1 John 2

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1. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites 1 John 2:3

   …and sure evidence of grace to persons' own consciences. This is very plain in 1 John 2:3: “Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.” And the testimony of…

2. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

   Three Kinds of Faith cites 1 John 2:14

   …is one who “has overcome the evil one, being strong as the word of God abides in him” (1 John 2:14). They are active in the battle for righteousness; walking in victory, and getting to…

3. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   Christian Perfection cites 1 John 2:13

   …(as he afterwards addeth,) “because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you.” [1 John 2:13, 14] Ye have quenched the fiery darts of the wicked one, [Eph. 6:16] the doubts and fears…

4. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

   Prayer-book Statements about Regeneration cites 1 John ii. 29

   …is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.” (1 John v. 18; 1 John v. 1; 1 John ii. 29; 1 John v. 4; 1 John v. 18; 1 John iii. 10.) Of course I am aware that many divines…

5. Communion with God · John Owen

   That this communion is distinctly with the Father, Son, and Spirit cites 1 John ii. 15

   …to each person manifested — Faith in the Father, John v. 9, 10; and love towards him, 1 John ii. 15, Mal. i. 6 — So in prayer and praise — It is so likewise with the Son, John xiv. 1 — Of…

6. Communion with God · John Owen

   Of the things wherein we have communion with the Holy Ghost cites 1 John ii. 20

   …the Spirit, 2 Cor. i. 21. We have “an unction from the Holy One, and we know all things,” 1 John ii. 20, 27. I cannot intend to run this expression up into its rise and original; also, I have…

7. The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton · Ochorus Originals

   The Flag of the World cites 1 JOHN 2:15

   …that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 And a word must be said to anyone who is tempted by despair. Your life is not yours to…

8. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites 1 John 2:1

   …will be denied to us, as there is nothing which the Father can deny to him (1 Tim. 2:5; 1 John 2:1; see sec. 36, 37). To this it is necessary to refer all that we have previously taught…

9. The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon · Ochorus Originals

   Why Saints Persevere cites 1 JOHN 2:19

   …were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us. 1 JOHN 2:19 Spurgeon also took the warnings of Scripture seriously. He did not explain them away. He…

10. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Perseverance cites I John 2:27

    …remaineth in him.’ I John 3:9. ‘The anointing ye have received of him abideth in you.’ I John 2:27. (2.) As God has asserted it, so he has promised it. The truth of God, the most orient…

11. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 24 — Election Confirmed by the Calling of God cites 1 John 2:19

    …the words of John, “If they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us,” (1 John 2:19). Hence, also, the magnificent triumph of Paul over life and death, things present, and…

12. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    Regeneration cites 1 John ii. 29

    …that He is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of Him.” (1 John ii. 29.) Sometimes it is ascribed to the Spirit,—and He in fact is the great agent by whom it is…

13. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The tests of love to God cites 1 John ii. 15

    …are inconsistent. “If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John ii. 15). Love to God swallows up all other love, as Moses’ rod swallowed up the Egyptian rods.…

14. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The usefulness of mortification to the vigour of our spiritual lives cites 1 John. ii. 15

    …rendering its object beloved and desirable, so expelling the love of the Father, 1 John. ii. 15, iii 17; so that the soul cannot say uprightly and truly to God, “Thou art my portion,”…

15. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Those Who Entertain False Hopes cites 1 John ii. 29

    …sinful lives. In the case of many forms of sin, a good passage to use is 1 Cor. vi. 9‒10. 1 John ii. 29 will also in many cases sweep away this false hope. 1 John v. 4‒5 is useful as showing…

16. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites 1 John 2:1

    …him in every emergency that arises. It is the same word that is translated "advocate" in 1 John 2:1, "If any man sin, we have an advocate (parakleton) with the Father, Jesus Christ the…

17. How to Succeed in the Christian Life · R. A. Torrey

    Bible Study cites 1 John 2: 14

    …joy (Jer. 15: 16); and peace (Ps. 85: 8). It will give you victory over the evil one (1 John 2: 14); it will give you power in prayer (John 15: 7); it will make you wiser than the aged and…

18. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 1 John 2: 20

    …work of the Spirit, have we had the healing work? ‘Ye have an unction from the Holy One.’ 1 John 2: 20. The Spirit, where it is, stamps the impress of its own holiness upon the heart; it…

19. Communion with God · John Owen

    Of the way the saints hold communion with Christ as to personal grace cites 1 John ii. 16

    …and sees it all to be vanity, — that “the world passeth away, and the lust thereof,” 1 John ii. 16, 17. These beloveds are no way to be compared unto him. It views also legal…

20. Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 3 · Ochorus Originals

    Introduction: Growing Up cites 1 John 2:14

    …you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.” — 1 John 2:14 (BSB) Strong. Full of God’s Word. Winning against evil. That’s what John saw in the young…

21. Communion with God · John Owen

    Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites 1 John ii. 23

    …idol, and not the only true God. He that hath not the Son, the same hath not the Father, 1 John ii. 23; and not to have God as a Father, is not to have him at all; and he is known as a Father…

22. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

    An inquiry into the reason, why the generality of Christians fall so far short of the holiness and devotion of Christianity cites 1 John ii. 16

    …the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world." [1 John ii. 16] Let not any one look upon this as an imaginary description of charity, that looks fine…

23. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

    The Holy Spirit in the First Epistle of John cites 1 John 2:20

    …and is truth and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him." 1 John 2:20, 27. We have previously referred to the symbol of oil, and the figure of anointing, with…

24. Communion with God · John Owen

    Of communion with Christ in a conjugal relation, in its consequential affections cites 1 John ii. 27

    …and a true knowing the mind of Christ. This we have by special unction from Christ, 1 John ii. 27, “We have an unction from the Holy One, and we know all things,” 1 John ii. 20. Now, the…

25. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

    Showing how difficult the practice of humility is made, by the general spirit and temper of the world. How Christianity requireth us to live contrary to the world cites 1 John ii. 16

    …is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life," [1 John ii. 16] This is an exact and full description of the world. Now will you say that this world is…

26. The Key Teachings of Hudson Taylor · Ochorus Originals

    Communion Broken and Restored cites 1 JOHN 2:15

    …that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 “We have to take our choice: we cannot enjoy both the world and Christ.” The Bridegroom…

27. The Unselfishness of God · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Third Epoch in My Religious Life (the Restitution of All Things) cites 1 John 2:2

    …to be the “propitiation not for our sins only, but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 John 2:2). However great the ignorance, however grievous the sin, the promise of salvation is…

28. Communion with God · John Owen

    Other consequential affections cites 1 John ii. 1

    …relieves it with mercy and pardon; so that his shall not sink utterly under their burden, 1 John ii. 1, 2. By one, more, or all of these ways, doth the Lord Jesus manifest his conjugal…

29. Communion with God · John Owen

    Of communion with Christ in holiness cites 1 John ii. 1

    …weakens faith in its proper workings. His whole intercession is founded on his oblation, 1 John ii. 1, 2. What he purchased by his death, that — nor more nor less, as hath been often said —…

30. Communion with God · John Owen

    The foundation of our communion with the Holy Ghost cites 1 John ii. 1

    …— an “advocate” and a “comforter;” in the first sense our Saviour is called παράκλητος, 1 John ii. 1. Whether it be better rendered here an advocate or a comforter may be doubted. Look into…

31. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Difference Between Walking by Sight, and Walking by Faith cites 1 John 2:15

    …thing. All these St. John warns us of, under that general term “love of the world.” [1 John 2:15] It is not so much to men of the world, as to the children of God, he gives that…

32. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Atonement: God's Doctrine of the Atonement vs. Unitarian and Christian Science Doctrines of the Atonement cites 1 John 2:2

    …death of Jesus Christ is that a propitiation is provided for the whole world. We read in 1 John 2:2, "He is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole…

33. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The New Birth cites 1 John 2:29

    …on sinning, not making a practice of sin. Of what he is making a practice appears in 1 John 2:29, "If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that everyone also that doeth righteousness is…

34. Ever-Increasing Faith · Smith Wigglesworth

    The Gift of Tongues cites 1 John 2:20

    …unknown tongue to edify myself, so that, after being edified, I can edify the church. In 1 John 2:20 we read, “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.” In verse 27…

35. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and the Body cites 1 John ii. 15

    …‘and to be desired to make one wise.’ In John’s description of what is in the world (1 John ii. 15), we find the same threefold division, ‘the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and…

36. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    The Unction from the Holy One cites 1 John ii. 20

    …all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in Him.’—1 John ii. 20, 27. In the revelation by Moses of God’s Holiness and His way of making holy, the…

37. The Key Teachings of Julia A. J. Foote · Ochorus Originals

    Love Not the World cites 1 JOHN 2:15

    …that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 One chapter of Julia Foote’s memoir bears the title Love not the World, and it opens with…

38. The Secret of Guidance · F. B. Meyer

    The Fulness of the Spirit cites 1 John ii. 27

    …with Christ, for it is written, "As it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. " ‑‑ (1 John ii. 27.) Whenever you are conscious of leakage, when the exhaustion of service has been greater…

39. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Sit: Our Position in Christ cites 1 John 2:6

    …warns, “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked” (1 John 2:6, ASV). The test of “sitting” is not how elevated our vocabulary becomes but whether grace…

40. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites 1 John 2:1

    …at hand to take another's part. It is the same word that is translated “advocate” in 1 John 2:1, “My little children, these things write me unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man…

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