1 John 4

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

   The Christian Conception of God, or the God of the Bible as Distinguished from the God of Christian Science and the God of Modern Philosophy cites 1 John 4:8

   "God is Spirit."—John 4:24. "God is Light."—1 John 1:5. "God is Love."—1 John 4:8, 16. Our subject this morning is "The Christian Conception of God, or The God of the…

2. Communion with God · John Owen

   Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the saints have with the Father cites 1 John iv. 8

   …it unto us; the manifestation whereof is the peculiar work of the gospel, Tit. iii. 4. 1. 1 John iv. 8, “God is love.” That the name of God is here taken personally, and for the person of the…

3. 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 4:10

   …shedding of His blood, is that by which God's holy wrath at sin is appeased. We read in 1 John 4:10, "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the…

4. Communion with God · John Owen

   Observations and inferences concerning the Spirit cites 1 John iv. 1

   …1 Tim. iv. 1; and we have a “command not to believe every spirit, but try the spirits,” 1 John iv. 1; and the reason added is, “Because many false prophets are gone out into the world;” —…

5. The Key Teachings of Ignatius of Antioch · Ochorus Originals

   Truly Born, Truly Crucified, Truly Raised cites 1 JOHN 4:2

   …of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God. 1 JOHN 4:2 If you read Ignatius’s letters one after another, one word begins to ring like a bell.…

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

   The Christian Conception of God—The Infinite Perfection and Unity of God cites 1 John 4:8

   "God is Light."—1 John 1:5. "God is Love."—1 John 4:8, 16. "With God All Things are Possible."—Matt. 19:26. "His Understanding is…

7. The Key Teachings of Andrew Murray · Ochorus Originals

   Obey and Abide cites 1 JOHN 4:19

   …are quick to hear any condition as a threat. We love him, because he first loved us. 1 JOHN 4:19 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Name one thing you know Christ wants you to do that you have…

8. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

   A Believer's Privilege at Death cites I John 4:18

   …Fear. Fear is the ague of the soul, which sets it shaking. ‘There is torment in fear.’ I John 4:18. Fear is like Prometheus’s vulture gnawing the heart. There is a mistrustful fear, a fear…

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

   Every Temper Contrary to Love cites 1 JOHN 4:18

   There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. 1 JOHN 4:18 The word perfection frightens people, and not without reason. It sounds like a claim to…

10. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.2 Love cites 1 John 4: 19

    …(4) Our love to God is a sign of his love to us. ‘We love him because he first loved us.’ 1 John 4: 19. By nature we have no love to God; we have hearts of stone. Ezek 36: 26. And how can any…

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

    Jesus Christ a Real Man cites 1 John 4:2

    …a real human body, a real human physical nature. Indeed, the Apostle John teaches us in 1 John 4:2, 3, that not to believe in the actuality of His human body, is a mark of the Anti-Christ.…

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

    Thee Have I Chosen cites 1 JOHN 4:1

    …spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 JOHN 4:1 So it is worth noticing how her call was in fact tested. It came after months of fruitful…

13. Communion with God · John Owen

    Inferences on communion with the Father in love cites 1 John iv. 16

    …it as revealed. “We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love,” 1 John iv. 16. This is the assurance which, at the very entrance of walking with God, thou mayest have…

14. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    Interior and Exterior Actions cites 1 John iv. 16

    …this way, is in love, and remains there: “And he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God” (1 John iv. 16). Then the soul may be said to be in a habitual act, resting even in this action. But its…

15. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The First Stage cites 1 John 4:5

    …and rightly is he so called; partly because he savoreth only the doctrine of this world, 1 John 4:5, (therefore he always goes to the town of Morality to church;) and partly because he…

16. The Key Teachings of John Wesley · Ochorus Originals

    Introduction cites 1 JOHN 4:16

    …hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 1 JOHN 4:16 John Wesley was an Oxford don who spent fifty years on horseback. He was a clergyman of…

17. Communion with God · John Owen

    Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites 1 John iv. 8

    …least glimpse of it that can possibly be discovered but in Christ. The Holy Ghost says, 1 John iv. 8, 16, “God is love;” that is, not only of a loving and tender nature, but one that will…

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

    The Holy Spirit in the First Epistle of John cites 1 John 4:13

    …know we that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He hath given us of His Spirit." 1 John 4:13. It is not so much, however, the indwelling of the Spirit that is here referred to, as…

19. The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody · Ochorus Originals

    Introduction cites 1 JOHN 4:10

    …we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 JOHN 4:10 Dwight Lyman Moody never finished school, never learned to spell with confidence, and was…

20. 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 iv. 5

    …world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God." [1 John iv. 5, 6] This is the description of the followers of Christ; and it is proof enough, that no…

21. Communion with God · John Owen

    How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites 1 John iv. 8–10

    …of electing love; and proposes the consideration of that love as a motive to holiness, 1 John iv. 8–10. (2dly.) It is so also of the exceeding love of the Son; whereof the testimonies are…

22. Absolute Surrender · Andrew Murray

    The Fruit of the Spirit is Love cites 1 John 4:8

    …God Is Love Now, why is it that the fruit of the Spirit is love? Because God is love (1 John 4:8). And what does that mean? It is the very nature and being of God to delight in…

23. Communion with God · John Owen

    Of communion with Christ in privileges cites 1 John iv. 18

    …this is a great share of their son-like freedom in obedience. It gives them joy in it. 1 John iv. 18, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear.” When their soul is acted…

24. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    An exhortation to love God cites 1 John iv. 16

    …who is love. Believing and obeying do not make us like God, but by love we grow like Him (1 John iv. 16). Love is a grace which most delights in God, and is most delightful to Him. That…

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

    Dealing with the Willful and the Deluded cites 1 John iv. 1

    …31; xx. 6; Deut. xviii. 10‒12; 2 Kings xxi. 1, 2, 6; 1 Chron. x. 13; Is. viii. 19, 20; 1 John iv. 1‒3; 2 Thes. ii. 9‒12, are passages to be used with this class. In dealing with all classes…

26. Ever-Increasing Faith · Smith Wigglesworth

    Life in the Spirit cites 1 John 4:4

    …it and act on it, for “greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). God means you to be in a place of overcoming, and has put a force within you whereby…

27. Ever-Increasing Faith · Smith Wigglesworth

    The Gift of Prophecy cites 1 John 4:1

    …that the Scriptures warn us in no uncertain manner concerning that which is false. In 1 John 4:1 we are told, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of…

28. Ever-Increasing Faith · Smith Wigglesworth

    The Discerning of Spirits cites 1 John 4:1

    …of the spirit. How important it is that the fire of God shall touch our tongues. In 1 John 4:1 we are told, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of…

29. Soar Like The Eagle · Gareth Evans

    Being Released cites 1 John 4:1

    …Such office is ‘God-given.’ 1 Cor.12:28 Should be recognized by current pastor/eldership. 1 John 4:1 Approved by congregation (election). 1 Tim. 3:7 On being appointed to the office of…

30. The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

    The Four Loves cites 1 JOHN 4:7

    …another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 1 JOHN 4:7 In 1958 Lewis was invited to record a series of radio talks on love for an American…

31. The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody · Ochorus Originals

    Love That Passeth Knowledge cites 1 JOHN 4:10

    …we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 JOHN 4:10 Love that can be refused There is one more thing Moody says, and it is the reason his…

32. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    Godly Relationships cites 1 John 4:4

    …by His fullness (Rom 8:37). Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world – 1 John 4:4.

33. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Walk: Christ Lived Through Us cites 1 John 4:20

    …as life” is mundane. “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar” (1 John 4:20, ASV). The highest spirituality must survive the dining table. Walking by the Spirit…

34. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Stand: Spiritual Warfare and Victory cites 1 John 4:1

    …“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God” (1 John 4:1, ASV). Testing requires Scripture, the confession of Christ, moral fruit, wisdom, and the…

35. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Three Kinds of Faith cites 1 John 4:4

    …expects you to win because “greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Paul could rightly say , “I am not ignorant of his tactics” (2 Corinthians 2:11). How…

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

    The Holy Spirit Guiding the Believer into a Life as a Son cites 1 John 4:1

    …always remember that many false spirits and false prophets have gone out into the world (1 John 4:1). Many are so worried to be led by some unseen power that they are ready to surrender the…

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

    A Reader’s Guide to Julia A. J. Foote cites 1 John 4:1

    …Again. Her account of her call through visions. Read it with respect, and with 1 John 4:1 beside it, and do not make it a pattern for your own guidance. A Word to My Christian…

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

    Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved and Know How, but Who Have Difficulties cites 1 John iv. 14

    …x. 13 (Emphasize “whosoever”); John iii. 16 (Emphasize the “whosoever”); Isaiah i. 18; 1 John iv. 14; John ii. 1‒2; Isaiah xliv. 22; Isaiah xliii. 25 are also useful passages in dealing with…

39. The Key Teachings of George MacDonald · Ochorus Originals

    Conclusion cites 1 John 4:7–19

    …slowly, with your Bible open. 4. Where has fear distorted your picture of God? Read 1 John 4:7–19 and let His love cast it out. 5. Read Hebrews 12:1–14 and ask God to make you holy…

40. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    Charity cites 1 John iv. 7

    …is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." (1 John iv. 7, 8.) I shall make no comment upon these texts. I think it better to place them before my…

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