1 John 2:2-3 KJV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 2:2

Verse 2 2And not for ours only He added this for the sake of amplifying, in order that the faithful might be assured that the expiation made by Christ, extends to all who by faith embrace the gospel. Here a question may be raised, how have the sins of the whole world been expiated? I pass by the dotages of the fanatics, who under this pretense extend salvation to all the reprobate, and therefore to Satan himself. Such a monstrous thing deserves no refutation. They who seek to avoid this... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 2:3

Verse 3 3And hereby, or by this. After having treated of the doctrine respecting the gratuitous remission of sins, he comes to the exhortations which belong to it, and which depend on it. And first indeed he reminds us that the knowledge of God, derived from the gospel, is not ineffectual, but that obedience proceeds from it. He then shews what God especially requires from us, what is the chief thing in life, even love to God. What we read here of the living knowledge of God, the Scripture does... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:1-2

Moreover, walking in the light involves accepting the propitiation wrought through Jesus Christ the Righteous. The connexion with the preceding is close. We have just had read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:1-2

God's remedy for sin. Connecting link: The being without sin, although that to which we cannot as yet pretend without frustrating the purpose of God's revelation of himself, is nevertheless a point to be aimed at in our advance in and towards the light, and is the purpose of the apostle in unfolding his teachings. Hence there immediately suggests itself the following topic— The completeness of the Divine provision for the forgiveness and cure of sin. It is by no means an unimportant... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:1-2

Our Advocate and Propitiation. "My little children, these things write I unto you," etc. Very tender and eminently Johannean is the opening of this paragraph. "My little children." The appellation suggests: 1 . The spiritual paternity of the apostle. St. Paul addressed the same words to those Galatian Christians whom he had spiritually begotten ( Galatians 4:19 ). He referred with great tenderness and force to the same relationship in writing to the Corinthians ( 1 Corinthians... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:1-6

Sin supposed: sin dealt with. There is here a contrast to the statement in the last verse of the first chapter. There, a man was supposed to deny the commission of sin. Here, the apostle supposes its existence, and shows how God has dealt with it. We have here— I. DIVINE PROVISION AGAINST EXPERIENCE OF SIN IN BELIEVERS , 1 . Advocacy as far as our need for it is concerned. "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye may not sin. And if any man... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:2

And he (not quia nor enim, but idemque ille ) is a Propitiation for our sins. ἱλασμός occurs here and 1 John 4:10 only in the New Testament. St. Paul's word is καταλλαγή ( Romans 5:11 ; Romans 11:15 ; 2 Corinthians 5:18 , 2 Corinthians 5:19 ). They are not equivalents; ἱλασμός has reference to the one party to be propitiated, καταλλαγή to the two parties to be reconciled. ̓Απολύτρωσις is a third word expressing yet another aspect of the atonement—the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:3

And herein we perceive that we know him, if we keep his commandments γινώσκομεν , we come to know, we recognize; ἐγνώκαμεν , we have come to know, we know). The token of our having this knowledge is stated hypothetically; not because, but if, we obey. To serve under another and obey him is one of the best ways of knowing his character. The knowledge is no mere intellectual apprehension, such as the Gnostic, postulated, but a moral and spiritual affection and activity. It is possible... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:3-5

Verification verified; or, knowing that we know God. Connecting link: The redemption effected by Christ in doing away with sin restores the lost fellowship between us and God. In the act of fellowship we come to a heart-knowledge of God; and this true knowledge of God is constantly being verified by a life of obedience. Topic— Certitude in the knowledge of God. The closer our study of the Word of God, and the more minute our investigation of its phrases and words, the more striking... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:3-5

The true knowledge of God and its infallible proof. "And hereby we know that we know him," etc. We have in our text— I. AN EXALTED SPIRITUAL ATTAINMENT . To "know him," i.e., God. This is not to be altered and weakened into knowing certain doctrines concerning him; it is the knowledge of God himself. We may know, or think that we know, much about him, without knowing himself. This knowledge of God is not intellectual, but moral and spiritual. It is not the trained and... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 2:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:3-5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:3-5

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