Commentary Compilation
Commentary Compilation 1 John 2:16-17
John Calvin The lust of the flesh,or, namely, the lust of the flesh. The old interpreter renders the verse otherwise, for from one sentence he makes two. Those Greek authors do better, who read these words together, “Whateveris in the world is not of God;” and then the three kinds of lusts they introduce parenthetically.…
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John Calvin Love not. He had said before that the only rule for living religiously, is to love God; but as, when we are occupied with the vain love of the world, we turn away all our thoughts and affections another way, this vanity must first be torn away from us, in order that the…
Read MoreCommentary Compilation 1 John 2:12-14
Resources for 1 John 2:12-14 John MacArthur’s Study Bible 2:12–14 Only two families exist from God’s perspective: children of God and children of Satan (see John 8:39–44). John reminds his readers in these verses that as Christians they have been forgiven and come to know God as their heavenly Father. As a result, they are…
Read MoreCommentary Compilation 1 John 2:7-11
Resources for 1 John 2:7-11 James M. Boice Commentary 1 John 2:7–11 Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in…
Read MoreCommentary Compilation 1 John 2:3-6
James M. Boice Commentary 1 John 2:3–6 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly…
Read MoreCommentary Compilation 1 John 2:1-2
This document was edited from over 100 pages down to these select commentaries when it was discovered that the other commentaries were already online at http://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_john/1-1.htm , http://biblehub.com/1_john/1-1.htm , and https://bible.org/passage/329/1%20John James M. Boice Commentary A Call to Holiness 1 John 2:1–2 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But…
Read MoreCommentary Compilation 1 John 1:5-10
James M. Boice Commentary This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in…
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Resources for 1 John This document was edited from over 100 pages down to these select commentaries when it was discovered that the other commentaries were already online at http://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_john/1-1.htm , http://biblehub.com/1_john/1-1.htm , and https://bible.org/passage/329/1%20John James M. Boice Commentary A number of years ago, in preparation for a discussion period on a Christian radio program,…
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