PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — I John
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 55,618 words · 70 reading sections
1 John 5:7
1 John 5:7 Ver. 7. For there are three that bear record in heaven,.... That is, that Jesus is the Son of God. The genuineness of this text has been called in question by some, because it is wanting in the Syriac version, as it also is in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; and because the old Latin interpreter has it no…
2,092 wordsSECTION 621 John 5:8
1 John 5:8 Ver. 8. And there are three that bear witness on earth,.... To the same truth of the sonship of Christ: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; by the "Spirit" is not meant the human Spirit or soul of Christ; for however that may be a witness of the truth of his human nature, yet not of his divine sonshi…
453 wordsSECTION 631 John 5:9
1 John 5:9 Ver. 9. If we receive the witness of men,.... The witness of a sufficient number of credible men, of men of good character and report, is always admitted in any case, and in any court of judicature; it was allowed of in the law of Moses; everything was proved and established hereby; upon this men were justi…
397 wordsSECTION 641 John 5:10
1 John 5:10 Ver. 10. He that believeth on the Son of God,.... As a divine person who came in the flesh, and obeyed the law, and brought in everlasting righteousness, and obtained life and salvation for men: he that with the heart believes in him for righteousness, and eternal life, he being the Son of God, truly and p…
488 wordsSECTION 651 John 5:11
1 John 5:11 Ver. 11. And this is the record,.... The sum and substance of it, with respect to the person of Christ, and the security of salvation in him, who is the true God, and eternal life: that God hath given to us eternal life; which is a life of glory and happiness hereafter; in the present state is unseen, but…
301 wordsSECTION 661 John 5:12
1 John 5:12 Ver. 12. He that hath the Son,.... Has a spiritual and experimental knowledge of him, true faith in him; who has him dwelling in his heart, and living in him: hath life: not only spiritual life, being quickened by him, and living by faith on him, but eternal life; the knowledge he has of him is eternal li…
155 wordsSECTION 671 John 5:13
1 John 5:13 Ver. 13. These things have I written unto you,.... Which are contained in the epistle in general, and particularly what is written in the context, concerning the victory of the world, being ascribed to him who believes that Christ is the Son of God; and concerning the six witnesses of his sonship, and the …
446 wordsSECTION 681 John 5:14
1 John 5:14 Ver. 14. And this is the confidence that we have in him,.... Either in God, to whom prayer is made; or in the Son of God, through whose blood and righteousness believers in him have confidence with God at the throne of grace; they can come with boldness and intrepidity, and use freedom and liberty of speec…
696 wordsSECTION 691 John 5:15
1 John 5:15 Ver. 15. And if we know that he hear us,.... As it may be assured he does hear and answer all such persons that ask according to his will: whatsoever we ask, we know, or are assured, that we have the petitions that we desired of him: for as it is the nature of that holy confidence, which believers have i…
120 wordsSECTION 701 John 5:16
1 John 5:16 Ver. 16. If anyone see his brother sin,.... Those who have such an interest at the throne of grace, and such boldness and freedom there, should make use of it for others, as well as themselves, and particularly for fallen believers; for a "brother"; not in a natural or civil sense, but in a spiritual sense…
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.