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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 5:1

Throughout this epistle, John repeatedly emphasized the three tests: faith, obedience and love. All three were stressed in 1 John 2, and most of 1 John 3 was devoted to obedience and love. 1 John 4 emphasized faith and love. The three go together, however, as is evident throughout this letter. In the opening paragraph of this chapter (1 John 5:1-5), "faith" (or belief) occurs in 1 John 5:1,4,5; "love" occurs in 1 John 5:1,2,3; and "obey" (keep his commandments) occurs in 1 John 5:2,3. Faith in... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 5:2

Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.John echoed here the teachings of the Master who declared that, "If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). Love of God, therefore, is the type of regard for the Father that issues in keeping his word and obeying the commandments that he gave. The same is true of love for the brethren. "It is practical and active, and expresses itself in deed and in truth, in sacrificial service."[1] "True... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 5:1

1 John 5:1. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ— The apostle had been shewingthe inseparable union between the love of their Christian brother and the love of God: here he shews who was their Christian brother;—every one who believed that Jesus is the Christ, that is, with the heart unto righteousness. This the unbelieving Jews and Heathens openly denied; this the false prophets also, and their disciples, did, in effect deny, and did not therefore love the Christian brethren. St. John... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 5:2

1 John 5:2. By this we know, &c.— St. John has often intimated, that the love of the Christian brethren, who are the children of God, is a sign or evidence of our love to God; and it appears highly reasonable, that what is visible, should be a sign or evidence of what is invisible. But here he seems to argue the contrary way; namely, that our love to God is a sign or evidence of our love to the children of God, or the Christian brethren. Now it may be objected, "How can what is invisible be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 5:1

1. Reason why our "brother" (1 John 4:21) is entitled to such love, namely, because he is "born (begotten) of God": so that if we want to show our love to God, we must show it to God's visible representative. Whosoever—Greek, "Everyone that." He could not be our "Jesus" (God-Saviour) unless He were "the Christ"; for He could not reveal the way of salvation, except He were a prophet: He could not work out that salvation, except He were a priest: He could not confer that salvation upon us, except... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 5:2

2. By—Greek, "In." As our love to the brethren is the sign and test of our love to God, so (John here says) our love to God (tested by our "keeping his commandments") is, conversely, the ground and only true basis of love to our brother. we know—John means here, not the outward criteria of genuine brotherly love, but the inward spiritual criteria of it, consciousness of love to God manifested in a hearty keeping of His commandments. When we have this inwardly and outwardly confirmed love to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 John 5:1

The first part of this verse is one of the clearest statements in Scripture of what a person has to do to be saved. There is no other way that John ever defined a Christian. We must believe that Jesus of Nazareth is "the Christ" (i.e., the Anointed One whom God promised to provide as a substitute sacrifice for the sins of the world). What defines a Christian is his or her faith in Jesus Christ, not lifestyle, good works, or obedience to God.Our brothers and sisters are those who believe that... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 John 5:2

We must love other Christians to be obedient to God’s commandments. Genuine love for God will result in obedience to His commandments. This love expresses itself in action, not just emotion. We love other Christians best when we obey God. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 John 5:1

5:1 begotten (b-11) begotten (b-28) Or 'is born.' as ch. 3.9. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 5:1-21

The Love, Obedience, and Assurance of Believers1. The reason for brotherly love. 2. This is the converse of 1 John 4:19-21. Love to God and love to the brethren being inseparable, each is the test of the other. 4. Whatsoever] not ’whosoever.’ ’It is not the man, but his birth from God, which conquers’ (Plummer).6. This is he that came by water and blood] According to the most generally accepted interpretation of this difficult passage, the reference is primarily to our: Lord’s baptism in Jordan... read more