FAITH THE SOURCE OF LOVE, AND LOVE THE FRUIT OF FAITH _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ GENUINE faith in Christ is the sure sign of the new life—faith in the sense of living, daily trust. The faith which links us with Christ in sonship carries with it a twofold love: love to the Father, which is sho... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 John 5:4. OVERCOMETH THE WORLD.—The world is regarded as the sphere of the self-seeking principle. He who is born of God is born into another sphere—the sphere of the God-seeking principle. And the higher overmasters the lower, τὸν κόσμον; the present order of thin... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 John 5:9. RECEIVE.—λαμβάνομεν; admit as valid. The testimony of two human witnesses is admitted; here is the threefold testimony of God—the voice at baptism, the acceptance in resurrection, the Spirit in our hearts. 1 John 5:10. WITNESS IN HIMSELF.—In two ways—in... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 John 5:13 may be treated as a summary and conclusion. They divide into three parts: 1. Faith in the Son of God, eternal life, and love of the brethren showing itself in intercession, are recalled to mind. 2. Three great facts which believers know are restated. 3.... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 John 5:13 may be treated as a summary and conclusion. They divide into three parts: 1. Faith in the Son of God, eternal life, and love of the brethren showing itself in intercession, are recalled to mind. 2. Three great facts which believers know are restated. 3.... [ Continue Reading ]