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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO 1 John 3 In this chapter the apostle exhorts to a holy life and conversation in general, and to the exercise of brotherly love in particular. The former of these is urged from the consideration of the great blessing of adoption, which springs from the free love and favour of God, is unknown to the men of the world, and indeed, in the present state of things, does not appear to the...
John Gill
Whosoever committeth sin,.... This, in connection with what follows, is true of any sin, great or small, but here designs a course of sinning, a wilful, obstinate, persisting in sin: transgresseth also the law; not of man, unless the law of men is founded on, and agrees with the law of God, for sometimes to transgress the laws of men is no sin, and to obey them would be criminal; but the law of...
Matthew Henry
The apostle here magnifies the love of God in our adoption, ver. 1, 2. He thereupon argues for holiness (ver. 3), and against sin, ver. 4-19. He presses brotherly love, ver. 11-18. How to assure our hearts before God, ver. 19-22. The precept of faith, ver. 23. And the good of obedience, ver. 24. Adoption. (a. d. 80.) 1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should...
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. What manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon...
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 of the likeness, that, as the world did not know...
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. It does not know the Father, then how should it...
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 his own works were evil, and his brother’s...