Verse 9. In this was manifested the love of God.
The highest and grandest possible demonstration God could give to the world of his love is the sending of his Son his only begotten Son that through him the world might be saved might have life. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).
Verse 9. _IN THIS WAS MANIFESTED THE LOVE OF GOD_] The mission of Jesus Christ was the fullest proof that God could give, or that man could receive, of his infinite love to the world. _THAT WE MIGHT...
IN THIS WAS MANIFESTED THE LOVE OF GOD - That is, in an eminent manner, or this was a most signal proof of it. The apostle does not mean to say that it has been manifested in no other way, but that th...
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...
John returns to the theme of 1 John 3:14 ff., be cause if the Church is the home of truth, still more is it the home of love. The evidence for our Divine sonship is that the love manifested by God in...
Beloved, let us love one another, because love has its source in God, and everyone who loves has God as the source of his birth and knows God. He who does not love has not come to know God. In this Go...
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...
MANIFESTED. App-106. TOWARD. in. App-104. The sphere in which the manifestation takes place. ONLY BEGOTTEN. See John 1:14. SON. App-108. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina_. LIVE. Compare App-170....
_In this was manifested_ Or, for the sake of uniformity with 1 John 4:10_; 1Jn 4:13; 1 John 4:17_, HEREIN _was manifested:_we have the same Greek in all four verses. -Herein" plainly refers to what fo...
Love is the Mark of the Children of the God who is Love 7. _Beloved, let us love one another_ See on 1 John 3:2. The transition seems abrupt, as if the Apostle had summarily dismissed an unwelcome sub...
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...
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...
ἘΝ ΤΟΎΤΩΙ ἘΦ. For the sake of uniformity with 1 John 4:10; 1 John 4:13; 1 John 4:17, Herein _was manifested_: we have the same Greek in all four verses. ‘Herein’ plainly refers to what follows: comp....
7–21. LOVE IS THE MARK OF THE CHILDREN OF THE GOD WHO IS LOVE...
ΈΦΑΝΕΡΏΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΦΑΝΕΡΌΩ (G5319) объяснять, делать очевидным, разоблачать. Это слово передает идею проявления того, что раньше было сокрыто (Marshall) ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΉΣ (G3439) единственный в св...
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...
IN THIS WAS MANIFESTED THE LOVE OF GOD, &C.— All the blessings of Providence are effects of the divine love to man; but St. John has said, 1 John 4:8 that _God is Love itself;_ and to illustrate that,...
HEREBY WE KNOW PART IV 1 John 4:7-21; 1 John 5:1-21 GOD IS LOVE Divine Sonship Tested By The Inter-Relationship Of: 1. Love 2. Faith 3. Righteousness CHAPTER XII _THE SOURCE OF LOVE_...
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. TOWARD US, [ en (G1722) heemin (G2254)] - 'in our case...
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...
4:9 us (c-4) 'In our case,' in respect of us. The idea of the love of God remains absolute. only it has been shown 'as respects us in this,' &c....
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....
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...
THE PERFECT LOVE THE SUREST TEST (1 John 4:7). (_a_) _Fraternal love the necessary product of the true knowledge of God, because God is love_ (1 John 4:7). (_b_) _The grand recent historical exhibi...
The Blessedness of Love. “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God, and every one that loveth of God hath been begotten and is getting to know God. He that loveth not did not get to kn...
The Incarnation is a manifestation of the love of God because it is a manifestation of the divine nature, and the divine nature is love. ἐν ἡμῖν, “in our souls” an inward experience. _Cf._ Galatians 1...
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...
GOD'S CHILDREN ARE KNOWN BY THEIR LOVE God's children can be identified by their love for others, which was first demonstrated by the Father. God was willing to give up His Son for the good of those l...
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (8) He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (9) In this was manifested the...
_LOVE MANIFESTED_ ‘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.’ 1 John 4:9 Of the reality of God’s...
9_In this was manifested_, or, _has appeared_. We have the love of God towards us testified also by many other proofs. For if it be asked, why the world has been created, why we have been placed in it...
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...
IN THIS WAS MANIFESTED THE LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS US,.... The love of God here spoken of, and instanced in, is not his general love to all his creatures, which is shown in the make of them, and in the su...
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. Ver. 9. _In this was manifested_] The very naked bowels o...
_In this was manifested the love of God_ Namely, most eminently above all other instances thereof; _because that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world_ That is, evidently, sent him, who was hi...
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....
The greatness of God's love:...
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...
7-13 The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. He that does not love the image of God in his people, has no saving knowledge of God. For it is God's nature to be kind, and to give happiness. The law o...
There could be no higher demonstration of his love, 1 THESSALONIANS 3:16....
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians but endured all things for us, that we might live in Him.[50]...
1 John 4:9 In G1722 this G5129 love G26 God G2316 manifested G5319 (G5681) toward G1722 us G2254 that...
‘In this was the love of God manifested in us, that God has sent his only unique Son into the world that we might live through him.' God's love as in mind in this passage is a love revealed in sending...
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 4:9-11. God is love; and IN THIS WAS THE LOVE OF GOD MANIFESTED IN US: it had its one supreme expression ‘in our case,' ‘in us' as its sphere. This explains what follows, in the perfect. THAT G...
WAS MANIFESTED (εφανερωθη). First aorist passive indicative of φανεροω. The Incarnation as in 1 John 3:5. Subjective genitive as in 1 John 2:5.IN US (εν ημιν). In our case, not "among us" nor "to...
WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...
1 John 4:7 Love is of God; God is Love. I. "Love is of God." This does not mean merely that love comes from God and has its source in God, that He is the Author or Creator of it. All created things a...
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._ There is love in our creation; there is lov...
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...
THIS IS HOW GOD. "God showed his love for us by ACTING IN HISTORY! See John 3:16....
1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 4:9 MIGHT LIVE. That is, receive eternal life. ⇐ ⇔...
1 JOHN 4:7 The Assurance of God through the Love of God. John’s teaching in these verses is like the apostle Paul’s “love chapter,” 1 Corinthians 13:1.1 JOHN—NOTE ON
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...
_In this love appeared:_ He now declares why he said, _God is Love._ It is because God hath declared His infinite love towards us by sending Christ in the flesh for our salvation, that by this means H...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 John 4:7.—The previous verses are in some sense an “aside.” The apostle now resumes his proper theme. His main truth is this—Love is the mark of the children of God,...
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 John 3:16; 1 John 4:10; 1 John 5:11; Colossians 3:3; Colossians 3:4;...
Was manifested. See on John 21:1; 1 John 3:5. Toward us [ε ν η μ ι ν]. Wrong. Not "among us," as John 1:14, nor "in us;" but as Rev., in margin, in our case. 67 Sent [α π ε σ τ α λ κ ε ν]. John descri...
THE LOVE OF GOD CHAPTER 1 John 4:7 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have always thought of the thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians as the Love Chapter. However, we have in the Word of God another chapter whic...
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...
Observe, 1. That God doth not only bestow love upon his people, but it is good pleasure to manifest that love. QUEST. Wherein has God manifested his love towards us? ANS. 1. In our creation, making...