We Are in Him Who Is True John Newton: I am not what I ought to be — ah, how imperfect and deficient! I am not what I wish to be — I abhor what is evil, and I would cleave to what is good! I am not what I hope to be — soon, soon … [Read More...] 1 John 5:18-21

And This Is the Confidence Harry Ironside: Someday when we get home to heaven, we will see that many of the prayers we thought God had not heard were answered in His own wonderful way.   1 John 5:13-17 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that … [Read More...] 1 John 5:13-17

Whoever Has the Son Has Life Horatius Bonar: Upon a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another’s life, another’s death, I stake my whole eternity.   1 John 5:10-12 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him … [Read More...] 1 John 5:10-12

This Is He Who Came Robert Leighton: As the sun can be seen only by its own light, so Christ can be known only by His own Spirit.   1 John 5:6-9 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the … [Read More...] 1 John 5:6-9

This Is Love for God J.C. Ryle: Christ’s life secures the continuance of spiritual life to His people. They shall not fall away. They shall persevere unto the end. The divine nature of which they are partakers, shall not perish. The incorruptible seed within them shall not be destroyed by the devil and the world. Weak … [Read More...] 1 John 5:1-5

God Is Love Harry Ironside: When our hearts are occupied with His wonderful love, we remember that He loved us when we were unlovely, and some of us are not very lovely now. We remember that He loved us when we were unlovable, and some of us are not very lovable yet. If He could love … [Read More...] 1 John 4:16b-21

He Has Given Us of His Spirit John Stott: Without the Holy Spirit, our minds are dark and our hearts cold. Only the Holy Spirit can enlighten our minds to believe in Jesus and warm our hearts to love God and each other. So believing and loving are evidence that His Spirit is at work … [Read More...] 1 John 4:13-16a

The Love of God John Stott: It cannot be emphasized too strongly that God’s love is the source, not the consequence, of the atonement. God does not love us because Christ died for us; Christ died for us because God loved us. 1 John 4:9-12 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, … [Read More...] 1 John 4:9-12

The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The love of God can only be finally understood and appreciated in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is what God has done in Him and through Him that ultimately reveals it all. 1 John 4:4-8 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, … [Read More...] 1 John 4:4-8

Do Not Believe Every Spirit John Stott: The Spirit of God always honors the Son of God.     1 John 4:1-3 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of … [Read More...] 1 John 4:1-3