1 John 2:1-6. OBEDIENCE TO GOD BY IMITATION OF CHRIST

1–6. The Apostle is still treating of the condition and conduct of the believer as determined by his walking in the light; there is no break between the two Chapter s. Having shewn us that even Christians constantly sin, he goes on (1) to point out the remedy for sin, (2) to exhort us not to sin. The paragraph begins and ends with the latter point, but the former constitutes the chief link with the preceding paragraph: comp. 1 John 1:7. He who craves to grow in sanctification, and yet is conscious of his own frailty must constantly have recourse to the Advocate and His cleansing blood: thus he will be enabled to obey God more and more perfectly. The consideration of what it has cost to provide a remedy for sin will inspire him with a horror of sin.

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