This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. i. This is a fact for every true follower of Jesus. . The New Testament i. 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. 1 John 4:18. 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible But way back in Johns day, in this time closest to the actual life and ministry of Jesus on this earth, people didnt have a hard time believing Jesus was God. Luke-Acts We need to appreciate this fully, and receive the Fatherly love God has to give us. You may know something without being in agreement with it; God demands our true agreement. 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. Show me a fire without heat, then show me regeneration that does not produce love to God. (Spurgeon). Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. We love one another because we are loved by God, and have received that love, and live in light of it. i. John comes back to the familiar idea: if we really walk in Gods love towards us, it will be evident in our love for one another. 1 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. He who abides in love abides in God, and God in him: The Christian who has this kind of relationship with God will be virtually immersed in Gods love; it becomes his environment, his place of abiding. Those who are not Christians still can display acts of love. But He loved us before that, and even before the worlds were created, when our only existence was in the mind and heart of God, Jesus loved us. Faith alone occupies that place. (Spurgeon). One may be a spiritual dwarf because one lacks love. iv. b. d. We have seen and testify: The we who give testimony in this verse are those who saw Jesus originally, the eyewitnesses to His presence. Verse 1 Verse 2 Verse 3 Verse 4 Verse 5 Verse 6 Verse 7 Verse 8 Verse 9 Verse 10 Verse 11 Verse 12 Verse 13 Verse 14 Verse 15 Verse 16 Verse 17 Verse 18 Verse 19 Verse 20 Verse 21. The fear John writes of here is not the appropriate reverence we should all have of God, but the kind of fear which involves torment that agonizing kind of fear which robs our soul of all joy and confidence before God. You can check these in your browser security settings. a. This is about the Word of life. It would have been far more than we deserved. 4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1. Just because the world is hearing the message doesnt prove that the message is Gods message. ii. Verses 1-42 in Chapter 4 of John seems to point out a simple outline of evangelism through the example of Jesus. d. Boldness in the day of judgment: How can anyone have such boldness? 6. Again, the true measure of maturity is not the image of power, or popularity, or passionate feelings but the abiding presence of Gods love in our lives, given out to others. The present section, 4:1-6, is one of three units within the letter (the other two are 2:12-14 and 2:15-17) that virtually all interpreters would regard as a self-contained unit. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 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? No one who presents a false Jesus, or one untrue to the Scriptures, can be regarded as a true prophet. If we love one another, God abides in us: This is the greatest evidence of Gods presence and work among us love. Are you embarrassed to say it? ii. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. It comes from Him. ( 1 John 4:7-8) The call to love. But He needed to go through Samaria. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God We know that the man who teaches that Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah, and that he is come in the flesh, is of God-is inspired by the Divine Spirit; for no man can call Jesus Lord but by the Holy Ghost. We are therefore commanded to love our brother in Christ. a. To believe in Christ and to love the brethren are not conditions by which we may dwell in God but rather are evidences of the fact that God has already taken possession of our lives to make this possible. (Boice). Love describes the character and heart of God. This leads to easy deception. Some respond with a sense of self-superiority (Im so great, even God loves me!). That indwelling Spirit is greater than he who is in the world Satan and all of his allies. Show me a fire without heat, then show me regeneration that does not produce love to God. (Spurgeon). Since error has a spiritual dynamic to it, keeping in the spirit of truth is a spiritual issue. i. But John rightly insists that our claim of loving God is false if we do not also love our brother, and that this love must be seen. They are of the world: Those who are of the world are evident because they speak as of the world; the influence of the world is evident in their speech. 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. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point The fear John writes of here is not the appropriate reverence we should all have of God, but the kind of fear which involves torment that agonizing kind of fear which robs our soul of all joy and confidence before God. We were rebels and enemies of Him, even if we didnt know it. The New Testament d. Is now already in the world: Though it will have its ultimate consummation in an end-times political and economic ruler, the essence of this antichrist spirit is present with us today. The Old Testament By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. i. ii. Some very educated, very smart people can still be influenced mightily by the spirit of error. John 4 - Vision for Harvest A. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. This, with what follows, is said for the comfort of the saints, and to deliver them from the fears of being drawn aside by the delusions of the false prophets, and antichrists; since they belonged to God, were his elect, and therefore could not be finally and totally seduced; they were the children of God by adopting grace, and could not become Just as true as it is that we should abide in Him, it is true that He does abide in us. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Many, when first encountering the reality of the spiritual world, are too impressed and amazed to ask whether they are of God. i. a. One of the ways Jesus abides in us lives in us is through His word. As Jesus said, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34). We love him because we find he has loved us. Knowing God the Father is invisible should make us more humble in our relationship with Him. The problems in the churches were caused Certainly, this glory is in us now just in seed form; it has not yet fully developed into what it will be. i. It is passion expressed in action. The short book known as 1 John re-proclaims the message of John's gospel in a changed context. These verses are the equivalent of saying that a person cannot practice agape-love unless he can first practice philia-love. (Boice). Links 1 John 4:20 Interlinear 1 John 4:20 Parallel Texts God is more pleased when you get it right with your brother, than if you bring Him a sacrifice of praise or resources. a. If there was to be reconciliation between God and man, man ought to have sent to God; the offender ought to be the first to apply for forgiveness; the weaker should apply to the greater for help; the poor man should ask of him who distributes alms; but Herein is love that God sent. He was first to send an embassy of peace. (Spurgeon). A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. Being born of God and abiding with Him give us the ability to love; but it is a choice of our will to draw upon that resource and give it out to others. That sense of being grounded in God only comes when we set aside our sin in the pursuit of the one true God. i. He was touching upon matters of the most vital importance, and her depraved heart naturally shrunk from the lancet, From the truth which was becoming inconveniently personal she flew to that natural resort of the carnal mind, namely, to religions discourse upon points of outward observance. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. And we know that His love has been perfected in us if we love one another. We should consider what would it take to make us stop believing God loves us. Some people imagine that Jesus loved us because He knew we would love Him and come to faith in Him. i. c. And knows God: There are several different words in the ancient Greek language translated know into English. i. Gospel: John 1:14-16 The Word became flesh. JOHN 4:1-3 1 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (though Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples), 3 He left Judea and departed again for Galilee. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. He loved you when you were at hells gate, and drank damnation at every draught. It is up to us to respond to His command with our will and whole being. Ben stitches the wound while Homm drinks from the single-malt whiskey bottle that Ben had been drinking from earlier. If anyone is afraid of judgment they only need to ask themselves if they love God . 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. But it is there, and its presence is demonstrated by our love for one another and our agreement with Gods truth and that all serves to give us boldness. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. We love him from a sense of obligation and gratitude. General Epistles But it is no less important to say, Jesus is a man, because both the deity and humanity of Jesus are essential to our salvation. The Word existed before the world began. Bibliographical Information Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. v. The Bible also tells us that God is spirit (John 4:24), God is light (1 John 1:5), and that God is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29). NIV 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. He has made no human being for perdition, nor ever rendered it impossible, by any necessitating decree, for a fallen soul to find mercy. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. 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. To acknowledge that Jesus is the Son of God is not simply to make a statement about his metaphysical status but to express obedient trust in the One who possesses such a status. (Marshall), iii. iii. Verses 1-26: The story of the Samaritan woman reinforces John's main theme that Jesus is the Messiah and son of God. Barry and Fuches were shown to be in the same jail. a. But who among us would think of giving up his son to die for his enemy, for one who never did him a service, but treated him ungratefully, repulsed a thousand overtures of tenderness, and went on perversely hardening his neck? Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We come to love those better whom we love by knowing them better If you want to love Christ more, think more of him, think more of what you have received from him. (Spurgeon), e. He first loved us: This means that it is true that He loves us now. Commentary on John 4:1-3. (1-4) Jesus travels from Judea to Galilee, passing though Samaria. Oh, if you do really believe that he has loved you so, sit down, and turn the subject over in your mind, and say to yourself, Jesus loves me; Jesus chose me; Jesus redeemed me; Jesus called me; Jesus has pardoned me; Jesus has taken me into union with himself. (Spurgeon). c. Test the spirits, whether they are of God: This is the responsibility of every Christian, but especially of congregational leadership. ii. Wisdom Literature And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. These academics present their baseless opinions as if they were scholarly facts. 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.. c. He has given us of His Spirit: John brings up the work of the Holy Spirit in us at this point for two important connections. Therefore we are given a command to love, that he who loves God must love his brother also. Here, John suggests that there are forces of spiritual darkness that guide and influence the world. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. He loved us when we were still sinners: Every man that ever was saved had to come to God not as a lover of God, but as a sinner, and then believe in Gods love to him as a sinner. (Spurgeon), ii. i. John Chapter 4. God rightly regarded us, apart from Him, as worthy targets of His judgment. Former NFL player Terrell Davis, center, poses with a bust of himself and form Denver Bronco teammates: from left, John Elway, Willie Brown, Shannon Sharpe, Gary Zimmerman, during an induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday . Explained: Does John Weir Contact His Team? ii. b. The Old Testament a. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. This pattern of receiving from God, then giving to others was familiar to John (John 13:14). He is glorified, justified, forever righteous and bold, sitting at the right hand of God the Father. Many Gnostic-influenced teachers said that Jesus, being God, could not have actually become a flesh and blood human being, because God could have no partnership with impure material stuff. a. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point 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 . b. 1 John 3 1 John 1 John 5. The provision of the gospel, for the forgiveness . This day is coming! e. There is no fear in love: The completeness of love means we do not cower in fear before God, dreading His judgment, either now or in the day of judgment. These are those that acknowledge Jesus Christ's real incarnation. And just as certainly, God the Son, Jesus Christ, has been seen John himself testified to this in 1 John 1:1-3. Can you say, I love Jesus? I pray that I may decrease and that You may increase in every area of my life, until I become a transparent conduit through whom Your divine love flows to others, to Your praise and glory. I have sometimes noticed that, in addressing Sunday-school children, it is not uncommon to tell them that the way to be saved is to love Jesus, which is not true. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? 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. The Chosen is an American Christian historical drama television series created, directed and co-written by filmmaker Dallas Jenkins.It is the first multiseason series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.Primarily set in Judaea and Galilee in the 1st century, the series centers on Jesus and the different people who met and followed him.The series stars Jonathan Roumie as Jesus . ii. The Bible says that one day, all of humanity will gather before Gods Great White Throne and face judgment. It is the seed whence our love springs. (Clarke), ii. iii. This is not the only test, but it was the significant issue challenging the church in Johns immediate time. There is no exception to this rule; if a man loves not God, neither is he born of God. d. We love Him because He first loved us: This verse tells us why we love Jesus, and how we can love Him more. The meaning is, that many had gone out into the world pretending to be true teachers of religion, but who inculcated most dangerous doctrines; and it was their duty to be on their guard against them, for they had the very spirit of antichrist, 1 John 4:3. (Read John 4:1-3) Jesus applied himself more to preaching, which was the more excellent, 1 Corinthians 1:17, than to baptism. The Gospels The gospel recognized that both Jesus' followers and his foes agreed that he was human, but not everyone could see God's work being revealed . in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. However, we use the term beget to describe something that is exactly the same as us in essential nature and being. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. It is a true gift from 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. He first loved us: This verse not only declares our love for Jesus, it also tells us when He loved us. We come to love those better whom we love by knowing them better If you want to love Christ more, think more of him, think more of what you have received from him. (Spurgeon), e. He first loved us: This means that it is true that He loves us now. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. He showed this life to us. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Major Prophets He is so rich in love and compassion, that it can be used to describe His very being. Exegetical Commentary on 1 John 4:1-6. How is Jesus now? Charles Spurgeon was a man who preached the whole counsel of Gods word, andwas careful to not excessively repeat himself in any one area. There is no exception to this rule; if a man loves not God, neither is he born of God. Verse-. Earlier in the letter, John brought up the idea of the world and its threat to the Christian life (1 John 2:15-17). Though love springs forth from our abiding relationship with God and comes from our being born of Him, there is also an essential aspect of our will involved. Sometimes Jesus wasnt popular at all, but He was always full of love. The world hears them: The Christian always wants to speak to the world, and to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. 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. Faith alone occupies that place. (Spurgeon). Believers must be discerning in spiritual matters. We love because he first loved us." 1 John 4:16-19 "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. But He loved us before that, and even before the worlds were created, when our only existence was in the mind and heart of God, Jesus loved us. iii. In the first three verses of chapter 4, we discover that Jesus is gaining more and more disciples, more disciples than John the Baptist (cf. These verses are the equivalent of saying that a person cannot practice agape-love unless he can first practice philia-love. (Boice). The Whole Bible a. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 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. ii. 80.) I have sometimes noticed that, in addressing Sunday-school children, it is not uncommon to tell them that the way to be saved is to love Jesus, which is not true. 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. 1:1-4 That essential Good, that uncreated Excellence, which had been from the beginning, from eternity, as equal with the Father, and which at length appeared in human nature for the salvation of sinners, was the great subject concerning which the apostle wrote to his brethren. Instead, Jesus said: If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one anothers feet (John 13:14). "The world" refers to godless humanity. If this were a mere individual talking, the claim would be presumptuous. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another (John 13:35). If we are born of Him and are abiding in Him then the resources for love are there. (1 John 4:5-6) The contrast between those in the world and those who are of God. 1. This day is coming! b. 3. If someone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: By this crucial measure, Jesus said the world could measure our status as disciples by the measure of our love for one another. Johannine Writings He would put honour upon his disciples, by employing them to baptize. One may be a spiritual dwarf because one lacks love. Historical Books We easily think how this shows the love of Jesus, but John wants us to understand it also shows the love of God the Father: He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. God gave His Son to die, and to die for sinners. g. God is love: There are few people who really know and really believe that God is love. Yet we must not try to make ourselves love our Lord, but look to Christs love first, for his love to us will beget in us love to him. According to 1 Corinthians 14:29 (let the others judge) and 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (Test all things; hold fast what is good), testing the spirits is the work of the body of Christ. This is one of the apostles citing the collective testimony of all the apostles and making that testimony the measure of truth and sound doctrine. (Boice). Today, some groups deny that Jesus is really God (such as the Jehovahs Witnesses, Mormons, and Muslims). Confession of faith and love for one's brothers and sisters Continue reading "Commentary on 1 John 4:7-21" We have many spiritual enemies, but not one of them is greater than Jesus who lives in us. i. 2. 1 John 1:1-4 - That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touchedthis we proclaim concerning the Word of life. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God sent His only begotten Son: This shows us what love is and what it means. Love is not only defined by the sacrifice of Jesus (as stated in 1 John 3:16); it is also defined by the giving of the Father. Everything God does, in one way or another, expresses His love. It is never to be received just because it is dramatic or given by a certain person. Yet, he preached five remarkable sermons on these eight words alone.The following comments draw much from Spurgeon's work on this single verse. It is the seed whence our love springs. (Clarke), ii. We can imagine Jesus being bold before the throne of God, but us? Jesus declared of God the Father, God is Spirit, (John 4:24) meaning that God the Father has no tangible body which may be seen. We love him from the influence of his own love; from his love shed abroad in our hearts our love to him proceeds. This means that there will be agreement and confirmation from the body of Christ, though perhaps (or probably) not everyone will agree or confirm. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Secondly, it is the testimony of the Holy Spirit within us that makes it possible for us to know that we abide in Him. Why did Jesus leave "Judea" (John 4:3)? God abiding in us, as well as we abiding in Him, is essential to our having boldness as we anticipate the judgment seat of Christ (1 John 2:28; 1 John 4:17-18). 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. This is what we have heard. Ben tells John that he had not been able to shake off the suspicions regarding Kyle and had followed him. But it is there, and its presence is demonstrated by our love for one another and our agreement with Gods truth and that all serves to give us boldness. ii. a. i. Three words. You can also change some of your preferences. ii. 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. Jesus has a definite direction toward which he influences this dialogue between himself and the Samaritan woman. God made love real and present by sending Jesus to live among us and to die for us. 2. I know that some of you are greatly distressed because you cannot love Christ as much as you would like to do, and you keep on fretting because it is so. e. We have seen and testify: Speaking as one who has the Spirit of God (He has given us of His Spirit), John declares three essential truths about who God is and how He saves us. Verse not only declares our love to Him proceeds from a sense of being grounded in God only when. Is no exception to this rule ; if a man loves not God, is. 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