First, it is needful to have a nature like that of Christ. The mercy is that you are not past hope. Luke-Acts Amen. I know that there are some here who cannot say that they are in Christ. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Now he has broken through the obscurity, and he begins his public ministry by working a miracle. His was the unique originality of absolute obedience. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. Pentateuch If all the professed Christians who live in London really walked as Christ walked, would not the salt have more effect upon the corrupt mass than the stuff which is now called salt seems to have? 1:4. 1 John 2:28-29. of Scripture. The self-denials which we practise should be such as he prescribes us. Come ye, then, to Christ for pardon, whether ye are Jews or Gentiles, whether ye are saints or sinners, whether ye are old or young, whether ye are moral or immoral, for God is both able and willing to forgive all manner of sin because of the propitiation offered by his well-beloved Son Jesus Christ the righteous.. it is very likely you would not obtain the desire that is now in your heart if you did that; for he that delights himself in God rises above the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and comes to desire that which God desires, and therefore it is that he wins the desire of his heart. LSB NET RSV ASV YLT DBY WEB HNV. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . I love not myself, but my Lord. 1 John 2:1-2. A new creature is essential to likeness to Christ: it is not possible that the carnal mind should wear the image of Jesus. - Charles Spurgeon was the most extraordinary preacher of his day. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. We are nothing apart from him. They that are saved from the death of sin need to be guided in the life of holiness, and it is infinitely condescending on the part of Christ that he becomes an example to such poor creatures as we are. Should Pastors Be Salaried? - Richard A. Wiedenheft, Immortality - The Gift Of God Through Faith In Jesus The Christ, Immortality or Resurrection of the Dead? As one by whom thy walk below Should never be forgot. 1 John 2:17. If we saw a man hanging over a deep pit, if we saw a man exposed to a sea of fire, and likely to perish in it, all our tenderest emotions would begin to flow, and we should pray in an agony of spirit, "Oh, God, save this man from danger!" 10. You are old men, and you like to think of old things. O child of God, as thou wouldst fear to drink poison, as thou wouldst flee from a serpent, dread sin! By which is meant, not only that Jesus Christ died for Gentiles as well as Jews, and for some of all nations, but that there is that in the atonement of Christ which might be sufficient for every creature under heaven if God had so chosen every creature, the limitation lying, not in the value of the atonement itself, but in the design and intention of the Eternal God. It is but "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal." 1 John 2:1. 1 John 2:2. This is the aim of election; this is the object of redemption; this is the fruit of calling; this is the concomitant of justification; this is the evidence of adoption; this is the earnest of glory; that we should be holy, even as Christ is holy, and in this respect should wear the lineaments of the Son of God. You certainly have not had the purpose of God fulfilled in you, dear friend, unless you have been conformed to the image of his dear Son. "Oh," say you, "we endorse the confession." Whoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: , They who deny the Deity of Christ practically deny the Divine Fatherhood of God. NO. Let those that want them have these novelties, these constant changes we who believe in Jesus have something far better, even the promise of eternal life. Thank you for registering. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.. 1 John 2:1. Do not, I pray you, be led astray by thoughtlessly following your fellow-men: it is a poor, sheepish business, that running in crowds. A strong emphasis in Spurgeon's preaching was God's grace and sovereignty over man's helpless state. We must go a little into detail; so I say, next, one main point in which we ought to walk according to the walk of our great Exemplar is obedience. They will rather learn from what you do amiss, than from what you say that is right. Their Worm Does Not Die: Annihilation and Mark 9:48, Evidence for the Resurrection - William Lane Craig -Text and Audio, The Evidence for Jesus - William Lane Craig - Text and Video. Do not imagine that there is any love to your souls in the heart of the preacher who preaches smooth things, and who flatters you with his Peace, peace, when there is no peace. "THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN" Chapter Two We have an Advocate who is also the propitiation for our sins and to truly know Him we must keep His commandments ( 1-6 ), especially to love one another ( 7-11 ). Daily devotions. Sin promised freedom, and brought us bondage; grace now binds us, and ensures us liberty. Note how love and life and light are most blessedly linked to one another. 1 John 2:3. - F. F. Bruce. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. It is Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, one anointed by the Father for the whole office of mediation, the whole work of salvation, and consequently for that of the intercessor or advocate. You are chosen of God to this end, that you should be "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, zealous of good works," and what is this but that you should walk even as he walked? 1. 1 John 2:18. 1 John 2:7. You cannot be Christians if this spirit of love is foreign to you. Is it a hopeless case then? Johannine Writings Message. The beginning of John 1:1 is profound: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Dear friends, you see how it ought to be with you also. But they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. God help you to do so. PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON 1 John 2:1-29, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. See to it, dear friends, that your nature is renewed that the Holy Ghost has wrought in you a resurrection from among the dead; for, if not, your walk and conversation will savour of death and corruption. There is nothing about God but what is delightful to a saint. i. 1 John 2:4. I dare say there was a good deal of slander and scandal in what they said; but I am also afraid that, if it were said today, there would be a vast deal of sorrowful truth in it. 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Surely, beyond any other quality, we see in the career of the Son of God the perfection of self-abnegation. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. and who, though he was rich, brought himself down to poverty for our sakes, that we might be rich unto God. Jesus Is Our Helper. Christ lived for God, and for God alone; let us live after his fashion. "And truly our Fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3. Thus Saith The Lord: Or, The Book of Common Prayer Weighed in the Balances of the Sanctuary, Confession of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and Constance Kent, The Axe at the RootA Testimony Against Puseyite Idolatry, A Sermon to Open Neglecters and Nominal Followers of Religion, Justification by FaithIllustrated by Abram's Righteousness, Consecration to GodIllustrated by Abraham's Circumcision, The Power of Christ Illustrated by the Resurrection, The Master's ProfessionThe Disciple's Pursuit, Number One Thousand; Or, Bread Enough and To Spare, The Joy of the Lord, the Strength of His People, The Glorious Master and the Swooning Disciple, The Real Presence, the Great Want of the Church, Messrs. Moody and Sankey Defended; Or, a Vindication of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith, Abraham's Prompt Obedience to the Call of God, Hearken and Look; Or, Encouragement for Believers, A Monument for the Dead, and a Voice to the Living, The Doctrines of Grace Do Not Lead to Sin, Return, Return, O Shulamite; Return, Return!, A Summary of Experience and a Body of Divinity, The Ascension and the Second Advent Practically Considered, The Song of a City, and the Pearl of Peace, A Sweet Silver Bell Ringing in Each Believer's Heart, The True Tabernacle, and Its Glory of Grace and Peace, Our Lord's Prayer for His People's Sanctification, The Abiding of the Spirit the Glory of the Church, Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: A New Years Promise, The Mustard Seed: A Sermon for the Sabbath-School Teacher, Noahs Faith, Fear, Obedience, and Salvation, Jehovah-Shammah: A Glorious Name for the New Year, Christs Resurrection and Our Newness of Life, Israels Hope; Or, the Centre of the Target, Redemption Through Blood, the Gracious Forgiveness of Sins, The Statute of David for the Sharing of the Spoil, The Agreement of Salvation by Grace with Walking in Good Works, Many Kisses for Returning Sinners, Or Prodigal Love for the Prodigal Son, The Simplicity and Sublimity of Salvation, Witnessing Better than Knowing the Future, The Incomparable Bridegroom and His Bride, Spiritual Revival, the Want of the Church, The Songs of Degrees as a Whole Psalm 120-134, Faith's Checkbook Devotional (Scripture Index), David Guzik :: Hechos 2 El Espritu Santo Es Derramado Sobre la Iglesia, Four Views on the Millennium - Study Resources, Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Lamentations 4, Harmony of the Gospels - Study Resources - Study Resources, David Guzik :: Gnesis 2 La CreacinTerminada; Adn en el Jardn del Edn, Jonathan Edwards :: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, David Guzik :: Apocalipsis 20 Satans, el Pecado y la Muerte son Finalmente Eliminados, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), 1 Samuel 17-25 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Lamentations 1-5 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith). 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