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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 2:6

he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.Claiming to be "in Christ" carries the obligation of the claimant to exhibit the true likeness of Christ in his behavior. "Obedience, not feelings," is the true test of union; and the Christian who is really such has least to tell of experiences and special visitations."[18]In him ... These words in 1 John 2:3, at a glance, seem to refer to being "in God"; but as Morris noted:The reference to walking in this verse... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 2:7

Beloved, no new commandment write I unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye heard.No new commandment ... but an old ... The old commandment is here identified as "the word which ye heard," meaning the gospel of Christ; and this automatically gives the meaning of "which ye had from the beginning." The beginning in view here is the beginning of the gospel. Despite this, which it seems is obvious, one finds some strange views on... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 2:8

Again, a new commandment write I unto you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shineth.A new commandment ... The new commandment must almost certainly be identified with Jesus' words when he said, "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another" (John 13:34). It is hardly possible that the apostle John could have meant anything else except this.Wherein was it... read more

Thomas Coke

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

1 John 2:5. His word— The word of Jesus Christ; the same with his commandments in the preceding verse. The love of God is sometimes put for that love which God bears to us; but as the fear of God signifies our fear of offending the Divine Being, and the faith of Christ signifies our believing in him, so the love of God signifies that love which genuine believers bear unto God, and which all men ought to bear to that most amiable Being. See Jude, 1 John 2:21. In this latter sense the love of God... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 2:7

1 John 2:7. But an old commandment— Founded in innocent nature before the Fall, recommended by the Mosaic law, and that which you had especially inculcated upon youfrom the beginning of your acquaintance with the gospel, the great practical intent of which was, doubtless, presently made known to you by whomsoever it was preached. I may therefore well say, it is the old commandment; for it is the word which you heard from the beginning of your acquaintance with Christianity. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 2:8

1 John 2:8. Again,— Or, on the other hand. The apostle, as it were, checks himself for what he had said 1 John 2:7. See the like use of the word παλιν, Matthew 4:7. The same commandment may, upon different accounts or in different respects, be called both old and new. For instance, the commandment that Christians should love one another as Christ had loved them, might, when St. John wrote this epistle, be called an old commandment, as having now been inculcated for a long time, or from the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 2:4

4. I know—Greek, "I have knowledge of (perfect) Him." Compare with this verse 1 John 1:8. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

5. Not merely repeating the proposition, 1 John 2:3, or asserting the merely opposite alternative to 1 John 2:3- :, but expanding the "know Him" of 1 John 2:3- :, into "in Him, verily (not as a matter of vain boasting) is the love of (that is towards) God perfected," and "we are in Him." Love here answers to knowledge in 1 John 2:3- :. In proportion as we love God, in that same proportion we know Him, and vice versa, until our love and knowledge shall attain their full maturity of perfection.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 2:6

6. abideth—implying a condition lasting, without intermission, and without end. He that saith . . . ought—so that his deeds may be consistent with his words. even as he—Believers readily supply the name, their hearts being full of Him (compare :-). "Even as He walked" when on earth, especially in respect to love. John delights in referring to Christ as the model man, with the words, "Even as He," &c. "It is not Christ's walking on the sea, but His ordinary walk, that we are called on to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 2:7

7. Brethren—The oldest manuscripts and versions read instead, "Beloved," appropriate to the subject here, love. no new commandment—namely, love, the main principle of walking as Christ walked (1 John 2:6), and that commandment, of which one exemplification is presently given, 1 John 2:9; 1 John 2:10, the love of brethren. ye had from the beginning—from the time that ye first heard the Gospel word preached. read more

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