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¶ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they
are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: .3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. |
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the spirits ... false prophets John is writing about prophets
because there were many false ones. If there were not to be true ones,
he would have said simply, Don't believe in prophets.
1 - Spirit Every prophet has a spirit. It is either the one Holy Spirit or it is a demonic spirit re1613. How then do we try the spirits? See is0819f. 2 - Hereby know ye Look at verses 2 and 3. What if a spirit says nothing about Jesus' coming in the flesh? This situation is not mentioned. The humanity of Christ was an important issue when this was written. Believing that Jesus literally took on human flesh is still important he0214 but so are other points. 3 - Antichrist He was already in the world. Some preachers today say he will come during the millennium. Compare this verse to 2th0207. See on 1jo0218. |
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¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. |
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¶ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every
one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
.8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. .10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. .12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. .13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. |
8 - To know Him is to love Him and the world. |
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¶ And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to
be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. .16 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. |
16 - He that dwelleth in love Compare jn1504. |
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¶ 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.
18 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. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. .20 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? 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. |
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