For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world (1 John 2:16). Such desire and lust is not from the [...]

Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if [...]

This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ (1 John 5:6). What does it mean that He came by water and blood? The prepositional phrase is adverbial, modifies the main verb, and tells us how Christ came. As Westcott (1966) indicates, [...]

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. First John 5:1 and 5:4 both speak of someone born of God. Verse 1 begins with the masculine, whoever, but verse 4 starts with the neuter, whatever. “By the use of the neuter whatsoever John states [...]

First John 5:3 defines love in terms of the Ten commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. In what events may we recognize the love of God? They are in the keeping of His commandments (Haas et al., 1972, [...]

"No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us … If someone says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, [...]

In the United States, we set aside Memorial Day each year to remember those who gave their lives in the armed forces. We remember those who died on faraway battlefields to bring freedom and democracy to oppressed peoples. We commemorate their actions by honoring them [...]

With the words of Scripture, we again ask, “Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God?” (Galatians 3:21). Our automatic answer is, “Yes.” Of course, the Law is contrary to the promises of God. Law and faith, law and grace, are opposed. The [...]

“Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God?” (Galatians 3:21).  Of course, the Law is contrary to the promises of God.  The promises set forth the gospel.  God gave Abraham a promise.  God promised Abraham a seed, a son, to be his heir.  [...]

John’s primary purpose in writing what we call 1 John is to foster assurance within the church and the hearts of God’s People. John is quite clear about his purpose. “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son [...]