It was a sacrifice for the Father to send the Second Person of the Trinity, and a sacrifice to pour out the judgment we deserved upon God the Son. We want the Lord to clear us and fill us so that His love can flow through us. John Piper May 26, 1985. We love him because we find he has loved us. We never have to draw God to us; instead, He draws us to Himself. i. John makes it clear that error has a spiritual dynamic to it; it isnt just about being educated or smart. It is up to us to respond to His command with our will and whole being. i. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. When we say God is love, we are not saying everything about God. This understanding gives great confidence and spiritual power. They had a hard time believing that he was a real man. One may be a spiritual dwarf because one lacks love. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. b. Sometimes Jesus didnt inspire passionate feelings in people at all, but He was always full of love. We are adopted sons and daughters of God, but we are not of the same essential nature and being as God we are human beings. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. b. d. Boldness in the day of judgment: How can anyone have such boldness? 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 is by no means the root. Charles Spurgeon was a man who preached the whole counsel of Gods word, andwas careful to not excessively repeat himself in any one area. We might be satisfied to merely survive the day of judgment, but God wants to so fill our lives with His love and His truth that we have boldness in the day of judgment. Sometimes Jesus seemed weak and lacking in power, but He was always full of love. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point 1. As Paul puts it in Roman 8:16: The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Jun 2, 1985. 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. This is not the only test, but it was the significant issue challenging the church in Johns immediate time. Ex-Broncos teammate Terrell Davis welcomes John Elway escaping the spotlight: 'Enjoy it, big man'. 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. Because of this, the excuse I just cant love that person (or other such excuses) is invalid. There is love in many places, like wandering beams of light; but as for the sun, it is in one part of the heavens, and we look at it, and we say, Herein is light. He did not look at the Church of God, and say of all the myriads who counted not their lives dear unto them, Herein is love, for their love was only the reflected brightness of the great sun of love. (Spurgeon). 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 General Epistles GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point He presented the world not as the global earth or the mass of humanity, which God Himself loves (John 3:16). c. And knows God: There are several different words in the ancient Greek language translated know into English. The day of judgment is as fixed in Gods eternal timetable as any other day in world history. (Boice). The Christian must know and believe the love God has for us. Ah! That God has sent His only begotten Son into the world: John is careful to call Jesus the only begotten Son. 'Rabbit Hole' Episode 5 Ending Explained: What Happened To John's Team? 1. i. Of course, no one has seen God the Holy Spirit at any time either, though He has represented Himself in various ways. 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.. This is a fact for every true follower of Jesus. We know all the judgment we ever deserved past, present, and future was poured out on Jesus Christ on the cross. This specific word for knows (ginosko) is the word for a knowledge by experience. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Phil curiously picks it up and carries it with him to his house. a. i. Propitiation has the idea of a sacrifice that turns away the wrath of God. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. We need to discover the true Jesus behind the myths of the Bible.. 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. You can also change some of your preferences. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. It is up to us to respond to His command with our will and whole being. c. His love has been perfected in us: Perfected uses the Greek word teleioo, which doesnt mean perfect as much as mature and complete. If we love one another, then the love of God is mature and complete in us. The Gospels In the day of judgment: This is when the completeness of loves work in us will be demonstrated. In speaking of God the Father, Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 1:17: Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible. 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. i. It is something that every Christian should be unafraid to proclaim: I love Him; I love Jesus. Can you say that? By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. Therefore we are given a command to love, that he who loves God must love his brother also. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. i. Many, when first encountering the reality of the spiritual world, are too impressed and amazed to ask whether they are of God. If anyone is afraid of judgment they only need to ask themselves if they love God . If we love one another, God abides in us: This is the greatest evidence of Gods presence and work among us love. 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. c. That we may have boldness in the day of judgment: This shows the greatness of Gods work in us. a. 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 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. (Read John 4:1-3) Jesus applied himself more to preaching, which was the more excellent, 1 Corinthians 1:17, than to baptism. Once any academic throws out the historical evidence of the New Testament and other reliable ancient writings, they can only base their understanding of Jesus on their own personal opinion. I cannot imagine a true man saying, I love Christ, but I do not want others to know that I love him, lest they should laugh at me. That is a reason to be laughed at, or rather, to be wept over. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Certainly, this glory is in us now just in seed form; it has not yet fully developed into what it will be. Jesus loved you when you lived carelessly, when you neglected his Word, when the knee was unbent in prayer. Where God is present and working, there will be love. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? Poetical Books Share. No one who presents a false Jesus, or one untrue to the Scriptures, can be regarded as a true prophet. The Old Testament 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. He purposed that all who believed on Christ would be endowed with strength from above. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Every human relationship is like a triangle. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. i. Pentateuch Do not believe every spirit: John warned against believing every spirit; that is, we are never to assume every spiritual experience or every demonstration of spiritual power is from God. Luke-Acts Pauline Epistles Links 1 John 4:20 Interlinear 1 John 4:20 Parallel Texts In my text he explains and enlarges that statement. We can think of someone paying a great price to save someone deserving, someone good, someone noble, someone who had done much for them. 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 . 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. i. The thrust of these verses is not so much her conversion but that Jesus is Messiah (verse 26). She ultimately collapsed on the floor of the store, and when she woke up, she found out that she was in the emergency room of the hospital. Oh, but the party is so unworthy. So are you; but God loved you and sent his Son. Go write according to that copy. (Spurgeon). 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). How can a decree of absolute, unconditional reprobation, of the greater part or any part of the human race, stand in the presence of such a text as this? (Clarke), iii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point b. It comes from Him. But here, in 1 John 4, that carefulness and hesitation is thrown to the side and John writes, "God is love.". Has anybody offended you? ii. Historical Books i. Historical Books And we know that His love has been perfected in us if we love one another. a. This is because love does not define everything in the character of God, and because when most people use the term love, they are not thinking of true love, the God-kind 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. The proper way to love God in response to His love for us is to go out and love one another. The first episode of "Barry" Season 4 established where Berkman, Cousineau, Fuches, Sally, NoHo Hank, and Cristobal are, both physically and mentally. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. (1 John 4:19) The reason for our love to Jesus. 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 Bible says that one day, all of humanity will gather before Gods Great White Throne and face judgment. Verse-. ii. General Epistles b. 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. They also are giving false doctrine because they are not presenting a true Jesus. We can imagine Jesus being bold before the throne of God, but us? 1 John 4 - Abiding in God and His Love A. T he spirit of truth and protection against the spirit of error. One may be a spiritual dwarf because one lacks love. Some very educated, very smart people can still be influenced mightily by the spirit of error. i. Jesus said in Matthew 5:23-24, Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. ii. 1. As much as we can know the completeness of Gods love now, we will know it all the more in the day of judgment. There was nothing better God the Father could give to lost humanity than the gift of the Son of God Himself. Some people imagine that Jesus loved us because He knew we would love Him and come to faith in Him. a. d. God has sent His only begotten Son: This shows the love of God, because love gives its best. i. 1. 4. b. Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God: True prophecy, and true teaching, will present a true Jesus. That indwelling Spirit is greater than he who is in the world Satan and all of his allies. a. Beloved, let us love: The ancient Greek sentence begins in a striking way agapetoi agapomen, those who are loved, let us love. We are not commanded to love one another to earn or become worthy of Gods love. Believers must be discerning in spiritual matters. Weir is still on his phone, dialing the numbers, while Ben and Hailey are with Homm, tending to his wound. 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. 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. 3. But on the cross, Jesus took the punishment our sin deserved His sacrifice turned away the judgment we would have received. 4. Simply and boldly put, we love Him. As Jesus said, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34). 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. This language of fellowship transcends language, culture, class, race, or any other barrier. ii. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible e. Everyone who loves is born of God He who does not love does not know God: This does not mean that every display of love in the world can only come from a Christian. It would have been far more than we deserved. 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 . d. Love is of God: The love John speaks of comes from the ancient Greek word agape; it is the concept of a self-giving love that gives without demanding or expecting re-payment it is the God-kind of love. Did Valence Betray John? John 4 - Vision for Harvest A. i. Great problems come when we try to say love is God. You can check these in your browser security settings. The Bible says that one day, all of humanity will gather before Gods Great White Throne and face judgment. ii. iii. We can receive the healing power in our Fathers love. But it does not eliminate His holiness, His righteousness, or His perfect justice. 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 New Testament 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. God is love, and because we are made in God's image, we are to love God and love our brothers and sisters. 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. (1 John 4:1) The fact of false prophets and the need to test the spirits. (1-4) Jesus travels from Judea to Galilee, passing though Samaria. Without God, there is no love because love . His is the fountain love, ours but the stream: his love the inducement, the pattern, and the effective cause of ours. We are of God. ii. Show me a fire without heat, then show me regeneration that does not produce love to God. (Spurgeon). i. i. However, we use the term beget to describe something that is exactly the same as us in essential nature and being. i. i. ii. Oh, but I am the offended party. So was God, and he went straight away and sought reconciliation. Minor Prophets 1 John 4:4 ESV Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. And we learn that Jesus' closest disciples are baptising the new followers. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 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. The Word existed before the world began. c. He who knows God hears us: Those who are of God enjoy fellowship with other believers; they speak the common language of fellowship with God and with each other, because one flows from the other (1 John 1:3). i. Some people think the greatest evidence of Gods presence or work is popularity. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Wisdom Literature 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. Other tests already stressed in this first paragraph of the chapter were: (1) the test of confessing that Jesus was the Christ who came in the flesh; (2) the test of whether or not they were indwelt by the Father ( 1 John 4:4 ); and (3) the test of their life-style. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) 1 John 4:7-21 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: This is a pastoral letter to churches in conflict--written to address the conflict and to prevent its spread. It is the seed whence our love springs. (Clarke), ii. No one has seen God at any time. d. Boldness in the day of judgment: How can anyone have such boldness? 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. Our love for God doesnt really say anything great about us. i. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends his rain on the just and the unjust. Oh sir, this is indeed a cowardly fear! (Spurgeon), iv. So Rev. 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. We may request cookies to be set on your device. They knew the Father sent the Son as Savior of the world. 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. The Samaritan woman. Since this is Gods kind of love, it comes into our life through our relationship with Him. These verses are the equivalent of saying that a person cannot practice agape-love unless he can first practice philia-love. (Boice). John has been speaking of boldness, and that naturally suggests its opposite--fear. b. 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. b. The Biblical Jesus is make-believe. i. 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). ii. 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. 80.) i. 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. We love him from a sense of obligation and gratitude. i. John can boldly say, He who does not love does not know God. While her conversion is clearly implied, the apostle's focus centers on Jesus' declaration foretold in the . We can know by experience that we live in God, if His love has been perfected in us. 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? 2. Everything God does, in one way or another, expresses His love. Are you embarrassed to say it? The subject matter of each of these sections is so clearly distinguished from the surrounding context that there . Having boldness as we anticipate the judgment seat of Christ is the subject of the body of this epistle (1 John 2:28to 1 John 4:19). Anyone claiming to have seen God the Father is speaking at best from their own imagination, because as John plainly states, no one has seen God at any time. John states (1:1) that he is writing "concerning the Word of Life," and then adds (1:2), "and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us." 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