The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 5:1-12
Faith is the source of love. read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 5:1-12
Faith and the Divine testimony. I. FAITH . 1 . A common faith with a common life is the foundation of brotherly love. "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him." A general aspect is given to the truth. Given a person who (according to what John has formerly taught) believes that Jesus is the Christ, it can be said of him that he is begetter, of God, i.e., is the subject of a... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 5:2
Another mark by which we can test our love towards the brethren. In 1 John 5:1 faith in the Incarnation is shown to involve this love. Here obedience to God is the test. To obey God proves love to him, and this again involves love of his children. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 John 5:1
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ - Is the Messiah; the anointed of God. On the meaning of the word Christ, see the notes at Matthew 1:1. Of course, it is meant here that the proposition, that “Jesus is the Christ,” should be believed or received in the true and proper sense, in order to furnish evidence that anyone is born of God. Compare the notes at 1 John 4:3. It cannot be supposed that a mere intellectual acknowledgment of the proposition that Jesus is the Messiah is all that is... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 John 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of God ... - This is repeating the same truth in another form. “As it is universally true that if we love Him who has begotten us, we shall also love His children, or our Christian brethren, so it is true also that if we love His children it will follow that we love Him.” In other places, the apostle says that we may know that we love God if we love those who bear His image, 1 John 3:14. He here says, that there is another way of determining what we... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 5:1-4
1 John 5:1-4. Whosoever, &c. The apostle having discoursed in the preceding chapters, on the privileges of the children of God, now adds a further illustration of the great essential parts of their character, in order that those to whom he wrote might be enabled to form a more accurate judgment of their own concern in the matters spoken of. And the scope and sum of the whole first paragraph appears from the conclusion of it, 1 John 5:13. These things have I written to you who believe, ... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:1-5
The character of Christian love (4:7-5:5)It is God’s nature to love. Love in human nature has been spoiled by sin, but when people are born again by the work of God, they learn to love as God loves (7-8). The character of God’s love is seen in his act of giving his Son to die for those who have rebelled against him. They are worthy of death, but Jesus died to bear the judgment of sin on their behalf. As a result they can now have life (9-10). People cannot see God, but they can see that he... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 John 5:1
Whosoeve r = Every one who. believeth . App-150 . Jesus . App-98 . Christ . App-98 . born = begotten. of . App-104 . God . App-98 . loveth . App-135 . begat, begotten . Same word as "born", above. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 John 5:2
By = In. App-104 . know . App-132 . children . App-108 . keep . The texts read "do". read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 5:1-5
The victory of faith. Connecting link: The preceding chapter closed with a statement of the two-foldness of love, showing us that love of our brother must follow our love to God, and is, in fact, the commanded and the only outward expression thereof. But, so far, at any rate, as our redeemed brethren in Christ are concerned, they being believers in Christ have been begotten of God. Consequently they are members of one family with us. And every one who loves the Father will, as a matter... read more