1 John 5

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1. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   Christian Perfection cites 1 John 5:18

   …And he cannot sin because he is born of God.” [1 John 3:8, 9] And those in the fifth: (1 John 5:18:) “We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God…

2. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

   Faith, Prayer, and the Life of Dependence cites 1 John 5:14

   …John provides the guardrail: “if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us” (1 John 5:14, ASV). Prayer in Jesus' name therefore submits desire to Jesus' lordship. This protects…

3. How to Succeed in the Christian Life (For Teens) · R. A. Torrey

   You Can Know cites 1 John 5:13

   …know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” — 1 John 5:13 (KJV) Some Christians spend years wondering whether they are really saved. Torrey says…

4. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

   Prayer-book Statements about Regeneration cites 1 John v. 18

   …doeth not righteousness 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…

5. Communion with God · John Owen

   That this communion is distinctly with the Father, Son, and Spirit cites 1 John v. 7

   That the saints have this communion distinctly with the Father, Son, and Spirit, 1 John v. 7 opened to this purpose; also, 1 Cor. xii. 4–6, Eph. ii. 18 — Father and Son mentioned…

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

   Dealing with Those Who Lack Assurance and with Backsliders cites 1 John v. 13

   …may be divided into two classes. 1. Those who lack assurance because of ignorance. 1 John v. 13, will show all such that we may know that we have eternal life. Often times when you ask…

7. Communion with God · John Owen

   Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites 1 John v. 20

   …and full of pardoning mercy in Christ. How this is to be had the Holy Ghost tells us, 1 John v. 20, “The Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is…

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

   The New Birth cites 1 John 5:1

   …and comes to its perfect manifestation. 4. The fourth result of the New Birth we find in 1 John 5:1, "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God." The fourth result of…

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

   Assurance of Salvation cites 1 John 5: 13

   …life. It is the believer’s privilege to know that he has eternal life. John says in 1 John 5: 13, R. V., “These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal…

10. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    The World cites 1 John v. 4

    …world heareth them." (1 John iv. 5.) "Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world." (1 John v. 4.) "We know that we are of God and the whole world lieth in wickedness." (1 John v. 19.)…

11. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    Bill Bright (1921 – 2003) cites 1 John 5:14 – 15

    …be My witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” 1 John 5:14 – 15 (ESV) — “This is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything…

12. The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer · Ochorus Originals

    The Gaze of the Soul cites 1 John 5:14–15

    …as Confidence in God, Tozer came at faith from another side. Preaching on the promise of 1 John 5:14–15, he lamented the great quantity of prayer offered in the churches that seemed to bring…

13. Real Questions – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    Can I Lose My Salvation? cites 1 John 5:13

    …believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). Real faith keeps going. Neither side says it doesn’t matter how you live, and both take…

14. The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith · Ochorus Originals

    The Witness of the Spirit cites 1 JOHN 5:13

    …that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life. 1 JOHN 5:13 That is sound pastoral wisdom. A believer who does not know whether she belongs to God is…

15. The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey · Ochorus Originals

    Because God Says So cites 1 JOHN 5:13

    …know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 1 JOHN 5:13 If there is one phrase that sums up Torrey, it is because God says so. Nowhere is it more…

16. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites 1 John 5:3

    …that is (as we must understand it), this is the proper evidence of love. So 1 John 5:3, “This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments.” So the Apostle James, speaking…

17. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Marks of the New Birth cites 1 John 5:1

    …in his General epistle, “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.” (1 John 5:1.) 2. But it is not a barely notional or speculative faith that is here spoken of by the…

18. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Spiritual Worship cites 1 John 5:18–20

    …and recapitulating the marks of our communion with God, by, “we know,” thrice repeated. (1 John 5:18–20.) 4. The tract itself treats, First, severally, of communion with the Father; (1 John…

19. George Müller of Bristol · Arthur T. Pierson

    The Word of God and Prayer cites 1 John v. 13

    …that is not according to His will,* for are we not turning His own word into prayer? * 1 John v. 13. So Mr. Müller found it to be. In meditating over Hebrews xiii. 8: "Jesus Christ the same…

20. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Assurance cites 1 John v. 19

    …that ye have eternal life.” (1 John v. 13.) And again, “We know that we are of God.” (1 John v. 19.) What shall we say to these things? I desire to speak with all humility on any…

21. How to Pray · R. A. Torrey

    Praying in the Name of Christ and According to the Will of God cites 1 John 5:14

    …heard and answered at once. 2. Great light is thrown upon the subject “How to Pray” by 1 John 5:14,15: “And this is the boldness which we have toward Him, that if we ask anything ACCORDING…

22. Baptism with the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    How the Baptism with the Holy Spirit can be obtained cites 1 John 5:14-15

    …then that the prayer is heard and that I have the request which I have asked of him. (1 John 5:14-15) That is, I have the Baptism with the Holy Spirit. I have then the right to arise from my…

23. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The tests of love to God cites 1 John v. 1

    …in the saints. “He that loves Him that begat, loves him also that is begotten of him” (1 John v. 1). It is possible to love a saint, yet not to love him as a saint; we may love him for…

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

    Dealing with Those Who Entertain False Hopes cites 1 John v. 4

    …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 that one who is really born of God overcomes the world and the…

25. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    Obedience cites 1 John 5: 3

    …Consider, God’s commands are not grievous: he commands nothing unreasonable. 1 John 5: 3. It is easier to obey the commands of God than sin. The commands of sin are burdensome —…

26. Communion with God · John Owen

    Inferences on communion with the Father in love cites 1 John v. 10

    …it up on this account, thou doest thy endeavour to make him a liar who hath spoken it, 1 John v. 10. Obj. 2. “I can believe that God is love to others, for he hath said he is love; but that…

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

    The Holy Spirit in the First Epistle of John cites 1 John 5:7

    …epistle which bears most direct witness to the Holy Ghost. It is the well known passage, 1 John 5:7: "There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost…

28. 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 v. 4

    …on the earth; for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." [Rom. viii. 9.; 1 John v. 4.; Col. iii. 2, 3] This is the language of the whole New Testament: this is the mark of…

29. The Unselfishness of God · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Second Epoch in My Religious Life (restoration of Belief) cites 1 John 5:1

    …There seemed to be nothing more to be said about it. Three passages especially struck me: 1 John 5:1: “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.” John 5:24: “Verily…

30. The Unselfishness of God · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Way of Escape cites 1 John 5:14 – 15

    …Him, we too may speak, and it shall be done. A brilliant new light shone on the words in 1 John 5:14 – 15: “This is the confidence we have in Him: that if we ask anything according to His will…

31. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 1 John 5: 19

    …be which go in thereat.’ Matt 7: 13. The greatest part of the world lies in wickedness. 1 John 5: 19. Divide the world, says Brerewood, into thirty-one parts, nineteen parts of it are…

32. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites 1 John 5:14

    …that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us,” (1 John 5:14). But as our faculties are far from being able to attain to such high perfection, we must…

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

    Dealing with the Willful and the Deluded cites 1 John v. 13

    …we have eternal life, it will awaken in a great many of them a desire for this assurance. 1 John v. 13, shows that it is the believer’s privilege to know. Acts xiii. 38, 39; x. 43, John iii.…

34. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Evelyn Christenson — What Happens When Women Pray cites 1 John 5:14–15

    …we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him” (1 John 5:14–15, NIV). Praying according to His will required first knowing His will — and knowing His…

35. George Müller of Bristol · Arthur T. Pierson

    New Lessons in God's School of Prayer cites 1 John v. 14

    …must be godly: we must not seek any gift of God to consume it upon our own lusts. (1 John v. 14; James iv. 3.) 5. Importunity in supplication. There must be waiting on God and waiting…

36. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites 1 John 5:14–15

    …by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” 1 John 5:14–15 — “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according…

37. Ever-Increasing Faith · Smith Wigglesworth

    The Discerning of Spirits cites 1 John 5:18

    …to be an open door. Hear what the Scriptures say : “That wicked one toucheth him not” (1 John 5:18). “The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : He shall preserve thy soul” (Psa. 121…

38. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites 1 John 5: 21

    …idolatry. Let us not be among God-haters. ‘Little children, keep yourselves from idols.’ 1 John 5: 21. As you would keep your bodies from adultery, keep your souls from idolatry. Take heed of…

39. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Three Kinds of Faith cites 1 John 5:13

    …eternal life, and that you may believe (with the heart?) on the name of the son of God” (1 John 5:13). Throughout his letter he is constantly reaffirming the experiencing of our faith. He…

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

    Receiving the Holy Spirit cites 1 John 5: 14

    …therefore you may know that your prayer is heard and that you have what you asked of Him (1 John 5: 14, 15). You may feel no different, but do not look at your feelings but at God’s promise.…

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