The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:1-24
(1) The evidence of sonship. Righteousness. read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:4-12
Sin is absolutely incompatible with Christ's work of redemption and our union with him ( 1 John 3:4-8 ), and also with being born of God, as is shown by the presence or absence of brotherly love ( 1 John 3:9-12 ). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:4-12
Sinning in every way incompatible with the Christian life. Connecting link: The apostle had just said that every one with the Christian hope would purify himself" as Christ the Lord is pure." As if to guard this absolutely universal statement, "every one," against the possibility of question, he goes on to illustrate the varied aspects of sin—in its bearing on law; as regards the Person and work of Christ; as related to the new life of the children of God; and with reference to the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:8
The contrary position given to make the statement clear and emphatic. The devil ὁ διάβολος is the great accuser or slanderer, as in Job 1:1-22 and Job 2:1-13 (comp. John 13:2 ; Revelation 2:10 ; Revelation 12:9 , Revelation 12:12 ; Revelation 20:2 , Revelation 20:10 ). The devil sinneth from the beginning ἀπ ἀρχῆς . From the beginning of what? From the beginning of sin. The devil was the first sinner, and has never ceased to sin. Other answers are: from the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:9
Having stated that every one that doeth sin is of the devil, St. John now states the opposite truth, but from the other side; not "every one that doeth no sin is of God," which hardly needs to be stated; but every one that is begotten of God doeth no sin, which is startling. Who, then, can be begotten of God? But the statement is similar to that in verse 6, and is to be similarly understood. So far as any man sins, his regeneration is incomplete. If the new birth from God were perfect, sin... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:9-12
Sin is absolutely incompatible with being born of God, as is shown by the presence or absence of brotherly love. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 John 3:8
He that committeth sin - Habitually, willfully, characteristically.Is of the devil - This cannot mean that no one who commits any sin, or who is not absolutely perfect, can be a Christian, for this would cut off the great mass, even according to the belief of those who hold that the Christian may be perfectly holy, from all claim to the Christian character. But what the apostle here says is true in two senses:That all who commit sin, even true believers, so far as they are imperfect, in this... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 John 3:9
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin - This passage must either mean that they who are born of God, that is, who are true Christians, do not sin habitually and characteristically, or that everyone who is a true Christian is absolutely perfect, and never commits any sin. If it can be used as referring to the doctrine of absolute perfection at all, it proves, not that Christians may be perfect, or that a “portion” of them are, but that all are. But who can maintain this? Who can believe... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 3:7-10
1 John 3:7-10. Little, or beloved children, let no man deceive you In this important matter, by vain words, however serious and plausible they may seem to be. For a being, himself immutably holy, can never dispense with the want of holiness in his intelligent creatures. The apostle’s words imply, that some pretenders to inspiration had endeavoured to deceive the brethren, by teaching what the apostle here condemns. And as it is a solemn address of the apostle to the disciples, it shows... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:1-12
Righteousness and sin in relation to children of God. I. RIGHTEOUSNESS INSEPARABLE FROM BEING CHILDREN OF GOD . 1 . -Present inner nature. 2 . Future glory. 3 . Action in view of the future. "And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he [that One] is pure." The future glory is a matter of hope to us, arising out of our present consciousness of sonship, our present experience of assimilation to God. It is a hope that rests for... read more