1 John Chapter 5: Commentary

1: Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten out of God and every one that loves the one begetting loves him also that is begotten out [of] God 2: By this we know that we love the off-springs of God when we love God and keep his precepts 3: For this is the love of God that we keep his precepts and his precepts are not grievous 4: That all, the ones having been begotten out of God are conquering the system and this is the conquest that conquers the system even our faith 5: Who are the ones conquering the system if not the ones believing that Jesus is the Son of God 6: This is he that came by water and blood even Jesus the Christ not by water only but by water and blood And it is the Spirit that bears witness because the Spirit is Truth [1] 7: For there are three that bear record in heaven the Father the Word ^{John 1:1,14} and the Holy Spirit and these three are one [2] 8: And there are three that bear witness in earth the spirit and the water and the blood and these three agree in one 9: If we receive the witness of mortals the witness of God is greater for this is the witness of God ^YHWH which he has testified of his Son 10: The ones believing on the Son of God have the witness in themselves The ones that believe not God have made God a liar because they believe not the record that The God gave of his Son. 11: And this is the record that The God gives to us eternal life and this life is in his Son. 12: They that have the Son have life and they that have not the Son of God have not life. 13: These things have I written to you that believe on the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God. 14: And this is the confidence that we have in him that if we ask any thing according to his will he heareth us 15: And if we know that he hears us whatever we ask we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him 16: If any see their brother [or sister] sin a sin which is not unto death they shall ask and God shall give them life for them that sin not unto death There is a sin unto death I do not say that they shall pray for it. 17: All unrighteousness is sin but there is a sin not unto death 18: We know that whoever is born of God does not practice sin but they who are begotten out of God guard themselves and that wicked one touches them not 19: And we know that we are of God and the whole world lies in wickedness. 20: And we know that the Son of God is come and has given us an understanding that we may know him that is true and we are in him that is true even in his Son Jesus Christ This One is the true God ^{Godhead/Jesus is Jehovah} and the life eternal. 21: Little off-springs guard yourselves from the idols. Amen.

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[1] ^{1 John 5:6} The Spirit is Truth; ^{1 John 4:8} God is Love; ^{John 1:1} Jesus is the Word

[2] ^{1 John 5:7} is also known as the Johannine Comma or Comma Johanneun. Some claim the “Comma” was not present in any manuscript dating prior to the 16th century. If that is true…:

·         How could it have been found in a Syriac manuscript dated from around A.D. 170 (2nd century), or in a Latin manuscript from around 200 A.D. (3rd century)?

·         How could it have been included in resolutions made at the Counsel of Carthage in A.D. 415 (5th century)?

·         How could Cassiodorus have quoted it in A.D. 480 (5th century)?

·         How could 400 Bishops have quoted, and discussed it at length, in their defense of the trinity in A.D. 484 (5th century)? 

Cyprian wrote about it around A.D. 250 (3rd century), “The Lord says, ‘I and the Father are one’ and likewise it is written of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, ‘and these three are one.’”

The truth is, that 1 John 5:7 has been found in manuscripts and quotes dating from the 2nd century. So, any claims that it cannot be found before the 16th century are blatantly irresponsible and false.

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Matthew 5:17-19 commentary

 

 Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets I am not come to destroy but to fulfill ^{satisfy [the requirements of the Law] Colossians 2:14} For truly I say to you Till heaven and earth pass one yod or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all be satisfied ^{John 19:30} [1] Whosoever then shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach any so they shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven but whosoever shall do and teach them the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven [2]

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[1] ^{Matthew 5:17-18} Jesus said he came to satisfy the requirements of the Law.

Paul wrote that these requirements were against us ^{Colossians 2:14}.

Jesus said he came to satisfy the requirements (pay the debt), and he did with his death on the cross ^{John 19:30}.

[2] ^{Matthew 5:19} Before the cross, Jesus had not yet satisfied all the requirements of the Law ^{John 19:30}. Context: In Matthew 5:17-19 (and in Luke 16:17), he was speaking from the position of still being under the Law. The requirements/sin debt had not yet been paid when he said this.

To say that after the requirements were satisfied [the debt was paid] at the Cross ^{John 19:30}, all are still required to observe the Mosaic Law, misleads by taking this statement of Jesus out of context.

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1 John 2 Commentary

 

   1: My little children these things write I to you that you sin not And if ever any sin we have an advocate with the Father [1] Jesus Christ the righteous 2: And he is the appeasement for our sins and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world 3: And hereby we do know that we know him ^Jesus if we keep his ^Jesus’ commandments [2] 4: They that say I know him and keep not his commandments are liars and the truth is not in them 5: But whoso keeps his word in them truly is the love of God perfected this is how we know that we are in him ^{In Christ} 6: They that say they abide in him ought themselves also so to walk even as he walked [3] 7: Brothers and sisters I write no new commandment to you but an old commandment which you had from the beginning The old commandment is the word which you have heard from the beginning 8: Again a new commandment I write to you which thing is true in him and in you because the darkness is past and the true light ^Jesus now shines 9: They that say they are in the light ^{in Christ} and hate their brothers [and sisters] are in darkness even until now 10: They that love their brothers [and sisters] abide in the light and there is none occasion of stumbling in them 11: But they that hate their brothers [and sisters] are in darkness and walk in darkness and know not where they go because that darkness has blinded their eyes 12: I write to you little boys and girls because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake 13: I write to you fathers because you have known him that is from the beginning ^{John 1:1} I write to you youths because you have overcome the wicked one I write to you little children because you have known the Father 14: I have written to you fathers because you have known him that is from the beginning I have written to you youths because you are strong and the word of God abides in you and you have overcome the wicked one 15: Love not the [world]-system neither the things that are in the system If ever any love the system the love of the Father is not in them 16: For all that is in the [world]-system the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life ^{Genesis 2} is not of the Father but is of the [world]-system 17: And the world-system passes away and the lust thereof but they that do the will of God abide forever 18: Little children it is the last time ^{last days} and as you have heard that antichrist shall come even now are there many antichrists this is how we know that it is the last time ^{Last days} 19: They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out that they might be made manifest ^exposed that they were not all of us 20: But you have an unction from the Holy One and you know all things 21: I have not written to you because you know not the truth but because you know it and that no lie is of the truth 22: Who is a liar but they that deny that Jesus is the Christ They are antichrist that deny the Father and the Son [4] 23: Whoever denies the Son the same has not the Father (but) they that acknowledge the Son have the Father also 24: Let that therefore abide in you which you have heard from the beginning If that which you have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, you also shall continue in the Son and in the Father 25: And this is the promise that he has promised us even eternal life 26: These things have I written to you concerning them that seduce you [5] 27: But the anointing which you have received of him (Jesus) abides in you and you need not that any teach you but as the same anointing teaches you of all things and is truth and is no lie and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him 28: And now little children abide in him that when he shall appear we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming [6] 29: If you know that he is righteous you know that every one that does righteousness is born of him

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[1] ^{Matthew 1:18-20} 18: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph before they came together she was found with child by the Holy Ghost…the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Ghost.
^{see also Luke 1:35} 

Mary got pregnant by the Holy Spirit. That makes the Holy Spirit Jesus’ father. Yahweh is the Father. The Holy Spirit is the Father. Jesus is the Everlasting Father. Jesus is YHWH. Jesus is God.

[2] ^{1 John 2:3} It is Jesus’ commandments John is telling us to keep. What are Jesus’ commandments (see notes on Matthew 5:17-19)?

[3] 1 John 2:6 John is not commanding believers to be observant. Jesus was observant because he was a man born under the Law ^{Galatians 4:4}.  

Jesus said he came to satisfy the requirements (pay the debt), and he did by his death on the cross ^{John 19:30}.

What about what Jesus said in [3] Matthew 5:19? Before the cross, Jesus had not yet satisfied all the requirements of the Law ^{John 19:30}. Context: In Matthew 5:17-19 (and in Luke 16:17), he was speaking from the position of still being under the Law. The requirements/sin debt had not yet been paid. To say that after the requirements were satisfied [the debt was paid] at the Cross ^{John 19:30}, all are still required to observe the Mosaic Law is misleading and takes the words of Jesus out of context.

[4] ^{1 John 2:22} How can anyone say Christians and Muslims worship the same God when Allah has no son?

[5] ^{1 John 2:26} What are they being seduced with? In most of the New Testament, we read of believers being seduced with returning to the requirements of the Law.

[6] ^{1 John 2:28} Why would a believer be ashamed before Christ at his coming unless they had fallen away? This must be a reference to his 2^nd Coming.

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