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Posted on September 19, 2018July 11, 2018

Spiritual Blindness: 1st John 2:11

Verse 11: Spiritual Blindness But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them. Someone may attend Church, volunteer, lead, and be well studied; they may give all their money to the poor, …

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Posted on September 15, 2018July 11, 2018

Still in the Darkness: 1st John 2:9c

VERSE 9: Still in the Darkness Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. “A brother or sister”: John again employs the vehicle of repetition to elucidate what he means by “our brothers or sisters” (See 1st John 2:9-11; 3:20, 15, 17; 4:20; 5:16); …

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Posted on September 13, 2018July 11, 2018

Hate: 1st John 2:9b

VERSE 9: Hate Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. “Hates”: John’s metaphor of darkness is the foundation used to introduce the supreme unholy attribute of hate in the same way that his metaphor of light is the foundation used to introduce the …

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Posted on September 11, 2018July 11, 2018

The Darkness: 1st John 2:9a

VERSE 9: The Darkness Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. John uses the mechanism of repetition to create, clarify, and consummate meaning in his writings, and we find the metaphor of darkness employed in three sets of repetition: 1st John 1:5-6 (CSB) …

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