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Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. The paternal note in John’s voice continues as he tenderly shepherds his beloved children in the faith through the many trials they …
NET: 2:12 I am writing to you, little children, that your sins have been forgiven because of his name. 2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that you have conquered the evil one. 2:14 I have written to you, children, …
The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. The second reason Christians should not love this world is because the realm of darkness and its evil desires are passing away and only those who do the will of God will remain forever. The world and its desires: …
For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. John cannot possibly have the creation or blessings of God in view when he speaks of “the world” because he says here that nothing in the world comes …
For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The “κόσμος” (kosmos) can reflect five principle meanings in the New Testament (Baker's Encyclopedia of the Bible, Vol. 2, p. 2163): The universe created by God with design …
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. The inner-sanctum of God’s temple is our heart; the holy of holies in the temple of the Holy Spirit. “Love” has been identified as the positive expression of Christ’s light in the …
I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. Commendation and assurance (2:12–14) precede …
I am writing to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that you have conquered the evil one. Commentaries treat this section with near complete unity as an exhortation to the Church, rather than providing the reason John is writing his epistle, …
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(NIV) I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. (NET) I am writing to you, little children, that your sins have been forgiven because of his name. The next three verses use the phrase “I am writing to you, dear children” joined with the conjunction …
NET: Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have already heard. 2:8 On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you which is true in him and in you, because …
