by Dr. Grant C. Richison
“In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.”
In this
The words “in this” refer not only to the previous discussion about the sin nature and the divine nature but also bridges […]
“In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.”
the children of God and the children of the devil
We find only two classes of people in the world – the children of […]
“In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.”
are manifest:
The word “manifest” means open to sight, visible, evident. The evidence is plain to see. It is evident to all. It is patently […]
“In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.”
Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God,
“Whoever” here refers to the non-Christian. The Greek phrase “of God” means that a person […]
“For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another…”
John sets forth a test of whether a believer is in fellowship in verses 7-11. In verses 11-24, he views the Christian life as divine sonship. He employs love again as a test of a person who is a […]
“…not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.”
John in this verse sets forth two representatives of two different spiritual families: the family of God and the family of Satan. Cain represents the family of Satan […]
“…not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.”
And why did he murder him?
Cain did not kill his brother because he was a bad person. He killed him because of the nature of his sacrifice to […]
“Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.”
Do not marvel,
Christians should not be surprised that the satanic world system hates their view of grace. If Cain killed his brother Abel over grace, it should not cause wonderment that the world hates Christians for their stand on grace.
The Greek indicates that John’s […]
“We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.”
We know that we have passed from death to life,
The Christian transitions from death to life at the point of his salvation. The words “have passed” denote to change place, […]
“We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.”
because we love the brethren.
Love for fellow Christians is verification that we passed into the sphere of eternal life at the point of salvation.
Jn 13: 35 “By this all […]
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