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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That which was from, the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled of the Word of life; The fact that Christ was really in the flesh, that he was no phantom, no shadow mocking the eyes that looked upon him, is exceedingly important, and hence John (whose style, by the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That which was from the beginning which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; You know who that is, who it is that John had heard, and seen, and looked upon, and handled, even Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. 1Jn_1:2-3. (For the life was manifested, and we...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
May that Divine Spirit, who inspired every word of this wonderful letter, bless it to all our hearts as we read it! 1Jn_1:1. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; You remember how John begins his Gospel: “In the beginning...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; The fact that Christ was really in the flesh, that he was no phantom, no shadow mocking the eyes that looked upon him, is exceedingly important, and hence John-(whose style, by the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. Some Christians have joy, but there are only a few drops in the bottom of their cup; but the Scriptures were written, and more especially the doctrine of an Incarnate God is revealed to us that our joy may be full. Why, if you have nothing else to make you glad, the fact that Jesus has...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My little children, these things I write unto you, that ye sin not. This is one of the great objects of all that is written by inspiration, — that we may be kept from sin. O child of God, as thou wouldst fear to drink poison, as thou wouldst flee from a serpent, dread sin! 1Jn_2:1. And if any man sin, — Is it a hopeless case then? Far from it: “If...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. He is anxious that they should not sin, he knows they do, and that if they say they do not, they lie. Still the Christian’s object is sinless perfection, and though he will never have it till he gets to heaven, that is all the better because he will always then be pressing...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. That you may abstain from it, and abhor it, and not indulge in anything that would lead you towards it. 1Jn_2:1. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: We are to seek to live a perfectly holy life, but inasmuch as we constantly fall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our’s only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. For this we ought to watch and strive, that we sin not. 1Jn_2:1. And if any man sin- What then? Is it a hopeless case? Oh, no, far from it; it is a sad case, but there is a remedy for it: “ and if any man sin,”- 1Jn_2:1-2. We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 it as we listen once more to the familiar words! 1Jn_3:1. Behold, — If you never used your eyes to good purpose before, use them so now: 1Jn_3:1....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Behold, — For there is no greater wonder out of heaven than this: “Behold,” — 1Jn_3:1. What manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth it not, because it knew him not. As we are called the sons of God, we are to be made like his only-begotten Son; and here is the beginning...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 greatest marvels that even God himself has ever wrought that we should be called the sons of God? 1Jn_3:1. Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning that we should love one another. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. If John had need to say that in the early morning of Christianity, I am sure we ought to say it with greater emphasis today. It is certainly true in these days that “many false prophets are gone out into the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirit whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. This is an unction of which there is great need in the present day, when so many accept anything that they hear from a “priest” or from a pastor without searching the Scriptures to see whether what they hear is in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. It was so in John’s day: it is so in these days. If there were only one false prophet, we should have need to be on our guard, but “many false prophets are gone out into the world.” If false prophets were all...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Beloved, believe not every spirit, — A simpleton believes every word that he hears, but “the wise man’s eyes are in his head,” so he examines what he sees and hears, and does not blindly accept whatever may be told to him. So John says, “Believe not every spirit,” — 1Jn_4:1-3. But try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. There is love in our creation; there is love in providence; but most of all there is love in the gift of Christ for our redemption. The apostle here seems to say, “Now that I have found the great secret of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: These are very simple words, but they contain a great depth of meaning. The teaching conveyed by this Epistle is very profound, though the language is such as even a child can understand. There must be faith in Jesus Christ as the anointed Son of God; otherwise, there is no new birth, no...