A Pastor’s Thoughts on First John

1Jn 5:16-18  “If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a … Continue reading SIN NOT UNTO DEATH

1Jn 5:13-15  “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask … Continue reading HE HEARETH US

1Jn 5:9-12  “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not … Continue reading THE WITNESS OF GOD IS GREATER THAN THE WITNESS OF MEN

1Jn 5:6-8  “This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three … Continue reading BY WATER AND BLOOD

1Jn 5:3-5  “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son … Continue reading HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE NOT A BURDEN

1Jn 5:1-2  “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.” What a comfort it is in our lives … Continue reading IF WE LOVE HIM THAT BEGETS WE LOVE HIM THAT IS BEGOTTEN

1Jn 4:19-21  “We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth … Continue reading LOVING GOD REQUIRES THAT WE LOVE OUR BROTHER

1Jn 4:17-18  “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” Verse 16 of … Continue reading THERE IS NO FEAR IN LOVE

1Jn 4:15-16  “Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.” We have often heard it said that … Continue reading WE HAVE KNOWN AND BELIEVED THE LOVE OF GOD

1Jn 4:12-14  “No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent … Continue reading NO MAN HATH SEEN GOD