministries. The word is used in this way in all its uses in the gospel of john 1. Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dont ask me but from what we learn in this book of 1st john i wouldnt bet on it. Biblical commentary for your personal preparation john 4. Here we have three different letters, written at different times, to different people. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the father, jesus christ the righteous. One new element here is that this mutual love answers the impossibility of seeing god verse 12. John is saying im gonna tell you about jesus so that your joy may be full. For over one hundred years the international critical commentary has had a special place amongst works on the bible. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the.