Monday, 11 May 2020

They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.  1 John 4:5

John returns to his mode of making contrasts. In the previous verse he said, “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.”… Read the rest

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