Sunday, 10 May 2020

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4

John now contrasts the faith of the believers he is addressing to the spirit of the Antichrist which he has been speaking of.… Read the rest

Saturday, 9 May 2020

…and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. 1 John 4:3

John now returns to the concept of the Antichrist that he discussed in verses 2:18-22.… Read the rest

Friday, 8 May 2020

By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 1 John 4:2

John just noted that we are to “test the spirits” in order to determine if they are of God. One concrete test is now provided concerning this.… Read the rest

Thursday, 7 May 2020

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1

John again uses the word “Beloved” to introduce an exhortation that he earnestly wants his reader to pay heed to.… Read the rest

Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. 1 John 3:24

John spoke of keeping “His commandments” in verse 3:22. In the previous verse, he then spoke of “His commandment,” meaning God’s commandment, that we believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ.… Read the rest