Today, we are passionate about saying, Jesus is God, and we should be. Has anybody offended you? This day is coming! But Jesus is the only begotten Son, meaning His Sonship is different than ours; He was and is of the same essential nature and being as God the Father. We have seen it with our eyes. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Many, when first encountering the reality of the spiritual world, are too impressed and amazed to ask whether they are of God. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. i. We know that we abide in Him: By beginning with the words by this, John connected the thought of this verse directly to the previous verse. The law of God is love; and all would have been perfectly happy, had all obeyed it. No one who presents a false Jesus, or one untrue to the Scriptures, can be regarded as a true prophet. Why did Jesus leave "Judea" (John 4:3)? We can think of someone paying a great price to save someone deserving, someone good, someone noble, someone who had done much for them. 2. It is the fear that is the opposite of boldness in the day of judgment. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Bibliographical Information ii. But it is not. As Paul puts it in Roman 8:16: The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Some people think the greatest evidence of Gods presence or work is popularity. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Commentary on 1 John 4:7-13. If someone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. Love is by no means the root. You may know the greatness of Jesus salvation now; you will really know it in the day of judgment. i. c. This is the spirit of the Antichrist: To deny the true Jesus is the basis of the spirit of the Antichrist, which John has already mentioned in 1 John 2:18-23. 2 Peter 1:20-21 tells us true prophecy is never of any private interpretation. We have many spiritual enemies, but not one of them is greater than Jesus who lives in us. It is the seed whence our love springs. (Clarke), ii. It is a true gift from God. 1. Verse- by-Verse Bible Commentary1 John 4. At the end of "Rabbit Hole" Episode 5, Ben explains to John that he kept the facts hidden from him because John did not trust him. Seek reconciliation. The devil doesnt care at all if you know Jesus or love Jesus or pray to Jesus as long as it is a false Jesus, a make-believe Jesus, a Jesus who is not there, and who therefore cannot save. i. We must test spiritual experiences and spiritual phenomenon to see if they are in fact from God. We should consider what would it take to make us stop believing God loves us. He presented the world not as the global earth or the mass of humanity, which God Himself loves (John 3:16). Prophets iii. We are called to take the love and grace God gives, to know it by experience and to believe it. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. It transforms our life to know the love of God in this way. i. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Here, he shows why it is so important. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. Weir is still on his phone, dialing the numbers, while Ben and Hailey are with Homm, tending to his wound. John 4 It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of Israel, that it was Emmanuel's land ( Isa 8 8 ), not only the place of his birth, but the scene of his preaching and miracles. i. 4. The Gospels If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Pentateuch In its official doctrines, the Roman Catholic Church has claimed to be the us in He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. ii. What about the many passages of Scripture, Old and New Testament (such as Ecclesiastes 12:13 and 1 Peter 2:17), which tell us we should fear God? Those who are not Christians still can display acts of love. The mature Christian will be marked by love. The Old Testament theophanies, including the apparently contradictory statement in Exodus 24:10, did not involve the full revelation of God as He is in Himself but only a suggestion of what He is in form that a human being could understand. (Boice). This love will lead to practical action. b. i. There is no exception to this rule; if a man loves not God, neither is he born of God. i. Because of this, the excuse I just cant love that person (or other such excuses) is invalid. ii. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Faith alone occupies that place. (Spurgeon). Earlier in the letter, John brought up the idea of the world and its threat to the Christian life (1 John 2:15-17). It is something that every Christian should be unafraid to proclaim: I love Him; I love Jesus. Can you say that? The Gospels Yet in it all, that one may be like Cain, offering to God the fruit of his hands and not the fruit of the Spirit. This day is coming! i. Everything God does, in one way or another, expresses His love. That we might live through Him: The greatness of Gods love is shown not only in saving us from the judgment we deserved, but also in wanting us to live through Him. ii. Poetical Books Sometimes Jesus didnt inspire passionate feelings in people at all, but He was always full of love. i. i. It is something that every Christian should be unafraid to proclaim: I love Him; I love Jesus. Can you say that? Series Recaps April 17, 2023 'Queenmaker' Episodes 5 & 6: Recap & Ending, Explained: Did Do-Hee Find Who Had A Hand In Her Father's Death? Your partnership makes all we do possible. It is exciting when the world will listen to the gospel, but we must take care that they are not hearing us because we speak as of the world. John 4 - Vision for Harvest A. d. He who loves God must love his brother also: We can also learn how to love God by loving people. First, it is the Spirit of God in us that is the abiding presence of Jesus the presence of His Spirit is how He abides in us. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another (John 13:35). c. And this commandment we have from Him: We have a commandment to love. Historical Books Plainly, Christians can say, We know. We dont have to merely hope we are saved, and hope we will make it to heaven, thus having no assurance of salvation before we pass from this world to the next. This job is to be done using the gifts of discernment God has given to Christians in general, especially the leadership of a congregation. In such a desperate situation, Phil is taken by Pat to a bar, and on the wall of the bar washroom, he locates a shady-looking advertisement for a company named "Plan B," which claims to offer second chances. 4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. His love for us initiates our relationship of love with Him, our love only responds to His love for us. We love him because we find he has loved us. It is because men are created in the image of God, an image that has been defaced but not destroyed by the Fall, that they still have the capacity to love Human love, however noble and however highly motivated, falls short if it refuses to include the Father and Son as the supreme objects of its affection. (Marshall). Today, some groups deny that Jesus is really God (such as the Jehovahs Witnesses, Mormons, and Muslims). 3. Not only is this position ignorant (ignoring the confirmed historical validity of the New Testament) it is also arrogant. ii. (1 John 4:19) The reason for our love to Jesus. Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God: Some think that this is the only test of false doctrine. Ben tells John that he had not been able to shake off the suspicions regarding Kyle and had followed him. The following comments draw much from Spurgeons work on this single verse. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. e. He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins: This shows the love of God. Some people imagine that Jesus loved us because He knew we would love Him and come to faith in Him. You can also change some of your preferences. We were rebels and enemies of Him, even if we didnt know it. Love is the proof we are taught to look for. Three words. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. i. The world hears them: The Christian always wants to speak to the world, and to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. Although Fuches was ready to frame Barry for all the crimes that he had committed in the past because that would have allowed him to walk out under FBI protection, he walked back on that . c. He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world: This means the Christian has no place for fear. John seems to be speaking of a certain fear of judgment. Structure. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Some of us, for whatever reason, have come to think of God the Father as aloof and mean, perhaps the so-called angry God of the Old Testament. Barry and Fuches were shown to be in the same jail. The provision of the gospel, for the forgiveness . 2. But the greatest evidence of Gods presence and work is love. i. John adds that believers overcome the powers in this world because of God's Spirit within them (1 John 4:4). It is up to us to respond to His command with our will and whole being. Some think they will go there and judge God (When I see God, theres a few questions I have for Him!), but that is nonsense. If we are born of Him and are abiding in Him then the resources for love are there. ii. God is love. d. God has sent His only begotten Son: This shows the love of God, because love gives its best. Again, John insists that there is something that is given to the believer when they are born of God; a love is imparted to their life that they did not have before. c. That we might live through Him: The love of the Father was not only in the sending of the Son, but also in what that sending accomplishes for us. Some respond with wickedness (God loves me, so I can do what I want). a. i. Propitiation has the idea of a sacrifice that turns away the wrath of God. This special term means Jesus has a Sonship that is unique (only) and begotten indicates that Jesus and the Father are of the same substance, the same essential Being. After any sort of effort to communicate with Evelyn fails, a drunk . i. No one has seen God at any time. "The world" refers to godless humanity. Yet in it all, that one may be like Cain, offering to God the fruit of his hands and not the fruit of the Spirit. ii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. a. Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. Scripture: 1 John 4:17-19. But how can I love a God who is invisible? God would say to us, Learn to love Me, Whom you cannot see, by loving My children, whom you can see.. In season 4, we saw her on the plane, and as she was flying, the biker assassin she murdered in Barry's apartment began to emerge in her nightmare, frightening her. Just as true as it is that we should abide in Him, it is true that He does abide in us. b. The way to be saved for man, woman, or child is to trust Jesus for the pardon of sin, and then, trusting Jesus, love comes as a fruit. The only way to have boldness in the day of judgment is to receive, and walk in, the transforming love of God today. 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