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

Tuesday, 5 May 2020

And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 1 John 3:23

In the previous verse, John said, “because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.”… Read the rest

Monday, 4 May 2020

And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. 1 John 3:22

John just spoke of confidence before God when our hearts do not condemn us. In this state, John writes, “And whatever we ask we receive from Him.”… Read the rest

Sunday, 3 May 2020

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. 1 John 3:21

John now states a truth based on what he just said in the previous verse. There, he said, “if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart.” Now, he begins his obviously truthful statement by saying, “Beloved.”… Read the rest

Saturday, 2 May 2020

For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 1 John 3:20

This is admitted to be a difficult verse by Greek scholars. Vincent’s Word Studies argues that the opening conjunction should be translated as a relative – “In whatever.”… Read the rest