VERSE 10: The Light Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. This is the second test in John’s apostolic epistle given to believers so that we can verify that Christ is in us and we are in him. In these first …
The Love of God Perfected: 1st John 2:5a
VERSE 5a: The Love of God Perfected But whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. This verse contrasts John’s negative exposition (v. 4) of his second proposition (v. 3) with two positive expositions (v. 5a; v. 5b-6). I’ve divided this verse because it properly presents two thoughts: 5a: …
LOVE of CHRIST
The Love of Christ Compels Us: Every day I see the Love of Christ revealed in an every expanding scope, as the universe testifies of the every expanding presence of God, I am moved further and further in Christ. Certainly God has chosen to reveal His love through Christ because Christ was the only vessel in …