HOW CAN I BE SURE? 1 JOHN _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 CHRIST SPEAKS FOR US AND WE SHOULD OBEY GOD (1 JOHN 2:1-6) V1 My *children, I write these things to you so that you will not *sin. But if you do *sin, we have a friend who speaks to the *Father. Jesus Christ speaks on our behalf. He is good an... [ Continue Reading ]
The Christian who loves other Christians will be in the *light. Where there is *light there can be no *darkness. In the *light, one can see. In the *light, there is nothing to cause *sin or error.... [ Continue Reading ]
But, for the Christian who hates another Christian, there is no *light. He is wrong when he hates another Christian. He does not obey the command and he is in error. He is like someone in the dark. A person who wanders in the dark has lost his way. He does not know where he is. He does not know wher... [ Continue Reading ]
The person who existed even before time is the *Lord Jesus. He was with God. He was God before the world existed. These whom John calls ‘fathers’ know the *Lord Jesus. All Christians know him and God the Father. But these people whom John calls ‘fathers’ have a deeper knowledge of the *Lord. They ar... [ Continue Reading ]
All who believe in the *Lord Jesus become the children of God. God is their father and they have come to know him. The young children need to grow up to be mature. But they do have a real relationship with God. The fathers have known Jesus who was before all things. They need to continue to grow in... [ Continue Reading ]
John writes to all his readers as his *children. He calls them this to show that he loves them. He loves them as a father loves his children. He feels that he is responsible for them. He cares as parents care for their children. He is eager to warn them about the dangers that are coming. John calls... [ Continue Reading ]
The many false *Christs when John wrote had been in the church. Among these were the false teachers. They had caused problems in the church. They had then left the church with their group. They were no longer part of it. In fact, they had never really belonged in the church. By their actions, they s... [ Continue Reading ]
John does not write because he doubts their knowledge. But he writes to encourage them. He wants them to act on what they know. Because they know the truth, he is able to teach them more of the truth. They know the truth. They can recognise what is false. They know that no lie comes from the truth.... [ Continue Reading ]
Some people said that they knew God. But they denied the Son. Therefore, they have neither the *Father nor the Son. We know God only by the *Lord Jesus Christ. If we do not accept Jesus as the Son of God, we cannot know God the Father. Real Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God. They know... [ Continue Reading ]
To remain in the Son and in the *Father is to have *eternal life. This is the new life in the spirit. This life will never end. The *Lord Jesus has promised this life to all believers. He gives life to his people now. They will always live with God. This *eternal life has begun in all those people... [ Continue Reading ]
John writes about the false teachers. He warns his readers about them. These false teachers tried to lead people away from the truth. John was eager to correct the errors that they taught. He wants to be sure that none of his readers follow their lies. Verse 27 THE HOLY SPIRIT ALWAYS TEACHES US TH... [ Continue Reading ]
Christ is *righteous. There is no doubt about that. Those who do what is right are born of God. It is in the character of God that he is *righteous. So, his children will show some of that same character. A person is not born of God by means of that person’s good deeds. But those who are born of Go... [ Continue Reading ]