David Guzik commentary on 1 John 4, where John encourages the believers to abide in God and His love, which is perfected among us.

1 John 4 In this chapter the apostle exhorts to try spirits ( ver 1 ), gives a note to try by ( ver 2, 3 ), shows who are of the world and who of God ( ver 4-6 ), urges Christian love by divers …

2019年4月13日 · 1 John 4:1. Beloved, believe not every spirit, — A simpleton believes every word that he hears, but “the wise man’s eyes are in his head,” so he examines what he sees and …

Study 1 John 4 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.

God is love, love as a test, love of one another, love of God, God's love of us, etc. are all stressed (1 John 4:7-21). One of the features of this whole epistle is the presentation of a number of …

1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 4:1-6 Christians who are well acquainted with …

What does 1 John chapter 4 mean? Chapter 4 includes two major ideas. The first is that believers ought to "test the spirits" to see whether they are from God (1 John 4:1–6). The second theme …

1 John 4:11-12. John really wants to pound the message of love into our heads. Sometimes he almost seems redundant with his message. That is necessary for us, and is in fact good …

"How can a believer know that his love for the Father is being perfected? This paragraph of 1 John [1 John 4:17 to 1 John 5:5] suggests four evidences [namely, confidence (1 John 4:17 …

(1 John 4:13-15) Assurance of the work of the Triune God in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that …