Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Third
How then can I live, since I have acted thus? "And he said to me, "Your feelings are indeed right and sound, for you ought as a servant of God to have walked in truth, and not to have joined an evil conscience with the spirit of truth, nor to have caused sadness to the holy and true Spirit."[5]
Verse 6. _WE ARE OF GOD_] We, apostles, have the Spirit of God, and speak and teach by that Spirit. _He that knoweth God_-who has a truly spiritual discernment, _heareth us_-acknowledges that our doct...
WE ARE OF GOD - John here, doubtless, refers to himself, and to those who taught the same doctrines which he did. He takes it for granted that those to whom he wrote would admit this, and argues from...
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...
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...
You have your origin in God, dear children, and you have won the victory over them, because that power which is in you is greater than the power which is in the world. This is why the source of their...
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...
HEREBY. From (App-104.) this. SPIRIT. App-101. OF TRUTH. Genitive of character, or relation. App-17. TRUTH. See 1 John 1:6. SPIRIT. App-101. of error. Genitive of character, as above....
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...
_We are of God_ -We" with great emphasis, like -ye" in 1 John 4:4, in contrast to the false prophets. -We" is probably not equivalent to -ye", viz. all true believers: -we" means the Apostles. See on...
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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1–6. 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...
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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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 ARE OF GOD:— When the apostles had given clear proofs of a divine mission, by numerous and beneficent miracles which they worked; by the exercise of various spiritual gifts themselves, and by impar...
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...
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. WE - true teachers of Christ; in contrast to them....
VERSE 6. WE ARE OF GOD. Here, I think, the writer, by the word "we," means the apostles. They were clothed with miraculous or God-given powers, by which they could demonstrate that their message was...
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...
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....
WE] the Christian teachers....
In contrast to the false teachers, we belong to God. ‘We’ includes all those people who speak the truth about the *Lord Jesus Christ. Those people will listen to the truth. Those who do not belong to...
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...
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
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...
Conversely, those who are getting to know God, understand the language of His messengers and listen to it. ἐκ τούτου, _i.e_, from their hearkening or not hearkening. Men's attitude to the message of t...
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...
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...
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE SPIRITS OF TRUTH AND ERROR The Christians' victory over such false teachers is assured because they are on God's side (Romans 8:31). The false teachers had abiding in them t...
(5) We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the (e) spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. (5) He testifies to them that his doctrine an...
We (Christians) are of God, have received the Spirit; we, the apostles of Christ, were lawfully sent by him. --- He that knoweth God, heareth us, &c. That is, they who love and serve God, and comply w...
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...
6_We are of God _Though this really applies to all the godly, yet it refers properly to the faithful ministers of the Gospel; for the Apostle, through the confidence imparted by the Spirit, glories he...
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...
WE ARE OF GOD,.... Not only as the chosen of God, the children of God, regenerated ones, and believers, but as ministers of the Gospel; they were chosen, and called, and sent of God to preach the Gosp...
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. Ver. 6. _Heareth us_] Christ's sheep are rational; th...
_Ye_ Who abide in the truth taught you from the beginning; _are of God, and have overcome them_ Namely, these seducers, in all their snares and delusions: that is, the doctrine to which you adhere has...
WE ARE OF GOD; the apostles and those who taught like them had the Spirit of God and proclaimed the truth of God. This they proved by their works, God working with them by miracles and gifts of the Ho...
The distinction between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error:...
WE ARE OF GOD; HE THAT KNOWETH GOD HEARETH US; HE THAT IS NOT OF GOD HEARETH NOT US. HEREBY KNOW WE THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH AND THE SPIRIT OF ERROR. The spirit which the apostle has above called the spiri...
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...
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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1 John 4:6 We G2249 are G2070 (G5748) of G1537 God G2316 knows G1097 (G5723) God G2316 hears...
‘We are of God. He who knows God hears us. He who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.' The question here is who are ‘we'?' Does he mean ‘we Ap...
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
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...
1 John 4:4-6. The apostle makes some strong assertions which have for their object to link a sound confession with a true religion. First, with reference to his Christian hearers, he connects their pe...
WE (ημεις). In sharp contrast with the false prophets and the world. We are in tune with the Infinite God. Hence "he that knoweth God" (ο γινωσκων τον θεον, present active articular participle, the...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
BUT WE BELONG TO GOD. "We have nothing to do with the world that follows the Enemy of Christ." WHOEVER KNOWS GOD. "The one who does in fact _know God_ listens to what we apostles say, and teaches the...
1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 4:6 DOES NOT LISTEN TO US. People who are not true believers resist sound doctrine (compare 1 Corinthians 2:14)....
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...
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...
_We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us_, &c. Even as Christ saith, "He that heareth you, heareth Me: he that despiseth you, despiseth Me," _We, i.e._, all the faithful, who have been born agai...
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...
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
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...
1 Corinthians 14:37; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 1 John 4:1; 1 John 4:4;...
He that knoweth [ο γ ι ν ω σ κ ω ν]. Lit., the one knowing : he who is habitually and ever more clearly perceiving and recognizing God as his Christian life unfolds. The knowledge is regarded as progr...
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...
We — Apostles. Are of God — Immediately taught, and sent by him. Hereby we know — From what is said, 1 John 4:2....