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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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 5:3

1 John 5:3. For this is the love of God,— The love of God is a principle in the heart of a regenerated man, which leads him to keep the commandments of God; and which cannot be visibly manifested any other way; for, whatever some men may pretend, there is no true love of God without keeping his commandments. The Christians to whom St. John wrote, might perhaps be ready to object, "You exhort us to keep the commandments of God; but that is either impossible, or at least cannot be done without... 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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 5:3

3. this is—the love of God consists in this. not grievous—as so many think them. It is "the way of the transgressor" that "is hard." What makes them to the regenerate "not grievous," is faith which "overcometh the world" ( :-): in proportion as faith is strong, the grievousness of God's commandments to the rebellious flesh is overcome. The reason why believers feel any degree of irksomeness in God's commandments is, they do not realize fully by faith the privileges of their spiritual life. 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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 John 5:3

God’s commands are not burdensome (oppressive, so as to crush love) because every believer has already exercised the faith in God that is essential for obedience (cf. Matthew 11:30; 1 John 4:4)."The reason why God’s commandments are not heavy is the power that comes with the new birth from God." [Note: Robertson, 6:238.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 John 5:3-15

B. The Empowerment of Brotherly Love 5:3b-15If love for our brethren really boils down to keeping God’s commandments, how can we do that? It sounds difficult, even impossible. John proceeded to respond to this concern. read more

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

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

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 5:3

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

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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 5:3

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

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 John 5:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 John 5:3-15

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