John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 2:7
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you ,.... Some understand this of faith, which this apostle calls a commandment, 1 John 3:23 ; but it rather intends the commandment of love, especially to the brethren, of which the apostle says the same things as here in his second epistle, 1 John 2:5 ; and this sense agrees both with what goes before and follows after, and is a considerable branch of the commandments of Christ to be kept, and of walking as he walked; and the word "brethren",... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 2:6
He that saith he abideth in him ,.... As all do that are in him; once in Christ, and always in Christ; they are set as a seal on his arm and heart, which can never be removed; they are in his arms, and can never be plucked from thence; and are members of him, and can never be disunited from him: or dwelleth in him, as in John 6:56 ; that is, by faith; who under a sense of sin and danger have fled to Christ, as to a strong tower and place of defence, where they dwell safely, peaceably,... read more