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Think of that. 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. 1 John 2:8. The "Clergy/Laity" Distinction: A Hindrance to the Church? 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. Do you blame them that it is so? There is an arm that can reach you: there is a voice that calls you calls you even now; hear it: "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and besides me there is none else." When every word of his is precious to us and when we strive to live according to his precepts, then we know that we are in him. This is even more than knowing that we know him, for it is the assurance that we are united to him by a living connection which can never be broken. Not, he that doeth some great thing to be seen of men, not, he that builds a row of almshouses, or leaves a great mass of money to charity when he dies, because he could not possibly carry it away with him, not, he that sounds a trumpet before him to let everybody know what a good man he is; not, he that must needs outdistance everybody else; but, he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. Obedience to the will of God is the pathway to perpetual honour and everlasting joy. We recommend Pilgrim Publications, where the Ages disk may be purchased at a discount. Christian love is by no means so plentiful as it might be, nor holy living, either. Saint Bernard was a man whom I admire to the last degree, and I count him to be one of the Lord's choice ones; yet in the early part of his life there is no doubt that he lessened his powers of usefulness to a large extent by the emaciation which he endured, and the way in which he brought himself to death's door. C.H. So walk as he did who made himself of no reputation, but took upon himself the form of a servant. Minor Prophets A new creature is essential to likeness to Christ: it is not possible that the carnal mind should wear the image of Jesus. In Him: Like Him. Obedience is the test of discipleship. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. Does this strike you as an easy thing? I have a sea before me with as much sailing, room as Noah in the ark. - Hal Licino, Why Modern Liberalism is Contrary to Christianity, Matthew 24 The End of the Holy City - Morrison Lee, Scripture Charts As Relates to the Second Coming, The Beast of Revelation Revealed - Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, The Destruction of Jerusalem - Proof of Christianity, The Last Days According to Jesus - R. C. Sproul, All the N.T. Stand fast, therefore, ye soldiers of the Cross, stand like rocks amidst the onslaught of the waves, and the victory shall yet be yours. 1 John 2:1. What does the phrase "gnashing of teeth" mean? 1 John 2:13. (1,2) The purifying influence of the hope of seeing Christ, and the danger of pretending to this, and living in sin. The Whole Bible O child of God, as thou wouldst fear to drink poison, as thou wouldst flee from a serpent, dread sin! I do not care. God help us to get there. It is said to have been the distinguishing mark of Caesar as a soldier that he never said to his followers "Go!" And, then, think of his delight in God. Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. Thereby the promise of eternal life is made sure. Is My Church Really A New Testament Church? Describing his original readers' spiritual state ( 12-14 . Christ lived for God, and for God alone; let us live after his fashion. Minor Prophets - Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. Remember children of God, that this is the language of John, the apostle of love; but true love is honest, outspoken, heart-searching, heart-trying. 1 John 2 - A Study Guide By Mark A. Copeland. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.. Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. Jesus ChristUnique Savior or Average Fraud? That is all that little children need to know at first. Our Saviour had lived on the earth for thirty years, and had worked no miracle. "Be ye imitators of God, as dear children." GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point When we read the word "ought," if we are honest men, we begin to look about us and to make enquiries as to the reason and the measure of this obligation. THE twelve apostles were favored with the most intimate intercourse with . Jesus Is Our Helper. Some of the most powerful evidence that proves Jesus to be Whom he claimed to be is found in the historical fulfillment of the prophsies He foretold in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 a.d. A Mystery! 1 John 2:19-20. For this we ought to watch and strive, that we sin not. You may teach your children at home, or teach them in the Sunday-school class; but if they see your lives to be Christless, prayerless, godless, they will not learn any good from you. He delighted in God. A Christian man in a discussion attempted to defend the truth, but his opponent grew angry, and cried out vehemently again and again, "Hear me! 55. Historical and Theological Themes - 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. There was the hiding of his power. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. Oh, brethren, let us find our pleasure, our treasure, our heaven, our all, in the Lord our God, even as our Lord Jesus did. D, The Duration And Nature Of Future Punishment - Henry Constable. 1 John 2:10. "And truly our Fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3. 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." Jesus truly said, I and my Father are one, so that he that denieth the Son denieth the Father also. This volume collects his thoughts on 1 John in a commentary format, with illustrations and applications culled from his sermons and writings. Revelation 2. The Life of Jesus: Lord, Liar or Lunatic? When we try to be, in every respect, what Gods Word tells us we ought to be, then may we know that we are in God; but if we walk carelessly, if we take no account of our actions, but do, after a random fashion, whatever comes into our foolish hearts, then have we no evidence at all that we are in God. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. We are nothing apart from him. Following in the Non-conformist tradition, he quickly became one of Britain's most popular preachers. For all that is in the world, the best of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 1 John 2:1. Far from it: If any man sin, . Prophets Many a sweet night he spent in those prayer-times of his in fellowship with the Father. A quaint collection of lectures about great preachers with unusual characteristics. The following is an excerpt from The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on 1 John 2. Poetical Books I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you, for his names sake. This is one of the great objects of all that is written by inspiration, that we may be kept from sin. You must get to commune with Jesus. These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. How holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners is the man who tries to walk even as Christ walked. 1 John 2:1. 1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. Pentateuch Look to Jesus, and to him alone. He was born in Kelvedon, Essex in 1834, to a family of clerics. He that saith he abideth in him: " that is exactly what every Christian does say. (11-15) That love described by its actings. Luke-Acts That which is the subject of promise is also the subject of precept; and the precepts of the gospel are given to Christians because, in this way, God keeps his own promise, and so leads me to obey his precepts. of Scripture. I desire to propagate nothing but his truth, and not my own ideas": then will you have exhibited the self-denial of Jesus. These two things are such deadly opposites that they cannot live together where the love of the father is, there cannot be the love of the world. The Great Lie: What about the Immortal soul? 2. B. Lightfoot, Consummation of the pre-Messianic Age and the Parousia, Destruction of Jerusalem vs. His was the unique originality of absolute obedience. The Holy Spirit descended upon him, and rested upon him, and we have an unction from the same Holy One. General Epistles The beginning of John 1:1 is profound: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. How it should humble us before the mercy-seat! Benefit from the incredible wisdom of Charles Spurgeon, passage by passage. The New Testament An "ought" is a compulsion to a true heart. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. As one who fain would keep apart From all thou lovest not.. Commentary on 1 John 2:24-29. This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 130:1-8; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-2. Here again John repeats his former statement concerning the young men, but he adds to it because ye are strong and the word of God abideth in you. There is a purpose in the repetition of each case, it is to emphasize the importance of the apostolic declarations. Prophets 1. He was called "The Prince of Preachers" because of his sermons. Whosoever denieth the Son the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. That, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. I do not care even about that; for unless you are made meek and lowly in heart you will not find rest unto your souls. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. To find love, you had need send a lover; one whose soul is full of love is the most likely to discover it. The everlasting love of God, the covenant made with Christ before the worlds were formed these are things that are very dear to you; and you prize beyond all other; him that is from the beginning.. I know that there are some here who cannot say that they are in Christ. 1 John 2:15. but he always said "Come!" Observe, And this, beloved, again, must all be the fruit of the one Spirit that is in Christ and in us. 1 John 2:15-17.To you all, whether fathers, young men, or little children, I say, Love not the world Pursue your victory by overcoming the world, and all the temptations which may assault you from it, whether from prosperity or adversity, from riches or poverty, honour or reproach, pleasure or pain, life or death; from the persons of the world, or from the things that are in the world . Then, if you are not in Christ, you are out of Christ; and out of Christ your position is dangerous, terrible, ruinous. Jehovah Tsidkenu: The Lord Our Righteousness, Election No Discouragement to Seeking Souls, Alas For Us, If Thou Wert All, and Nought Beyond, O Earth, Children Brought to Christ, and Not to the Font. By his person and personal names. He is altogether without spot or trace of sin, and so shall we be when the Spirit's work is done. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. And then note again another point, and that is his great tenderness, and gentleness, and readiness to forgive. - Charles Spurgeon was the most extraordinary preacher of his day. A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 1904, DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON LORD'S-DAY EVENING, SEP. 3RD, 1876. Published April 23, 2018. There is nothing like going to.the fountain-head. 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? It ought not, then, to be difficult to make a choice between these fleeting shadows and the everlasting substance. Major Prophets GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point And Christ persevered in such living; he never turned aside from it at all; but as he lived so he died, still serving his God, obedient to his Father's will, even unto death. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. We are in Christ, dear brethren, as the manslayer was in the city of refuge: I hope that we can say we abide in him as our sanctuary and shelter. May our lives be a mosaic of perfect obedience, and our deaths the completion of the fair design. John Piper Mar 17, 1985. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Whoever comes to him shall receive deliverance from sin. 1 John 2:20. Poetical Books Love is the true test of light, that light which leads us to love God, to love Christ, to love the truth, to love Gods people, ay, and to love the whole world of men for their good, this is the love that attests the light we have to be the very light of God. You may have it general notion of what Christ is like, and you may put a good deal of colour into your copy; but I am sure you will fail unless you see the grand original. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It cannot be supposed that the Spirit of God in any case produces unholiness: the thought were blasphemy. Johannine Writings But he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. You must love your enemies, or you will die with the Creed in your throats. Minor Prophets Dear friends, you see how it ought to be with you also. Scripture: 1 John 2:18-27. I can never think of his life as an unhappy one. And that is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. 1 John 2:14. And now, little children, abide in him;-How John continues to urge us to stand fast in Christ. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. 1 John 2:7-9. You know what we did when we went to school. What does it mean to take the Lord's name in vain? GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible We cannot be Christians unless we are in Christ; and we are not truly in Christ unless in him we live and move and have our being, and the life of Christ is lived over again by us according to our measure. Why, it becomes to them a thing of contempt. Both his audiences and his written works were voluminous: he often preached (out of doors without amplification) to crowds bettering 10,000, and the sheer number of his written sermons is staggering. Come ye, then, to Christ for pardon, whether ye are Jews or Gentiles, whether ye are saints or sinners, whether ye are old or young, whether ye are moral or immoral, for God is both able and willing to forgive all manner of sin because of the propitiation offered by his well-beloved Son Jesus Christ the righteous.. A complete set of Spurgeon's sermons is available in e-text format from Ages Software. Do not imagine that there is any love to your souls in the heart of the preacher who preaches smooth things, and who flatters you with his Peace, peace, when there is no peace. If Jesus bids us do anything, he first does it himself. (Read 1 John 2:24-29) The truth of Christ, abiding in us, is a means to sever from sin, and unites us to the Son of God, John 15:3,4. 9. I seek not myself, but Christ. John 2:1-11. This is to be the last charge of our great adversary and all his hosts. 1 John - Tests of Eternal Life - A Devotional Commentary; For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from . Wisdom Literature He cannot be a Christian unless this be true of him, and . 75 Bible Commentaries - Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Pulpit Commentary, etc. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Does not that text draw a very sharp distinction between those who love the Lord, and those who love him not? Man's Privilege and God's Power! Hear me!" The most persuasive sermon is the example which leads the way.

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