1 Jn 5:1 says, “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God”.  The Christ is a reference to Jesus as the Messiah, Jn 4:25-26.  As the Christ, he is the Son of David, Matt 22:41-45, and the Son of God, Matt 16:16, 26:63. According to 1 Jn...

The subject of 1 Jn 4:1-6 is “try the spirits”.  John exhorts us to believe not every spirit, v.1.  There are four main spirits.  The spirit of man, 1 Cor 2:11.  The Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, 1 Cor 2:11, 14.  The spirit of the world, 1 Cor 2:12,...

In 1 Jn 3:11-24 John wrote some things to give believers assurance that they are children of God.  He explained how we know.   From 1 Jn 2:29 through 1 Jn 3:10, John pointed out the distinctions between children of God and children of the devil.  Simply put, children of...

1 John 3:1-10 is a passage that is often misunderstood because of v.9, “Whosever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remained in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God”.  If we can come to the correct understanding of this verse, the...

1 Jn 2:18-29 is about antichrists and how to identify them and how to protect against them.  There is not just one antichrist.  There are many antichrists, v.18.  Jesus said there would be, Matt 24:24.  John wrote, “It is the last time”, which includes Tribulation saints.  And he said that...

In 1 Jn 2:8-17 John deals with three subjects.  He deals with a new commandment, spiritual maturity, and the right attitude toward the world. A New Commandment, 1 Jn 2:8-11 The new commandment that John wrote to them is the same new commandment Jesus gave in Jn 13:34.  Remember that...

There are two main points in 1 Jn 2:1-7 that we want to discuss in this lesson.  The first is that ye sin not, found in v.1.  And the second is that we keep his commandments, found in v.3.  There are many spiritual applications in 1 John that can help...

Manifestation and Declaration of the Word of Life, 1 Jn 1:1-4 John’s First Epistle General is a declaration of that which he saw and heard when Jesus, the Word of life, was on earth. He begins  his epistle in similar fashion to his gospel, writing of that which was from...

Christians should confess their sins. This question relates to whether or not a Christian should confess his sins, in order to be forgiven. In truth, the question has a twofold answer. The fact is, when you get saved, you confess the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom.10: 9-10) and not your sins....

Yes! Here are just a few examples of the worst changes that have been made in modern Bibles that distort clear references to Jesus’ deity. The doctrine of the deity of Christ is simply that Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh. When modern Bibles change verses that strongly...