Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. JohnAlexander, William
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Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John
Alexander, William
Bible. Epistles of John -- Commentaries
All unrighteousness unto death.
is sin: and there
is a sin not unto death.
ANOTHER VERSION.
And His commandments
are not heavy,
for whatsoever is born
of God conquereth the
world: and this is the
conquest that hath conquered
the world--the
Faith of us. Who is
he that is conquering
the world, but he that
is believing that Jesus
is the Son of God?
This is He that came
by water and blood--Jesus
Christ: not with
the water only, but
with the water and
with the blood. And
the Spirit is that which
is ever witnessing that
the Spirit is the truth.
For three are they who
are ever witnessing, the
Spirit and the water
and the blood: and the
three agree in one.
If we receive the witness
of men the witness
of God is greater;
because the witness of
God is this, because (_I
say_) He hath witnessed
concerning His Son.
He that is believing on
the Son of God hath the
witness in him, he that
is not believing God
hath made Him a liar:
because he is not a
believer in the witness
that God witnessed
concerning His Son.
And this is the witness,
that God gave
unto us eternal life,
and this life is in His
Son. He that hath the
Son hath the life, he
that hath not the Son
of God hath not the
life. These things have
I written unto you that
ye may know that ye
have eternal life--ye
that are believing in
the name of the Son
of God! And this is
the boldness which we
have to Himward, that
if we ask any thing
according to His will,
He is hearing us: and
if we know that He is
hearing us, we know
that we have the desires
that we have
desired from Him. If
any man see his brother
sinning sin not unto
death, he shall ask,
and _God_ shall give him
life--(I _mean_ for those
who are not sinning
unto death). Not concerning
this _sin_ am I
saying that he should
make request. All unrighteousness
is sin,
and there is sin not
unto death.
DISCOURSE XI.
_BIRTH AND VICTORY._
"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 of God?"--1 JOHN v. 3, 4, 5.
St. John here connects the Christian birth with victory. He tells us
that of the supernatural life the destined and (so to speak) natural
end is conquest.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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