DISCOURSE: 2453 GOD AN EFFECTUAL HELP 1 John 4:4. _Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world_. CONSIDERING the opposition made to Christianity in the apostolic age, it is surprising that it gained so speedy, so extensive, and so permanent a footing in the world. That its establishm... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2454 THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, AND THE SPIRIT OF ERROR 1 John 4:6. _Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error_. IN matters of eternal moment, every man must think for himself. We should take nothing upon trust; but bring to the test of Scripture the doctrines we hear, and th... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2455 THE LOVE OF GOD IN GIVING HIS SON FOR US 1 John 4:9. _In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2456 CHRIST THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD 1 John 4:14. _We have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world_. WERE it announced to us, in a time of war, that the enemies of our country were vanquished, that those who had menaced us with utter destruction we... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2457 THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF A CHRISTIAN 1 John 4:16. _We have known and believed the love that God hath to us_. NEVER was there a truth so deep, so comprehensive, so endearing, conveyed in so short a space as that immediately following our text; “God is love.” It is engraven on the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2460 INFLUENCE AND IMPORTANCE OF LOVE 1 John 4:18. _There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love_. THE essence of all true religion is love—love to God, working by love to man. Both tables of the law a... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2461 GOD’S LOVE THE SOURCE OF OURS 1 John 4:19. _We lore Him, because He first loved us_. THERE is, as there ought to be, a great and visible difference between the Lord’s people and others. But no one of them has any ground for glorying in himself: for, to every one of them may that que... [ Continue Reading ]