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1 JOHN 4:3 mh. o`mologei/ {A}
In place of mh. o`mologei/ several versional and patristic witnesses
substitute the remarkable reading lu,ei (“Every spirit that _annuls_
Jesus is not of God”) or _solvi...
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Verse 1 John 4:3. _EVERY SPIRIT_] Every teacher, _that confesseth
not_ _Jesus, is not of God_ - has not been inspired by God. The words
εν σαρκιεληλυθοτα, _is come in the flesh_, are wanting
in AB, s...
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AND EVERY SPIRIT THAT CONFESSETH NOT ... - That is, this doctrine is
essential to the Christian system; and he who does not hold it cannot
be regarded either as a Christian, or recognised as a Christi...
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V. HEREBY WE KNOW
Chapter S 3:19-5:13
_ 1. Hereby we know that we are of the truth (1 John 3:19)_
2. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God (1 John 4:1)
3. Hereby know we the Spirit of truth and of error...
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A digression. The reference to the Spirit (1 John 3:24) reminds John
that some who claimed to possess the Spirit of God, _e.g._ the false
prophets, did so unjustifiably. Hence his readers must have a...
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THE PERILS OF THE SURGING LIFE OF THE SPIRIT (1 John 3:24 B- 1 John
4:1)
_ 4:1 This is how we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he
gave to us. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but t...
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This is how you recognize the spirit whose source is God. Every spirit
which openly acknowledges that Jesus has come in the flesh and is
Christ has its origin in God. And every spirit which is such th...
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SPIRIT. App-101.
THAT JESUS... FLESH. The texts read "Jesus".
THAT. the.
ANTICHRISTS. the Antichrist. See 1 John 2:18.
SHOULD COME. cometh....
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The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error
1 6. This section is an amplification of the sentence with which the
preceding chapter ends. We certainly have the Holy Spirit as an
abiding gift from God,...
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1 John 2:29 to 1 John 5:12. God is Love
There seems to be no serious break in the Epistle from this point
onwards until we reach the concluding verses which form a sort of
summary (1 John 5:13-21). T...
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_confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh_ On
overwhelming evidence (AB, Coptic, Aethiopic, Vulgate, &c.) we must
omit the words -that Christ is come in the flesh", retaining only
CONFESS...
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1–6. THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH AND THE SPIRIT OF ERROR
1–6. This section is an amplification of the sentence with which the
preceding chapter ends. We certainly have the Holy Spirit as an
abiding gift from...
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1 John 2:29 to 1 John 5:12. GOD IS LOVE
There seems to be no serious break in the Epistle from this point
onwards until we reach the concluding verses which form a sort of
summary (1 John 5:13-21). Th...
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3. For ὃ μὴ ὁμολογεῖ (all Greek MSS. and all Versions
except the Latin) some ‘old copies’ mentioned by Socrates read ὃ
λύει, which is supported by nearly all Latin authorities with
_solvit_ or _destru...
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ΟΜΟΛΟΓΕΊ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΌΜΟΛΟΓΈΩ (G3670)
исповедовать,
ΆΚΗΚΌΑΤΕ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191)
слышать,
ΈΡΧΕΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064)
приходить, идти. _Praes._ здесь...
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HEREBY KNOW YE THE SPIRIT, &C.— _Hereby you may discern,_ &c.
Heylin. There are two ways of interpreting what St. John has here laid
down as a rule by which to _try the spirits:_ 1. Their acknowledgin...
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CHAPTER XI
_DIVINE SONSHIP DEMONSTRATED BY
CONFESSION OF CHRIST AND ATTENTION TO TRUTH_
(The Third Test. The Second Time)
1 John 4:1-6
A.
_The Text_
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove t...
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And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye
have heard that it should come; and even now already is it...
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VERSE 3. AND EVERY SPIRIT THAT CONFESSETH NOT.
The crucial test being given, and the spirit tried by this test
refusing to confess that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, you may
know, beyond questio...
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3 The spirit of antichrist is the spirit of the world. It does not
want the Christ of the Scriptures, but prefers some substitute more
suited to its taste. This spirit has come to pervade, not only th...
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FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD IN LOVE
1. Try the spirits] RV 'Prove the spirits.' The verb is used of
testing metals.
2, 3. See on 2 John 1:7....
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CONFESSETH NOT THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH] RV 'confesseth
not Jesus.'...
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HOW CAN I BE SURE?
1 JOHN
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 4
TEST THE *SPIRITS TO SEE IF THEY ARE TRUE (1 JOHN 4:1-6)
V1 My friends, do not believe every *spirit. First, make sure where
they are from. Se...
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IV.
(6) NOT ALL SPIRITS ARE THE RESULT OF THE SONSHIP: NECESSITY OF
EXAMINING THEM (1 John 4:1).
(_a_)
_The difference among spirits_ (1 John 4:1).
(_b_)
_The measure_ (1 John 4:2).
(c
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CHAPTER 3
THE POLEMICAL ELEMENT IN THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. JOHN
1 John 4:2
A DISCUSSION (however far from technical completeness) of the
polemical element in St. John's Epistle, probably seems like...
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The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error. “Beloved, believe not
every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are from God;
because many false prophets have gone forth into the world. Herein ye...
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The Test negatively expressed. Omit Χριστὸν ἐν σαρκὶ
ἐληλυθότα. τὸν Ἰησοῦν, “the aforementioned
Jesus,” “jesus as thus described”. μή makes the statement
hypothetical: “every spirit, if such there be,...
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THE TOKEN OF GOD'S LOVE
1 John 4:1
In those days the intense ferment of men's minds wrought many
delusions and heresies which were fraught with temptation to young
converts, and the Apostle wished to...
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Two closely related perils threaten our fellowship with God as love,
false prophets and the spirit which actuates them. Teaching is to be
tested by the indwelling Spirit. All who refuse to confess tha...
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TESTING THE SPIRITS
Every person claiming to teach God's law is not from God (Matthew
7:15-20). Moses told the children of Israel they could test a prophet
by whether or not his words came to pass (De...
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_That dissolveth Jesus, viz. either by denying his humanity or his
divinity. (Challoner) --- This is antichrist; [2] i.e. such is the
spirit of antichrist, of whom you have heard that he cometh, or is...
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Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they
are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
(2) Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confess...
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3._And this is that spirit of Antichrist _The Apostle added this, to
render more detestable the impostures which lead us away from Christ.
We have already said that the doctrine respecting the kingdom...
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Now, to make use of this last proof, caution was required, for many
false prophets would assume, and even in the time of the apostle had
already assumed, the semblance of having received communication...
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AND EVERY SPIRIT THAT CONFESSETH NOT,.... The proper deity and sonship
of Christ, his true and real humanity, and his Messiahship; or any of
his offices, doctrines, and ordinances; or his satisfaction...
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And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh is not of God: and this is that _spirit_ of antichrist, whereof
ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is i...
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_Every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh_ That doth not acknowledge him to be the true Messiah, as above
observed, and that he came in that particular manner, though he...
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IS THAT SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST; it is one of the forms in which the
spirit of antichrist is manifested. Religious teachers who do not
confess that Christ took upon him human nature, and became the
propi...
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AND EVERY SPIRIT THAT CONFESSETH NOT THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE
FLESH IS NOT OF GOD; AND THIS IS THAT SPIRIT OF ANTI-CHRIST, WHEREOF
YE HAVE HEARD THAT IT SHOULD COME, AND EVEN NOW ALREADY IS IT...
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THE ATTITUDE OF CHRISTIANS TOWARD FALSE TEACHERS AND TOWARD ONE
ANOTHER.
The false prophets:...
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But there must be guards as to the operation of the Spirit of God,
that is, the child of God must be guarded against all that would
imitate the operation of the Spirit. Satan is extremely cunning, and...
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1-6 Christians who are well acquainted with the Scriptures, may, in
humble dependence on Divine teaching, discern those who set forth
doctrines according to the apostles, and those who contradict the...
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But on the contrary, concerning them who against so plain evidence
denied him to be so come, the case was plain; as with the Jews, 1
THESSALONIANS 8:24, and with the present heretics, who denying the...
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1 John 4:3 and G2532 every G3956 spirit G4151 that G3739 not G3361
confess G3670 (G5719) Jesus G2424 Christ...
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‘By this you know the Spirit of God. Every spirit which confesses
that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit
which does not confess Jesus is not of God, and this is that of the...
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Compare 1 Corinthians 14:29; 1 Corinthians 14:32
THE SPIRITS OF THE PROPHETS (1 JOHN 4:1).
John here warns of the dangers of listening to prophets without
testing their message, in the way that Pa
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1 John 4:2-3. HEREBY YE KNOW THE SPIRIT OF GOD: that is, the voice of
the one Holy Ghost in the various ‘spirits' proclaiming a
confession. The personal faith must have its outward avowal; every
teach...
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The ruling idea of the third part is Faith in the Spirit's testimony
concerning the Son of God incarnate. The close of chap. 3 introduces
the theme by the first explicit mention of faith and the Spiri...
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CONFESSETH NOT
(μη ομολογε). Indefinite relative clause with the subjective
negative μη rather than the usual objective negative ου (verse 1
John 4:6). It is seen also in 2 Peter 1:9; Titus 1:11, a...
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WORLD
Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (1 John 5:4); (1 John 5:5); (1
John 5:19); (John 7:7).
( See Scofield) - ...
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1 John 4:1. _Beloved, believe not every spirit,_
A simpleton believes every word that he hears, but «the wise man's
eyes are in his head,» so he examines what he sees and hears, and
does not blindly...
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1 John 4:1. _Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits
whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into
the world._
If John had need to say that in the early mornin...
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1 John 4:1. _Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirit
whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into
the world._
This is an unction of which there is great need i...
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1 John 4:1. _Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits
whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into
the world._
It was so in John's day: it is so in these days....
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CONTENTS: Christians warned of false doctrines concerning Christ's
person and work. Tests of the true.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, anti-christ, John.
CONCLUSION: God's people must be ever c...
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1 John 4:1. _Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether
they are of God._ Whether those teachers believe that Christ is come
in the flesh, which to the present hour the unbelieving jews den...
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BUT ANYONE WHO DENIES THIS. "Anyone who says Jesus was human but not
divine, or that says He was divine but not human, does not speak by
means of God's Spirit!" ENEMY OF CHRIST. _MacKnight_ takes this...
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_Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they
are of God _
THE TEST OF TRUTH--CONFESSING CHRIST
In the Word of God we are warned against sitting in judgment on
others.
Especia...
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1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 4:3 EVERY SPIRIT THAT DOES NOT CONFESS JESUS.
That is, whoever refuses to admit that Jesus “has come in the
flesh” (v. 1 John 4:2)....
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1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 4:1 It is not only Cain’s bad example that
John wants his readers to avoid (1 John 3:11); it is also the forces
of spiritual deception. John furnishes a litmus test for detecting...
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Would someone please check the Psalm number in sentence formatted in
blue in the 3rd note of ver. 18.
CHAPTER 4
1. _Most dearly beloved_, &c. By the word _spirit_ he means
suggestion, inspiration, im...
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_And every spirit which dissolves_ (_solvit_) _Jesus, is not of God._
(Vulg.) It means that Jesus is composed of the Godhead and the manhood
by the bond of the hypostatic union. He therefore who loose...
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LOVE FINDS THE TRUTH; FEAR TAKES UP WITH ERROR
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
IN the first three verses the apostle guards his readers against being
misled by false pretensions to the possession of...
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EXPOSITION
1 JOHN 4:1 - 1 JOHN 5:12
(2) _The source of son-ship. _Possession of the Spirit.
1 JOHN 4:1
Confession of the Incarnation is
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to I John chapter 4. As we go back to
verse 1 John 4:24 of chapter 3, the later portion, "Hereby we know
that He abides in us by the Spirit which He has given us." I kn...
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1 John 2:18; 1 John 2:22; 2 John 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:7;...
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Is come in the flesh. Omit. Render, confesseth not Jesus. So Rev. An
ancient reading is luei ton Ihsoun annulleth or destroyeth Jesus. "
The simple Jesus emphasizes the humanity of our Lord considered...
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TESTING THE TRUE AND THE FALSE
1 John 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We have in our opening verses some important admonitions, and also
some important instructions.
1. IMPORTANT ADMONITIONS.
(1) "Believe...
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Ye have heard — From our Lord and us, that it cometh....
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Does this refer to Jesus being in the flesh before or after His
resurrection?
PROBLEM: John declares that those who deny “Jesus Christ has come in
the flesh” are of Antichrist. While all orthodox Chri...