And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. Do not love the world nor the things in the world. Pentateuch Why is the church losing its young people? There was the hiding of his power. You are chosen of God to this end, that you should be "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, zealous of good works," and what is this but that you should walk even as he walked? If we refuse to obey Christs commandments it is clear that we do not really know the Saviour at all, we are not even beginners in the school of Christ. Jesus truly said, I and my Father are one, so that he that denieth the Son denieth the Father also. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. Early Religious Impressions. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. "Mine own God is he." It is said to have been the distinguishing mark of Caesar as a soldier that he never said to his followers "Go!" At times he was incapable of activity by reason of the weakness which he had incurred through fasting, and colds and exposure, There is no need to inflict useless torture upon the body. We have had our sects and our divisions all through that copying of the lines of the boys, instead of looking to the top-line that the Master wrote. 1:4. 1 Corinthians 2:1-5. And how was this? He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandment, is a liar and the truth is not in him. Poor souls! Such self-denial as may be helpful to the weak you ought to practise. What a walk would that be! And, then, think of his delight in God. John Piper Nov 18, 2018. Spurgeon comments: "Upon two chapters only, but thoroughly good, and full of sweetness and light." (Commenting and Commentaries) Apostolic instruction exemplified in First John; PAUL APPLE. From the time when Christ first began to preach, or when the gospel was first preached in your ears.. By his person and personal names. 1 John 2:13. i. 1 John 2:1-2. He that saith he abideth in him: " that is exactly what every Christian does say. The love of the world is essentially idolatry, and God will not be worshipped side by side with idols. If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. - Herman Hanko, Problems and Limitations of the Traditional "Sermon" Concept, Quitting Church: Why the Faithful Are Fleeing - Ingrid Schlueter, Should One Man Be The Dominant, Focal-Point Of A Church Service. Twice, you see, John says the same thing about the fathers, and he says nothing more concerning them; but truly to have known him that is from the beginning is practically to know all that even the fathers need to know or can know, for this knowledge includes all other that is worth knowing. The Old Testament 1 John 2:1. We have an Advocate: God's desire is that you may not sin. I heard one say he liked to see men preach with their feet; and this is it, " they ought also so to walk even as Christ walked." Little children, it is the last time: , You may read the passage, It is the last hour, as if John wanted to show how late it was, and how soon Christ would come: It is the last hour: . There is a "needs be" to every godly man that he should do what he ought. You cannot send your heart at the same time in two opposite ways, towards evil and towards good; you must make a choice between the two. Why I Don't Have a Television - John Piper, Why People Find the Bible Difficult - A. W. Tozer, Your Life is Like the Morning Fog - James P. Shelly, A Challenge to Unscriptural Traditions and Practice - Video, Are Seminaries Legitimate? And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. His dying words ought to ring in the ear of all who find it hard to pass by affronts, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." As a finger is nothing without the head, as the whole body is nothing without the head, so should we be nothing without our Lord Jesus Christ. He will so instruct you that you shall know all that is for your souls good, and for his own glory. (16-21) The advantage of faith, love, and obedience. 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Hear me!" Prophets 1 John 2:18. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. May the Holy Spirit graciously lead us all to this extraordinary walk of grace, for our Lord Jesus Christs sake! Oh, what a pleasure! "Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again." Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. O child of God, as thou wouldst fear to drink poison, as thou wouldst flee from a serpent, dread sin! Again I remind you that obedience is essential to Christian discipleship. Let me add to all this, that he who says that Christ is in him ought also to live as Christ lived in secret. Those men who are cavilling at what God does, questioning over what God has revealed, do not know him, for to know him is to adore him. 2. I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his names sake. Wisdom Literature This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Unholy ministers are a derision, and a scoff, and a by-word. O child of God, as thou wouldst fear to drink poison, as thou wouldst flee from a serpent, dread sin! Examine Yourselves as to Whether You Are in the Faith - updated, The Christian's Craving for God's Word - MacArthur, Sproul, Piper, Washer, Chan. Johannine Writings How it should humble us before the mercy-seat! There is nothing about God but what is delightful to a saint. "And truly our Fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3. Verses 1-11. Historical Books Saints Sorrowing and Jesus Glad! Stand fast, therefore, ye soldiers of the Cross, stand like rocks amidst the onslaught of the waves, and the victory shall yet be yours. That which is new in the gospel, in one sense, is not new in another; for, though John was about to write what he called a new commandment, yet, at the same time, he was writing something which was not novel, something which was not grafted upon the gospel, but which grows naturally out of it, namely, the law of love. General Epistles Sin promised freedom, and brought us bondage; grace now binds us, and ensures us liberty. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: We are to seek to live a perfectly holy life, but inasmuch as we constantly fall short of that ideal, here is our comfort; we still have an Advocate, we still have One who undertakes our cause, and pleads for us before his Fathers throne. Today we remain in Christ, and hope for ever to remain in him, as our Head. The overall theme of 2 John closely parallels 1 John's theme of a "recall to the fundamentals of the faith" or "back to the basics of Christianity" (vv. We recommend Pilgrim Publications, where the Ages disk may be purchased at a discount. General Epistles And the third day there was a marriage in . And if any man sin, . He delighted in God. In him was life, and that life was (efficiently and objectively) the light of men, Jn. 1-3 John: 1 Corinthians: 1 Timothy: Jude: 2 Corinthians: 2 Timothy: Revelation: 1 John 2:1. - Charles Spurgeon was the most extraordinary preacher of his day. Pride goeth not before salvation, but before destruction; and a haughty spirit is no prophecy of elevation, but the herald of a fall. Never saw these seas a pilot so able to steer according to his own judgment, and never one so carefully to follow the channel as marked down in the chart. The Old Testament 1 John 2:18-20 Whoever Remains is of God. That is all that little children need to know at first. "He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked." 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And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: It is only a puff, a phantom, a bubble, a mirage which will melt away as you try to approach it; there is nothing substantial in it. Biblical and Practical Advantages for Meeting Within Homes. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. Pauline Epistles So one man copies Christ, perhaps; a friend who hears him preach copies him, and his wife at home copies the hearer, and somebody copies her; and so it goes on all down the line, till we all miss that glorious hand-writing which Jesus has come to teach us. The Father anointed Christ of old with the same anointing, which rests on us in our measure. If I came and preached to you, and if I had the tongues of men and of angels, yet if I did not seek to do as my Master did, what avails all that I can say? You know what we did when we went to school. The "Clergy/Laity" Distinction: A Hindrance to the Church? By which is meant, not only that Jesus Christ died for Gentiles as well as Jews, and for some of all nations, but that there is that in the atonement of Christ which might be sufficient for every creature under heaven if God had so chosen every creature, the limitation lying, not in the value of the atonement itself, but in the design and intention of the Eternal God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point This is one of the great objects of all that is written by inspiration, that we may be kept from sin. John Piper Mar 17, 1985. Whoever comes to him shall receive deliverance from sin. Certainly you cannot paint a portrait of Christ in your own life unless you see him see him clearly, see him continually. Whoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: , They who deny the Deity of Christ practically deny the Divine Fatherhood of God. Prophets God is love, and God is light therefore, love is light, and the light of God is love. As the branch receives all its sap from the stem, so all the sap of spiritual life flows from Christ into us. He was, it is true, "a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief"; but still there was a deep spring of wondrous happiness in the midst of his heart, which made him always blessed; for he said to his Father, "I delight to do thy will, O my God! I dare say there was a good deal of slander and scandal in what they said; but I am also afraid that, if it were said today, there would be a vast deal of sorrowful truth in it. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. John 2:1. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. 10. At last the good man answered, "No, I shall not hear you, nor shall you hear me; but let us both sit down and hear the word of the Lord." 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If he were not perfectly able to meet all our other wants, if he were an expiation and nothing else, we should glory in him as our atoning sacrifice, for we always put that to the front, and magnify the virtue of his precious blood beyond everything: but at the same time we need an example, and it is delightful to find it where we find our pardon and justification. That which was from, the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled of the Word of life; The fact that Christ was really in the flesh, that he was no phantom, no shadow mocking the eyes that looked upon him, is exceedingly important, and hence . For this we ought to watch and strive, that we sin not. A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. 1 John 2:14. Should Pastors Be Salaried? Take care, take care, you that say that you are in Christ; you ought also to walk in all the lowliness and in all the tenderness of Christ, or else at the end you will be discovered to be none of his. Here both are conjoined: The Word of life, the vital Word. 9. It is this that make us bold to preach the Gospel to every creature, since we know there is no limit in the value of the atonement, though still we know that the design of it is for the chosen people of God alone. The Immortality of the Soul: Rich men glory in wealth, famous men in valour, great men in honour, and I in "mine own God." The promise God makes, is suitable to his own greatness, power, and goodness; it is . One of them said, "Where is that catholic holiness of which we have often heard so much?" 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No testimony excels that which is borne in ordinary life. Be ye imitators; of Christ as good soldiers, who cannot have a better model for their soldierly life than their Captain and Lord. The glory of Jesus is found in His compassion, and this was a miracle full of compassion. It is the nature of children to imitate their parents. Suppose you church-members are unjust in your trade; suppose that in your common conversation you are loose; suppose that in your acts you are licentious or untrue; what does the world say of your Christianity? 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