BIBLE STUDY MANUALS: 1 JOHN CHAPTER 5

FIRST JOHN CHAPTER FIVE

OBSERVATION STAGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The purpose of the observation stage is to maintain focus on the text at hand in accordance with the framework in which it was written: a framework which is defined by the normative rules of language, context and logic - rules which do not impose undue, unintended meanings to the text , and which largely limit the observer to the content offered by the books of 1st John and the Gospel of John. In order for any passage from elsewhere to be considered, it must have a relationship with the context at hand, such as a Scriptural quotation or a specific cross reference in the passage at hand by the author. This will serve to avoid going on unnecessary tangents elsewhere; and more importantly, it will provide the framework for a proper and objective comparison with passages located elsewhere in Scripture.

Remember that something elsewhere may be true, but in the text at hand it may not be in view.

The last two verses of 1 John chapter 4 appear to be best considered as the first two verses of chapter 5.

I) [1 Jn 4:20-21-5:1-21]:

A) (1 Jn 4:20) IF A CHILD OF GOD, BORN OF GOD SAYS 'I LOVE GOD' AND HATES HIS BROTHER IN THE FAITH, HE IS A LIAR; FOR A CHILD OF GOD, BORN OF GOD WHO DOES NOT LOVE HIS BROTHER WHOM HE HAS SEEN, HE CANNOT LOVE GOD WITH THAT SAME AGAPE, GODLY, SELF-SACRIFICIAL LOVE AS GOD LOVED US WHEN HE GAVE UP HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, WHOM HE HAS NOT SEEN

1) [Manuscript Evidence for 1 Jn 4:20]:

2) [1 Jn 4:20]:

3) [Compare 1 Jn 2:5]:

4) [Compare 1 Jn 3:23]:

5) [Compare 1 Jn 3:17]:

6) [Compare 1 Jn 4:10]:

B) (1 Jn 4:21) CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD INCLUDING THE APOSTLES ARE COMMANDED BY GOD / JESUS CHRIST: THOSE WHO LOVE GOD SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER ALSO - THE TWO GO HAND IN HAND

1) [Manuscript Evidence for 1 Jn 4:21]:

2) [Compare 1 Jn 2:10]:

3) [Compare 1 Jn 3:11, 16-17, 23; cf. Jn 13:34]:

C) (1 Jn 5:1a) WHOEVER IS THE BELIEVING ONE THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST - A SINGLE MOMENT OF BELIEVING TO BECOME THE BELIEVER UNTO BECOMING BORN OF GOD IS IN VIEW

THE STATEMENT THAT JESUS IS "THE CHRIST" DEFINES HIM IN SCRIPTURE AS BOTH GOD AND MAN - AS "THE ANOINTED ONE," "THE MESSIAH" OF GOD, "THE ONE AND ONLY, UNIQUE SON OF GOD," WHO MADE A PROPITIATION FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND; AND THROUGH A MOMENT OF FAITH IN HIM - IN HIS PROPITIATION OF SINS - ONE HAS ETERNAL LIFE

THE OLD TESTAMENT TESTIFIES TO THE ANOINTED SERVANT - THE CHOSEN ONE OF THE LORD, GOD THE RIGHTEOUS ONE, THE HOLY ONE, THE SON OF MAN, THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL WHO WILL BE BORN AS A CHILD, A SON OF ISRAEL. HE WILL BE EXECUTED AND THEREBY BEAR THE INIQUITIES OF ALL MANKIND, AND JUSTIFY MANY, BRINGING SALVATION TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, JUSTICE TO THE NATIONS AND EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS. AND HE SHALL RULE THE WORLD FOREVER - HIS NAME WILL BE CALLED WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, MIGHTY God, ETERNAL FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE

1) [Manuscript Evidence for 1 Jn 5:1]:

2) [Interlinear of 1 Jn 5:1]:

3) (1 Jn 5:1a) WHOEVER IS THE BELIEVING ONE THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST - A SINGLE MOMENT OF BELIEVING TO BECOME THE BELIEVER UNTO BECOMING BORN OF GOD IS IN VIEW

4) (1 Jn 5:1a) THE STATEMENT THAT JESUS IS "HO CHRISTOS," (GREEK), RENDERED "THE CHRIST" DEFINES HIM IN SCRIPTURE AS GOD AND MAN, AS "THE ANOINTED ONE," "THE MESSIAH" OF GOD - THE ONE AND ONLY, UNIQUE SON OF GOD WHO MADE A PROPITIATION FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND AND THROUGH A MOMENT OF FAITH IN HIM - IN HIS PROPITIATION OF SINS - ONE HAS ETERNAL LIFE

a) [Mt 16:13-17 - Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God]:

b) [Jn 20:30-31 - Those who believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God have eternal life

c) [Jn 1:25-34 - Jesus is the Christ, the One Who takes away sin, Who is the Son of God]:

d) [1 Jn 2:1-2 - And Jesus Christ, the Righteous One is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world]:

e) [Jn 1:12-13 - Those believing in Jesus' name become children of God, born of God]:

f) [Jn 3:16 - A moment of believing in God's giving of His One and only, unique Son to be the propitiation for the sins of all mankind gives one eternal life]:

5) (1 Jn 5:1a) THE OLD TESTAMENT TESTIFIES THE ANOINTED SERVANT - THE CHOSEN ONE OF THE LORD, GOD THE RIGHTEOUS ONE, THE HOLY ONE, THE SON OF MAN, THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL WILL BE BORN AS A CHILD, A SON OF ISRAEL - TESTIFYING TO HIS HUMANITY. HE WILL BE EXECUTED AND THEREBY BEAR THE INIQUITIES OF ALL MANKIND, AND JUSTIFY MANY, BRINGING SALVATION TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, JUSTICE TO THE NATIONS AND EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS. AND HE SHALL RULE THE WORLD FOREVER - HIS NAME WILL BE CALLED WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, ETERNAL FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE - TESTIFYING TO HIS DIETY

a) [Ps 2:1-12 - The Anointed of the LORD God shall rule the world]:

b) [Isa 9:6-7 - A Child will be born of, a Son given to Israel. He will rule the world forever - His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace - testifying to His Humanity and to His Diety]:

c) [Isa 42:1-4 - The Servant of God, His Chosen One as the Anointed One and as Ruler will bring forth justice to the nations of the world]:

d) [Isa 49:1-13 - the Servant of the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One in the sense of God's Chosen / Anointed One will bring salvation to the ends of the earth]:

e) [Isa 53:1-12 - The Servant of the LORD in the sense of God's Chosen / Anointed One: the Righteous One will bear the iniquities of all mankind, and justify many]:

f) [Isa 61:1-2]: . The One anointed by the LORD to bring good news to the afflicted]:

g) [Jer 23:5-6 - The LORD will raise up a Righteous Branch in the sense of God's Chosen / Anointed One Who will reign as King as the "LORD our Righteousness"]:

h) [Dan 7:13-14 . The Son of Man will have everlasting dominion over the world]:

i) [Dan 9:24-27 . The Messiah will be executed and thereafter bring everlasting righteousness]:

D) (1 Jn 5:1a) THE ORDER IN TIME OF ONE BECOMING THE BELIEVING ONE THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST FOLLOWED BY, I.E., RESULTING IN, HAVING BEEN BORN OF GOD IS IN VIEW IN 1 JN 5:1; AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND, AS SOME CONTEND

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(Jn 1:12) AS MANY INDIVIDUALS OF HIS OWN CREATION WHO RECEIVE THE WORD, THE LIFE, THE LIGHT OF MEN, CREATOR, ETERNAL GOD IN A COMPLETED ACTION INSTANT OF BECOMING BELIEVERS IN HIS NAME, I.E., BY TRUSTING IN HIS CAPACITY, WILLINGNESS AND TRUSTWORTHINESS TO PROVIDE AN ETERNAL LIFE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH HIS ATONING SACRIFICE FOR SINS; ARE BORN OF GOD, AS CHILDREN OF GOD, TO WHOM GOD GAVE HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THE AUTHORITY TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD, RESULTING IN AN ETERNALLY SECURE ETERNAL LIFE FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

[Compare Jn 1:12-13]:

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E) (1 Jn 5:1b) WHOEVER OF THOSE THAT BELIEVED THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST, I.E., CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD, FOR THE WHILE THAT THEY ARE EXPRESSING AGAPE, GODLY LOVE FOR GOD THEIR FATHER, THEY MUST ALSO BE EXPRESSING AGAPE, GODLY LOVE FOR THOSE WHOM THE FATHER HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO - FOR FELLOW CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD; OR THERE IS NO AGAPE LOVE BEING EXPRESSED AT ALL - IN THE SENSE THAT THE ONE GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE OTHER

1) [Manuscript Evidence for 1 Jn 5:1]:

2) [Interlinear of 1 Jn 5:1]:

3) [1 Jn 5:1b]:

a) [Compare 1 Jn 4:21 NASB]:

b) [Compare 1 Jn 2:10]:

c) [Compare 1 Jn 3:11, 16-17, 23; cf. Jn 13:34]:

F) (1 Jn 5:2) BY THIS CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD, APOSTLES INCLUDED, KNOW THAT THEY LOVE ONE ANOTHER WITH AN AGAPE, GODLY LOVE: WHEN / WHILE THEY EXPRESS AGAPE, GODLY LOVE TOWARD GOD AND WHEN / WHILE THEY OBSERVE [DO] HIS COMMANDMENTS. LIKEWISE, CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD CANNOT EXPRESS AGAPE, GODLY LOVE TOWARD GOD WITHOUT ALSO EXPRESSING AGAPE, LOVE TOWARD ONE ANOTHER AND WITHOUT ALSO OBEYING HIS COMMANDMENTS. THEY ALL GO HAND IN HAND - WITHOUT DOING THE ONE, THEY ARE NOT DOING THE OTHERS. SO SINCE GOD HAS COMMANDED CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER, ONE CANNOT SAY THAT ONE LOVES GOD WHEN / WHILE ONE DOES NOT OBEY GOD'S COMMANDMENTS, FOR EXPRESSING AGAPE, GODLY LOVE TOWARD ONE ANOTHER IS ONE OF GOD'S COMMANDMENTS

1) [Manuscript Evidence for 1 Jn 5:2]:

2) [1 Jn 5:2]:

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(1 Jn 2:5) ... AND WHOEVER MAY KEEP HIS WORD, TRULY IN HIM THE LOVE OF GOD [HAS] BEEN PERFECTED / MADE COMPLETE; IN THIS WE KNOW THAT IN HIM WE ARE...

[Compare Lev 19:18]:

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G) (1 Jn 5:3a) CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD KNOW THAT THEY ARE EXPRESSING AGAPE / GODLY LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER WHEN / WHILE THEY ARE EXPRESSING AGAPE / GODLY LOVE TOWARD GOD AND ARE OBSERVING / DOING HIS COMMANDMENTS

H) (1 Jn 5:3b) SINCE 1 JN 5:3a STATES, "FOR THIS IS THE LOVE OF GOD, THAT WE [CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD] KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS;" AND SINCE 1 JN 5:3b STATES "AND HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE NOT BURDENSOME," IN THE SENSE OF WHEN / WHILE THE CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD ARE EXPRESSING AGAPE, GODLY LOVE TOWARD GOD AND WITH ONE ANOTHER - ENDEAVORING TO KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS, ALBEIT IMPERFECTLY - WITHOUT PERFECT MOMENTS WITHOUT SIN AS THEY WALK IN THE LIGHT OF GOD'S ABSOLUTE RIGHTEOUSNESS, ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR IMPERFECTIONS BEFORE A HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS GOD, TO BE PURIFIED FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, (1 JN 1:5-10); THEN KEEPING GOD'S COMMANDMENTS BECOMES AN ONGOING EXPRESSION OF THEIR AGAPE, GODLY LOVE FOR HIM, AND ARE NOT A BURDENSOME TASK TO PERFORM OUT OF FEAR OF HIM

I) (1 Jn 5:3b-5) THE LAST PHRASE OF THE PREVIOUS VERSE, 1 JN 5:3b "AND HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE NOT BURDENSOME" CANNOT TO BE LIMITED TO BE THE BEGINNING OF 1 JN 5:4-5, AS SOME CONTEND

FOR 1 JN 5:3a STATES, "FOR THIS IS THE LOVE OF GOD, THAT WE [CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD] KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS; "WHEREUPON 1 JN 5:3b STATES "AND HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE NOT BURDENSOME," IN THE SENSE OF WHEN / WHILE THE CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD ARE EXPRESSING AGAPE, GODLY LOVE TOWARD GOD AND WITH ONE ANOTHER - ENDEAVORING TO KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS, ALBEIT IMPERFECTLY - WITHOUT PERFECT MOMENTS WITHOUT SIN AS THEY WALK IN THE LIGHT OF GOD'S ABSOLUTE RIGHTEOUSNESS, ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR IMPERFECTIONS BEFORE A HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS GOD, TO BE PURIFIED FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, (1 JN 1:5-10); HENCE KEEPING GOD'S COMMANDMENTS BECOMES AN ONGOING EXPRESSION OF THEIR AGAPE, GODLY LOVE FOR HIM, AND ARE NOT A BURDENSOME TASK TO PERFORM OUT OF FEAR OF HIM.

AND 1 JN 5:3b ALSO HAS IN VIEW - LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT 2 VERSES, (1 JN 5:4-5) - THE CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD WHEN / WHILE THEY EXPRESS INTERNALLY AND/OR EXTERNALLY THE SURE HOPE OF THEIR VICTORY IN OVERCOMING THE WORLD - THEIR CERTAIN FUTURE ETERNAL STATE WHEN THEY WILL HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO PERFECT ETERNAL BEINGS WITH A RESURRECTION BODY LIKE THEIR RISEN SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. SO AS THEY LOOK FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE TO THEIR FUTURE WHEN THEY WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR VICTORY OF HAVING OVERCOME THE WORLD AS THE RESULT OF THE MOMENT WHEN IN THE PAST THEY BECAME CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD THROUGH A MOMENT OF FAITH ALONE IN JESUS AS THE SON OF GOD, (1 JN 5:5) - THE CHRIST, (1 JN 5:1) - ALONE UNTO ETERNAL LIFE, THEY FIND IN THEIR TEMPORAL LIVES THAT GOD'S COMMANDMENTS ARE ALL THE MORE NOT BURDENSOME

1) [Manuscript evidence for 1 Jn 5:5]:

2) [1 Jn 5:3b-5]:

3) [Compare Jn 16:11]:

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(1 Jn 3:2) BELOVED, NOW AS WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD, AND IT HAS NOT APPEARED AS YET WHAT WE WILL BE. WE KNOW THAT WHEN HE APPEARS, WE WILL BE LIKE HIM, BECAUSE WE WILL SEE HIM JUST AS HE IS

[Ref. 1 Jn 2:28]:

[Phil 3:20-21]:

[1 Cor 15:49-54]:

(1 Jn 3:3) CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD, WHEN / WHILE THEY TRUST THAT WHEN CHRIST APPEARS THEY WILL BE JUST AS HE IS: IN AN ETERNAL RESURRECTION BODY WITH HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, GOD PURIFIES THEM JUST AS JESUS CHRIST IS PURE - THEY ARE PURIFIED FROM ALL TEMPORAL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

[Compare Titus 2:13]:

[Eph 1:18-19]:

[Compare 1 Jn 5:13]:

[Compare Eph 1:13-14]:

(1 Jn 3:3 cont.) CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD, WHEN / WHILE THEY TRUST THAT WHEN CHRIST APPEARS THEY WILL BE JUST AS HE IS: IN AN ETERNAL RESURRECTION BODY WITH HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, GOD PURIFIES THEM JUST AS JESUS CHRIST IS PURE - THEY ARE PURIFIED FROM ALL TEMPORAL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS (cont.)

[Compare Ro 4:9b]:

[1 Jn 1:7, 9]:

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J) (1 Jn 5:3b-5, cont) IN 1 JN 5:4 THE WORD RENDERED "WHATEVER" IS NEUTER IN GENDER EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF BECOMING A CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD, WHICH EXPERIENCE RESULTS IN THEIR HAVING OVERCOME THE WORLD - LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING RECEIVED A COMPLETED - FUTURE VICTORY OVER THE WORLD - NOT IN THEIR MORTAL LIVES BUT IN THE FUTURE STATE OF ETERNAL LIFE IN PERFECT RESURRECTION BODIES JUST LIKE THE LORD'S. THIS IS MORE SPECIFICALLY DEFINED BY THE NEXT PHRASE RENDERED, "AND THIS IS THE VICTORY THE [ONE WHICH] DID OVERCOME THE WORLD - OUR FAITH," IN THE SENSE THAT THE MOMENT OF FAITH ALONE IN CHRIST ALONE GAVE THEM THE COMPLETE - FUTURE VICTORY BY GIVING THEM GOD'S FREE, GRACE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE WHICH WOULD ENABLE THEM TO OVERCOME THE WORLD AT THEIR RESURRECTION. THIS IS CONFIRMED IN VERSE 5 WITH, "WHO IS [THE ONE] WHO IS [THE] OVERCOMING [ONE OF] THE WORLD, IF NOT [THE ONE] WHO IS [THE] BELIEVING [ONE] THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD?" NOTE THAT THIS VICTORY DOES NOT GUARANTEE SUBSEQUENT VICTORY IN THE TEMPORAL LIFE OF THE CHILD OF GOD, BORN OF GOD. FOR NO CHILD OF GOD, BORN OF GOD CAN CLAIM TO LIVE PERFECT MOMENTS WITHOUT SIN, (1 JN 1:8, 10).

1) [1 Jn 5:4b Interlinear]:

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(1 Jn 2:15-17) BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD NOR THE THINGS IN THE WORLD IMPLYING THAT THE WORLD DOES NOT REFLECT THE HOLINESS OF GOD AS IT DID WHEN HE FIRST CREATED IT. AND WHILE ANYONE LOVES THIS WORLD WHICH IS CONTAMINATED WITH EVIL, THEIR AGAPE LOVE FOR GOD THE FATHER IS NOT IN THEM. FOR ALL THAT IS IN THE WORLD, THE LUST OF THE FLESH, AND THE LUST OF THE EYES AND THE BOASTFUL PRIDE OF LIFE IS NOT FROM THE FATHER. IT IS FROM THE WORLD. THE WORLD IS PASSING AWAY, AND ALSO ITS LUSTS - ITS UNGODLINESS; BUT THE ONE WHO DOES THE WILL OF GOD, I.E, THE ONE WHO BELIEVES IN THE NAME OF GOD'S SON FOR ETERNAL LIFE WILL RECEIVE FORGIVENESS OF SINS AND BE RESURRECTED UNTO ETERNAL LIFE, AND DO GOD'S WILL AND LIVE FOREVER

[Compare 1 Jn 2:4-5]:

[Compare James 4:4]:

Possibilities to consider:

» The man who in his experience lives his entire life as holy as God is, thus he will live forever with God having earned eternal life all by himself - without God's help. This requires absolutely perfect, holy living which is not possible with man «

[Compare 1 Jn 1:5-10]:

[Compare Ro 2:7]:

[Compare Ro 3:10-12, (cf. Ps 14:1-3; 53:1-3)]:

» A general but imperfect pattern of doing the will of God will result in one living forever is not in view and not biblical «

» The one who believes in Jesus Christ's atonement for ones sins unto eternal life, which according to Scripture, is the will of the Father in order for one to receive eternal life, lives forever with Him. Furthermore, as part of God's plan for those who believe in His Son, one will be resurrected unto eternal life and will only have the capacity to live strictly in accordance with God's will corroborating that all who believe in God's Son for eternal life are destined to live perfectly in accordance with God's will forever with God «

[Compare Jn 6:27-29 (cf. 1 Jn 2:12; 5:9-13; Jn 1:12-13; 3:16, )]:

[Phil 3:20-21 (cf. Ro 8:22-23; 1 Cor 15:42-44; 51-54)]:

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K) (1 Jn 5:6a & b) THE WORD RENDERED "WATER" IN 1 JN 5:6a & b REFERS TO JESUS CHRIST'S WATER BAPTISM BY JOHN THE BAPTIST WHICH UNIQUELY IDENTIFIED WHO HE IS AND UNIQUELY INAUGURATED HIS EARTHLY MINISTRY: "THE LAMB OF GOD WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD" - THE SON OF GOD, BOTH GOD AND MAN. AND THE WORD RENDERED "BLOOD" IN 1 JN 5:6a & b REFERS TO JESUS CHRIST'S UNIQUE, PERSONAL AND ACTUAL SACRIFICE BY THE SHEDDING OF HIS BLOOD AS A PROPITIATION FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND. AUTHOR JOHN IS REFUTING THOSE WHO CONTEND THAT JESUS WAS MERELY A MAN AND THAT THE SON OF GOD, THE CHRIST DESCENDED UPON HIM AT HIS BAPTISM AND LEFT HIM TO DIE ON THE CROSS BY HIMSELF

1) [Manuscript Evidence for 1 Jn 5:6a]:

2) [Manuscript Evidence for 1 Jn 5:6b]:

3) [1 Jn 5:6a & b]:

a) The Word Rendered "Water" In 1 Jn 5:6a & b Refers To Jesus Christ's Water Baptism By John The Baptist Which Uniquely Identifies How He Came Into The World And Who He Is: "The Lamb Of God Who Takes Away The Sin Of The World" - The Son Of God, Both God and Man

i) [Compare Jn 1:29-34]:

ii) [Lk 3:21-22; cf. Mt 3:13-17; Mk 9:1-12]:

b) The Word Rendered "Blood" In 1 Jn 5:6a & b Refers To Jesus Christ's Unique, Personal And Actual Sacrifice By The Shedding Of His Blood As A Propitiation For The Sins Of All Mankind

i) [Compare Heb 9:11-14, 22]:

ii) [Compare 1 Jn 2:1-2]:

c) Author John Is Refuting Those Who Contend That Jesus Was Merely A Man And That The Son Of God, The Christ Descended Upon Him At His Baptism And Left Him To Die On The Cross By Himself

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(Phil 2:5-6a) THE GREEK PHRASE "HOS EN MORPHE THEOU HUPARCHON" RENDERED "WHO BEING / EXISTED / SUBSISTED IN THE FORM OF GOD" REFERS TO THE CONTINUAL EXISTENCE OF CHRIST JESUS AS GOD - ALMIGHTY, ETERNAL, IMMUTABLE AND HOLY - AN ETERNAL EXISTENCE THAT CANNOT CEASE OR DIE FOR THE SINS OF MANKIND, AS SOME CONTEND, OR CHANGE IN ANY WAY SINCE GOD IS IMMUTABLE

[Compare 1 Jn 1:5]:

(Phil 2:6) THE GREEK WORD "MORPHE" RENDERED "FORM" IN PHIL 2:6 IN THE PHRASE "HOS EN MORPHE THEOU HUPARCHON" RENDERED "WHO BEING / EXISTED / SUBSISTED IN THE FORM OF GOD" REFERS TO THE EXTERNAL FORM / APPEARANCE BY WHICH A PERSON OR THING STRIKES THE VISION - AN EXTERNAL FORM BUT WHICH IS INTRINSICALLY INDICATIVE OF THE INNER NATURE FROM WHICH IT SPRINGS - A CONTINUAL / ETERNAL EXISTENCE OF CHRIST JESUS AS GOD - ALMIGHTY, ETERNAL. IMMUTABLE AND HOLY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE WORDS RENDERED "EQUAL / EQUALITY WITH GOD" IN VERSE 6. (NOTE THAT CHRIST JESUS' ADDITION TO HIMSELF OF PERFECT HUMANITY WHICH WILL CONTINUE FOREVER IS IN VIEW IN THE NEXT TWO VERSES)

[Compare Mt 1:18, Lk 1:30-35]:

(Phil 2:6-8) CHRIST JESUS BEING / EXISTED / SUBSISTED IN [THE] FORM OF GOD - ALMIGHTY, ETERNAL IMMUTABLE AND HOLY DID NOT CONSIDER IT ROBBERY TO BE EQUAL WITH GOD IN THE SENSE OF REGARDING IT AS A THING TO BE GRASPED / HELD ONTO. HE WILLINGLY EMPTIED HIMSELF OF THE OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF HIS DIETY MAKING HIMSELF OF NO REPUTATION BY TAKING THE FORM OF A BONDSERVANT, I.E., BY COMING IN THE LIKENESS OF MEN, IN THE SENSE OF VOLUNTARILY SETTING ASIDE / DEFERRING HIS EXPRESSION AS GOD THROUGH THE HUMANITY HE ADDED TO HIMSELF IN THE FORM AND EXPRESSION OF PERFECT HUMANITY. SO HE EXCLUSIVELY EXPRESSED HIS HUMANITY DURING HIS HUMANITY'S MINISTRY ON EARTH FROM THE CONCEPTION / BIRTH OF HIS HUMANITY, UNTIL HIS HUMANITY'S DEATH ON THE CROSS - WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HIS TRANSFIGURATION. THE PERFECT HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS REFERRED TO BY THE NAME "JESUS." AND WHEN THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, TOOK UPON HIMSELF THE FORM AND EXPRESSION OF PERFECT HUMANITY, HE DID IT IN ORDER TO PAY THE PENALTY FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD. ONLY THE FORM AND EXPRESSION OF CHRIST JESUS' HUMANITY COULD HAVE PARTICIPATED IN HIS SACRIFICE FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD. FOR GOD'S HOLINESS CANNOT BE TAINTED WITH THE GUILT OF HUMANITY; NOR CAN CHRIST JESUS' ESSENCE AS GOD DIE OR CHANGE IN ANY WAY, BECAUSE GOD IS IMMUTABLE

(Phil 2:7-8a) PHIL 2:7b STATES THAT CHRIST JESUS TOOK ON THE EXTERNAL / INTERNAL FORM OF A BONDSERVANT - HUMANITY; PHIL 2:7c STATES THAT HE CAME IN THE LIKENESS [THE EXTERNAL] FORM OF MEN = GREEK "HOMOIOMATI" OF A BONDSERVANT [I.E., HUMANITY], AND PHIL 2:8a STATES CHRIST JESUS WAS FOUND IN THE APPEARANCE - THE OUTWARD FORM (GREEK = SCHEMATI") - OF MAN. SINCE CHRIST JESUS IS GOD, AND SINCE HIS INTERNAL NATURE IN HIS HUMANITY CANNOT BE LIKE THAT OF SINFUL MAN, THEN HIS HUMANITY MUST BE PERFECT, WITHOUT A SIN NATURE. SO ALTHOUGH HE CAME IN THE LIKENESS, I.E., WAS FOUND IN THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE OF A MAN, HE COULD NOT TAKE UPON HIMSELF THE INTERNAL CONTAMINATED FORM OF MAN, BUT THE INTERNAL FORM OF A PERFECT MAN

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(Jn 1:14) THE WORD - ETERNAL, CREATOR, THE LIFE, THE LIGHT OF MEN - GOD ADDED TO HIS ESSENCE PERFECT HUMANITY AND DWELT AMONG MEN SO THAT ALL MEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY, INCLUDING THE FUTURE THROUGH WITNESS ACCOUNTS BEGINNING WITH JOHN THE BAPTIST MIGHT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE, KNOW AND BELIEVE IN HIM UNTO AN ETERNAL LIFE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

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(Phil 2:7-8) CHRIST JESUS WILLINGLY EMPTIED HIMSELF OF THE EXPRESSION OF HIS DIETY MAKING HIMSELF OF NO REPUTATION BY TAKING THE FORM OF A BONDSERVANT, I.E., BY COMING IN THE LIKENESS OF MEN, IN THE SENSE OF VOLUNTARILY SETTING ASIDE / DEFERRING HIS EXPRESSION AS GOD THROUGH THE HUMANITY HE ADDED TO HIMSELF IN THE FORM AND EXPRESSION OF PERFECT HUMANITY. SO HE EXCLUSIVELY EXPRESSED HIS HUMANITY DURING HIS HUMANITY'S MINISTRY ON EARTH FROM THE CONCEPTION / BIRTH OF HIS HUMANITY, UNTIL HIS HUMANITY'S DEATH ON THE CROSS - WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HIS TRANSFIGURATION. THE PERFECT HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS REFERRED TO BY THE NAME "JESUS." AND WHEN THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, TOOK UPON HIMSELF THE FORM AND EXPRESSION OF PERFECT HUMANITY, HE DID IT IN ORDER TO PAY THE PENALTY FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD. ONLY THE FORM AND EXPRESSION OF CHRIST JESUS' HUMANITY COULD HAVE PARTICIPATED IN HIS SACRIFICE FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD. FOR GOD'S HOLINESS CANNOT BE TAINTED WITH THE GUILT OF HUMANITY; NOR CAN CHRIST JESUS' ESSENCE AS GOD DIE OR CHANGE IN ANY WAY, BECAUSE GOD IS IMMUTABLE

[Compare Isa 9:6-7]:

[Compare Col 1:15-17]:

(Phil 2:8) JESUS CHRIST IN HIS HUMANITY ON THE CROSS WAS FORSAKEN BY GOD AND PAID FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND. SINCE CHRIST JESUS IS GOD AND MAN, AND SINCE HIS DIETY IS IMMUTABLE AND CANNOT DIE, THEN ONLY HIS HUMANITY DIED ON THE CROSS - CORROBORATING THAT HE EXCLUSIVELY EXPRESSED HIS HUMANITY DURING HIS HUMANITY'S MINISTRY ON EARTH FROM THE CONCEPTION / BIRTH OF HIS HUMANITY THROUGHOUT HIS HUMANITY'S DEATH ON THE CROSS - WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HIS TRANSFIGURATION. THEN CHRIST JESUS' HUMAN BODY WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE DEAD TOGETHER WITH HIS HUMAN SOUL AND HUMAN SPIRIT INTO A GLORIFIED BODY BY GOD - FOREVER AN ESSENCE OF THE SON OF GOD

[Compare Mt 27:46-50]:

[Compare Lk 23:44-46]:

[Compare Mk 15:33-37]:

[Rev 1:10-18]:

[Phil 3:20-21]:

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L) (1 Jn 5:6c) THE LAST PHRASE OF 1 JN 5:6, "[AND] IT IS THE SPIRIT WHO TESTIFIES, BECAUSE THE SPIRIT IS THE TRUTH" WITH THE VERB RENDERED "TESTIFIES" IN THE PRESENT TENSE. IT CONVEYS THAT IT IS GOD ALONE, (WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD IN VIEW IN 1 JN 5:6), WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE THE ONLY SOURCE OF TRUTH ABOUT WHO JESUS CHRIST IS; ALBEIT THE CONVEYANCE OF TRUTH ABOUT THE SON OF GOD HAS LARGELY BEEN THROUGH THE INSPIRED HUMAN AUTHORS OF THE SCRIPTURAL RECORD OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD; THE APOSTLES AND THE PROPHETS SUCH AS JOHN THE BAPTIST. THEREAFTER THE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS CHRIST HAS BEEN CONVEYED BY CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD WHO HAVE LEARNED THE TRUTHS OF SCRIPTURE THROUGH THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. AUTHOR JOHN IS REFUTING THOSE WHO CONTEND THAT JESUS WAS MERELY A MAN AND THAT THE SON OF GOD, THE CHRIST DESCENDED UPON HIM AT HIS BAPTISM AND LEFT HIM TO DIE ON THE CROSS BY HIMSELF

1) [Compare Jn 5:31-39]:

M) (1 Jn 5:6-8):

IN 1 JN 5:6a & b, THE WORD RENDERED "WATER" REFERS TO JESUS CHRIST'S WATER BAPTISM BY JOHN THE BAPTIST WHICH UNIQUELY IDENTIFIED WHO HE IS AND UNIQUELY INAUGURATED HIS EARTHLY MINISTRY: "THE LAMB OF GOD WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD" - THE SON OF GOD, BOTH GOD AND MAN. AND THE WORD RENDERED "BLOOD" IN 1 JN 5:6a & b REFERS TO JESUS CHRIST'S UNIQUE, PERSONAL AND ACTUAL SACRIFICE BY THE SHEDDING OF HIS BLOOD AS A PROPITIATION FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND.

IN 1 JN 5:6c WHICH IS RENDERED "[AND] IT IS THE SPIRIT WHO TESTIFIES, BECAUSE THE SPIRIT IS THE TRUTH" WITH THE VERB RENDERED "TESTIFIES" IN THE PRESENT TENSE. IT CONVEYS THAT IT IS GOD ALONE, (WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD IN VIEW IN 1 JN 5:6), WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE THE ONLY SOURCE OF TRUTH ABOUT WHO JESUS CHRIST IS; ALBEIT THE CONVEYANCE OF TRUTH ABOUT THE SON OF GOD HAS LARGELY BEEN THROUGH THE INSPIRED HUMAN AUTHORS OF THE SCRIPTURAL RECORD OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD; THE APOSTLES AND THE PROPHETS SUCH AS JOHN THE BAPTIST. THEREAFTER THE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS CHRIST HAS BEEN CONVEYED BY CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD WHO HAVE LEARNED THE TRUTHS OF SCRIPTURE THROUGH THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. AUTHOR JOHN IS REFUTING THOSE WHO CONTEND THAT JESUS WAS MERELY A MAN AND THAT THE SON OF GOD, THE CHRIST DESCENDED UPON HIM AT HIS BAPTISM AND LEFT HIM TO DIE ON THE CROSS BY HIMSELF

AND THEN 1 JN 5:7-8 INDICATES THAT ALL THREE WITNESSES TO WHO JESUS CHRIST IS: THE WATER AND THE BLOOD AND THE SPIRIT, WHO THE LATTER IS THE SOURCE OF THE TRUTH, ARE IN AGREEMENT.

1) [Manuscript evidence for 1 Jn 5:7b-8]:

2) (1 Jn 5:6-8):

In 1 Jn 5:6a & b, The Word Rendered "water" Refers To Jesus Christ's Water Baptism By John The Baptist Which Uniquely Identified Who He Is And Uniquely Inaugurated His Earthly Ministry: "The Lamb Of God Who Takes Away The Sin Of The World" - The Son Of God, Both God And Man. And The Word Rendered "blood" In 1 Jn 5:6a & b Refers To Jesus Christ's Unique, Personal And Actual Sacrifice By The Shedding Of His Blood As A Propitiation For The Sins Of All Mankind .

In 1 Jn 5:6c, "[And] It Is The Spirit Who Testifies, Because The Spirit Is The Truth" With The Verb Rendered "Testifies" In The Present Tense. It Conveys That It Is God Alone, (With The Spirit Of God In View In 1 Jn 5:6), Who Has Always Been And Continues To Be The Only Source Of Truth About Who Jesus Christ Is; Albeit The Conveyance Of Truth About The Son Of God Has Largely Been Through The Inspired Human Authors Of The Scriptural Record Of Jesus Christ, The Son Of God; The Apostles And The Prophets Such As John The Baptist. Thereafter The Truth About Jesus Christ Has Been Conveyed By Children Of God, Born Of God Who Have Learned The Truths Of Scripture Through The Leading Of The Holy Spirit. Author John Is Refuting Those Who Contend That Jesus Was Merely A Man And That The Son Of God, The Christ Descended Upon Him At His Baptism And Left Him To Die On The Cross By Himself .

And Then 1 Jn 5:7-8 Indicates That All Three Witnesses To Who Jesus Christ Is: The Water And The Blood And The Spirit, Who The Latter Is The Source Of The Truth Of Who Jesus Christ Is, Are In Agreement

N) (1 Jn 5:9) SINCE WE RECEIVE THE TESTIMONY OF MEN WHEN IT IS ADEQUATELY CORROBORATED INCLUDING 2 OR 3 CREDIBLE WITNESSES WITH A VIEW TO WHO JESUS CHRIST IS; THEN THE TESTIMONY OF GOD ABOUT HIS SON IS SO MUCH THE GREATER, CONSIDERING THAT GOD IS ABSOLUTE TRUTH. AND THIS IS THE TESTIMONY OF GOD WHICH IS IN VIEW: IT IS CONCERNING HIS SON AND HIS PROPITIATION FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND

1) Manuscript Evidence for 1 Jn 5:9

2) (1 Jn 5:9) Since We Receive The Testimony Of Men When It Is Adequately Corroborated Including 2 or 3 Credible Witnesses With A View To Who Jesus Christ Is; Then The Testimony Of God About His Son Is So Much The Greater, Considering That God Is Absolute Truth. And This Is The Testimony Of God Which Is In View: It Is Concerning His Son And His Propitiation For The Sins Of All Mankind

a) [Compare 1 Jn 5:11-12]:

b) [Compare 1 Jn 1:1-3]:

O) (1 Jn 5:10) IN 1 JN 5:10, AUTHOR JOHN PAUSED PARENTHETICALLY TO REMARK THAT THE ONE WHO BELIEVES IN THE SON OF GOD - IN THE TESTIMONY THAT GOD HAS GIVEN CONCERNING HIS SON, I.E., IN HIS SON'S PROPITIATION FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND - HAS THE TESTIMONY OF GOD ABOUT HIS SON IN HIMSELF:

IN THE SENSE THAT HE RECEIVES THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE WITHIN HIMSELF FOREVER; AND

IN THE SENSE THAT HE IS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WITHIN HIS MIND - "THAT [HE] MAY KNOW" - THAT HE HAS ETERNAL LIFE AND MAY LOOK FORWARD TO EXPERIENCING IT FULLY WHEN HE DIES.

BY CONTRAST, ANYONE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE GOD IN THE SENSE OF NEVER HAVING BELIEVED, HAS MADE GOD A LIAR BECAUSE HE HAS NOT BELIEVED IN THE TESTIMONY THAT GOD HAS GIVEN CONCERNING HIS SON.

1) [Manuscript evidence for 1 Jn 5:10]:

2) In 1 Jn 5:10, Author John Paused Parenthetically To Remark That The One Who Believes In The Son Of God - In The Testimony That God Has Given Concerning His Son, i.e., In His Son's Propitiation For The Sins Of All Mankind - Has The Testimony Of God About His Son In Himself:

In The Sense That He Receives The Gift Of Eternal Life Within Himself Forever; And:

In The Sense That He Is Able To Understand Within His Mind - "That [He] May Know - That He Has Eternal Life And May Look Forward To Experiencing It Fully When He Dies.

By Contrast, Anyone Who Does Not Believe God In The Sense Of Never Having Believed, Has Made God A Liar Because He Has Not Believed In The Testimony That God Has Given Concerning His Son.

a) [Compare 1 Jn 5:11-13]:

3) (1 Jn 5:10) The Greek Verbs In The Phrases Rendered "The One Who Believes In The Son Of God" And "The One Who Does Not Believe God" Are Nominative Participles With The Definite Article - Verbs Acting As Nouns. The First Phrase Signifies That The One Who Is The believing One Is Born Of God; And Has Begun Possession Of Eternal Life At The First Moment Of Belief In The Son Of God. And He Continues To Have Eternal Life Forever Because He Can Neither Become Unborn Of God, Nor Lose Eternal Life, Because The Duration Of Eternal Life Once Possessed Is Eternal. The Second Phrase Signifies The One Who Is Not The Believing One, In The Sense Of Never Having Believed. He Has Not Yet Begun Possession Of Eternal Life, Nor May Never Begin Possessing It.

a) [Compare 1 Jn 5:1a]:

i) (1 Jn 5:1a) Whoever Is The Believing One That Jesus Is The Christ - A Single Moment Of Believing To Become The Believer Unto Becoming Born Of God Is In View

P) (1 Jn 5:9-12) SINCE WE RECEIVE THE TESTIMONY OF MEN, THE TESTIMONY OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON IS GREATER. ONE WHO BELIEVES IN THE SON, HAS THIS TESTIMONY IN HIMSELF. ONE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE GOD HAS MADE GOD OUT TO BE A LIAR. THE TESTIMONY IN VIEW IS THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US ETERNAL LIFE AS A GIFT; AND THIS ETERNAL LIFE IS SOLELY IN HIS SON - THROUGH A MOMENT OF FAITH ALONE IN HIM ALONE FOR IT. HE WHO HAS THE SON IN THE SENSE OF HAVING EXPRESSED A MOMENT OF BELIEVING IN HIS SON FOR IT, HAS ETERNAL LIFE; HE WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE SON - WHO HAS NOT BELIEVED IN THE SON FOR IT, DOES NOT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE

1) [Compare 1 Jn 2:22-23]:

2) [Compare Jn 11:25-26]:

3) [Compare Jn 14:6]:

4) [Compare Jn 3:14-18, 36]:

Q) (1 Jn 5:13) THE PHRASE THAT BEGINS 1 JN 5:13, "THESE THINGS I WROTE TO YOU" REFERS TO THE TESTIMONY OF GOD THAT ETERNAL LIFE IS IN HIS SON THROUGH A MOMENT OF FAITH ALONE IN HIM ALONE WHICH JOHN WROTE ABOUT TO THOSE WHO HAVE BELIEVED ON THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD: CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD; SO THAT AS THEY DETERMINE TO RECALL THAT THEY BELIEVED ON THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD FOR ETERNAL LIFE, THEY MAY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE AND CONTINUE TO BELIEVE SO THAT THEY MAY THEN BE BETTER ENABLED TO CHOOSE THE MEANS AVAILABLE TO THEM TO HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD AND WITH ONE ANOTHER ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE

1) [Greek Interlinear for 1 Jn 5:13 in the following manuscripts: TR, K, L, P, GO church, maj, byz]:

2) [Greek Interlinear for 1 Jn 5:13 in the following manuscripts: WH, NU, Sinaiticus, A, B, 0296, Gries, Lach, Treg, Alf, Word, Tisc, Weiss, Sod]:

3) [Review 1 Jn 5:1-12]:

4) (1 Jn 5:13) The Phrase That Begins 1 Jn 5:13, "These Things I Wrote To You" Refers To The Testimony Of God That Eternal Life Is In His Son Through A Moment Of Faith Alone In Him Alone Which John Wrote About To Those Who Have Believed On The Name Of The Son Of God: Children Of God, Born Of God; So That As They Determine To Recall That They Believed On The Name Of The Son Of God For Eternal Life, They May Know That They Have Eternal Life And Continue To Believe So That They May Then Be Better Enabled To Choose The Means Available To Them To Have Fellowship With God And With One Another According To Scripture - The Subject Of John's Epistle

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(1 Jn 1:1-4) WHAT JOHN AND FELLOW APOSTLES HAVE SEEN AND HEARD THEY PROCLAIM ALSO TO JOHN'S READERS / AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BELIEVED IN THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD SO THAT THEY TOO MAY HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH THE APOSTLES AND INDEED THE APOSTLES' FELLOWSHIP IS WITH THE FATHER AND WITH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, WHICH FELLOWSHIP READERS / AND ALL CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD MAY HAVE AS WELL - THIS IS THE STATED PURPOSE OF THE EPISTLE

[Compare 1 Jn 2:1]:

[Compare Jn 1:12-13]:

[Compare 1 Jn 3:1-2]:

[Compare 1 Jn 2:12]:

****** END OF EXCERPT FROM 1 JOHN CHAPTER ONE ******

4 cont.) The Phrase That Begins 1 Jn 5:13, "These Things I Wrote To You" refers To The Testimony Of God That Eternal Life Is In His Son Through A Moment Of Faith Alone In Him Alone Which John Wrote About To Those Who Have Believed On The Name Of The Son: Children Of God, Born Of God; So That As They Determine To Recall That They Believed On The Name Of The Son Of God For Eternal Life, They May Know That They Have Eternal Life And Continue To Believe So That They May Then Be Better Enabled To Choose The Means Available To Them To Have Fellowship With God And With One Another According To Scripture - The Subject Of John's Epistle, (cont.)

R) (1 Jn 5:13-15) CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD MAY HAVE ASSURANCE THAT GOD HEARS AND ANSWERS THEIR PRAYERS AS THEY (1) CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD FOR ETERNAL LIFE AND (2) AS THEY ARE IN FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE, AND (3) AS THEY PRAY TO GOD IN THE NAME OF HIS SON IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOD'S WILL BELIEVING THAT HE WILL ANSWER THEIR PRAYERS AS IT IS RECORDED IN SCRIPTURE PROPERLY INTERPRETED

1) Compare Ro 8:26-27]:

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(1 Jn 3:21-22) JOHN CONCLUDES TO HIS READERS ON THE SUBJECT OF KEEPING GOD'S COMMANDMENTS, ESPECIALLY THE ONE TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER: 'BELOVED CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD UNTO ETERNAL LIFE: IF IT IS TRUE THAT OUR HEARTS DO NOT CONDEMN US THEN WE HAVE BOLDNESS TOWARD GOD AND WHATEVER WE ASK WE RECEIVE FROM HIM BECAUSE WE ARE KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS AND DOING THE THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING IN HIS SIGHT ALBEIT IMPERFECTLY - WITHOUT PERFECT MOMENTS WITHOUT SIN, FOR BY THE GRACE OF GOD WE ARE PURIFIED FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

****** END OF EXCERPT FROM 1 JN 3 ******

S) (1 Jn 5:16-17) A CHILD OF GOD, BORN OF GOD WHO SEES A BROTHER IN THE FAITH SINNING A SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO PREMATURE PHYSICAL DEATH - BEFORE GOD'S ALLOTTED TIME - HE SHALL PRAY AND THE LORD WILL GIVE THE BROTHER LIFE IN THE SENSE OF PRESERVING / SAVING HIM FROM DYING EARLY. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE IS A SIN WHICH MAY LEAD TO PREMATURE PHYSICAL DEATH FOR WHICH PRAYER IS NOT COMMANDED, BUT OPTIONAL. ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS SIN, AND THERE IS A SIN WHICH LEADS TO EARLY PHYSICAL DEATH

1) [Compare Jas 5:19-20; cf. Pr 10:27; 11:19; 13:14; 19:16]:

S cont.) (1 Jn 5:16-17) A CHILD OF GOD, BORN OF GOD WHO SEES A BROTHER IN THE FAITH SINNING A SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO PREMATURE PHYSICAL DEATH - BEFORE GOD'S ALLOTTED TIME - HE SHALL PRAY AND THE LORD WILL GIVE THE BROTHER LIFE IN THE SENSE OF PRESERVING / SAVING HIM FROM DYING EARLY. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE IS A SIN WHICH MAY LEAD TO PREMATURE PHYSICAL DEATH FOR WHICH PRAYER IS NOT COMMANDED, BUT OPTIONAL. ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS SIN, AND THERE IS A SIN WHICH LEADS TO EARLY PHYSICAL DEATH (cont.)]:

2) [Compare Jonah 4:1-2, 11]:

3) [Compare Pro 10:27]:

T) (1 Jn 5:18) WE - CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD, APOSTLES INCLUDED - HAVE KNOWN THAT EACH ONE WHO HAS BEEN BORN OF GOD DOES NOT SIN, BUT HE WHO WAS BORN OF GOD KEEPS HIMSELF, AND THE EVIL ONE DOES NOT TOUCH HIM" CAN ONLY REFER TO THE SON OF GOD, JESUS CHRIST. THE "INNER MAN" - THE "NEW NATURE" OF THE CHILD OF GOD, BORN OF GOD, ALBEIT WITHOUT SIN, IS NOT SINGULARLY IN VIEW. THE MESSAGE OF THIS VERSE IS FOR THE CHILD OF GOD, BORN OF GOD TO EMULATE THE SON OF GOD, WHO IS WHOLLY BORN OF GOD WITHOUT SIN AND NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DEVIL AND HIS EVIL WORLD SYSTEM

1) [Manuscript evidence for 1 Jn 5:18]:

2) [CBL Interlinear of 1 Jn 5:18]

3) The Words Of 1 Jn 5:18 Rendered, "We Have Known That Each One Who [Has] Been [Born] Of God [Does] Not Sin, But He Who Was [Born] Of God [Keeps] Himself, And The Evil One [Does] Not Touch Him" Can Only Refer To The Son Of God, Jesus Christ.

a) (1 Jn 5:18a) The Greek Words "Ouch Hamartanei" Rendered "Does Not Sin" in 1 Jn 5:18 Is A Present Tense, Third Person, Singular Verb Signifying The One Who Has Been Born Of God Does Not Sin With Neither The Appropriate Progressive Present Context Nor The Required Qualifying Words To Indicate "Does Not Practice" Or "Does Not Continue In Sin," Or "Does Not Habitually Sin," Etc., As Some Contend. For An Occasional Or Even A Single Additional Sin Would Still Qualify As "Continuing To Sin" or "Habitually Sinning" or "Practicing Sin." Furthermore, These Insertions Into The Text Still Do Not Then Permit The Whole Person Of The Child Of God, Born Of God With Both Sin And Born Of God Natures To Be In View In 1 Jn 5:18, Because He Can And Still Does Choose To Do / Practice / Continue To / Habitually Sin According To 1 Jn 1:8, 10 Until Christ Appears When The Child Of God, Born Of God Will Be Like Him - Without Sin, (1 Jn 3:2)

b) (1 Jn 5:18b & c) The Phrases Rendered "But He Who Was Born Of God Keeps Himself, And The Evil One Does Not Touch Him," In 1 Jn 5:18b & c, Have In View The Son Of God, Jesus Christ

c) If Sinless Perfection On The Part Of The Child Of God, Born Of God - His Entirety / Both Natures - Is In View In 1 Jn 5:18 or 1 Jn 3:9, Then There Would Not Be A Need For Much Of God's Word - Only Passages Which Lead Up To And Include Salvation. Thereafter Ones Becoming A Child Of God, Born Of God Would Be Perfect Without A Need To Exhort To Abide In Christ. But Such Cannot Be The Case, Unless Major Portions Of God's Word Are Misleading And Contradictory

i) [Compare 1 Jn 5:21]:

ii) [Compare 1 Jn 1:7-2:2]:

( details on this passage)

d) The "Inner Man" - The "New Nature" Of The Child Of God, Born Of God, Albeit Without Sin, Is Not Singularly In View In 1 Jn 3:9 Or 1 Jn 5:18. There Is No Change In Context To This Effect In Either Of These Verses Or Anywhere In First John. Hence The Only Interpretation Left Is That 1 Jn 3:9 & 1 Jn 5:18 Both Refer To The Son Of God In His Perfect Sinless Humanity, Who Does Not And Cannot Sin; Who Keeps Himself From Sin; And The Evil One Does Not Touch Him - The Message Of These Verses Is For The Child Of God, Born Of God To Emulate The Son Of God, Who Is Wholly Born Of God Without Sin And Not Under The Influence Of The Devil And His Evil World System

i) [Compare 1 Jn 3:2]:

****** EXCERPT ON 1 JN 3:9 ******

(1 Jn 3:9) THE VERSES LEADING UP TO 1 JN 3:9 HAVE IN VIEW THE STARK CONTRAST BETWEEN THE SON OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THE DEVIL AND SIN - AS EXEMPLIFIED BY POTENTIAL ACTS OF SIN AND RIGHTEOUSNESS BY THE CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD

THE BATTLE IS BETWEEN:

THE DEVIL WHO SINNED FROM THE BEGINNNING - HIS WORKS OF ORIGINATING SIN, LAWLESSNESS AND REBELLION IN HIMSELF AND ALL OF HUMANITY AGAINST GOD, CONTAMINATING THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE AND THE WORLD SO THAT ALL OF MANKIND ARE PHYSICALLY BORN WITH A SIN NATURE WHICH CAUSES ACTS OF SIN;

AND THE SON OF GOD, JESUS CHRIST WHO IN HIS HUMANITY WAS WHOLLY AND PERFECTLY BORN OF GOD, AND REMAINS ABSOLUTELY RIGHTEOUS; WHO CAME TO DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL AND ENABLE MANKIND TO BE SAVED BY TAKING AWAY SIN - TO ENABLE EACH INDIVIDUAL TO TRUST IN HIS WORK TO RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE AND THEREAFTER ABIDE FOREVER IN HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS

In View In The Verses Leading Up To 1 Jn 3:9: Children of God, Born of God Are To Abide In Him So That When He Appears They May Have Bold Assurance At His Appearing. If They Know That He is Righteous, They Know That Everyone Who Does Acts Of Righteousness Are Born Of Him. Children Of God Will Be Like Christ When He Appears Again. Those Who Have This Sure Hope Of Being Purified From Sin As Christ Is Pure Are Themselves Purified. But Those Who Do Sin, Do Lawlessness. He Appeared To Take Away Sins, And In Him Is No Sin. Everyone Who Abides In Him Is Purified Of His Sins, Everyone Who Sins Is Characterized As Not Having Seen Or Known Him. The One Who Does Righteousness Is Characterized As Righteous Just As He Is Righteous. The One Who Does Sin Is Characterized As Of The Devil Who Has Sinned From The Beginning. The Son Of God Appeared To Destroy The Works Of The Devil And Enable Mankind To Be Saved By Taking Away Sin - To Enable Each Individual To Trust In His Work To Receive Eternal Life And Thereafter To Choose To Abide In His Righteousness

The Following Words From 1 Jn 3:9 Rendered, "Each One Who Has Been Born Of God Does Not Sin [At All] For His [God's] Seed Remains In Him; And He Cannot Sin, Because He Has Been Born Of God," Can Only Refer To The Son Of God, Jesus Christ

[Compare 1 Jn 3:9 INTERLINEAR with NKJV]:

The Greek Words "Hamartian Ou Poiei" Rendered "Does Not Sin" In 1 Jn 3:9a Rendered "Each One Who Has Been Born of God Does Not Sin" Is A Present Tense, Third Person, Singular Verb Signifying The One Who Has Been Born Of God Does Not Sin With Neither The Appropriate Progressive Present Context Nor The Required Qualifying Words To Indicate "Does Not Practice" Or "Does Not Continue In Sin," Or "Does Not Habitually Sin," Etc., As Some Contend. For An Occasional Or Even A Single Additional Sin Would Still Qualify As "Continuing To Sin" or "Habitually Sinning" or "Practicing Sinning." So These Insertions Into The Text Still Do Not Then Permit The Whole Person Of The Child Of God, Born Of God With Both Sin And Born Of God Natures To Be In View In 1 Jn 3:9, Because He Can And Still Does Choose To Do / Practice / Continue To / Habitually Sin According To 1 Jn 1:8, 10 Until Christ Appears When The Child Of God, Born Of God Will Be Like Him - Without Sin, (1 Jn 3:2)

1 Jn 3:10a Does Not Refer Back To 1 Jn 3:9 To Conclude That Those Who Do Not Sin Are Children Of God, Born Of God. Otherwise With A Single Sin - A Continuance / A Practice Of Sin / An Habitual Sin Then An Individual Has Not Been Born Of God, But Is A Child Of The Devil Destined For The Lake Of Fire

[Compare 1 Jn 2:28-3:1]:

[Conclusion Re: 1 Jn 3:9]:

Each One Of Those In View In 1 Jn 3:8, The Devil And The Son Of God, Who Has Been Born Of God Into Wholly Perfect Humanity Does Not Sin, Which Could Only Be The Son Of God, Jesus Christ, Excluding The Devil. For God's Seed - The Holy Spirit - Remains In Him - In Christ; And He Cannot Sin, Because He Has Been Wholly Born Of God

[Compare Mt 1:20-23]:

****** END OF EXCERPT ON 1 JN 3:9 ******

U) (1 Jn 5:19) CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD, APOSTLES INCLUDED, HAVE KNOWN THEY ARE OF GOD, NOT BASED ON EXPERIENCING CONFRIMATION OF THEIR SALVATION THROUGH BEING FAITHFUL, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXPRESSED A MOMENT OF FAITH ALONE IN THE SON OF GOD, JESUS CHRIST ALONE TO SECURE SUCH AN ETERNAL POSITION WITH GOD, SOLELY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. AND THEY HAVE KNOWN THAT THE WHOLE WORLD LIES IN THE POWER OF THE EVIL ONE - THE DEVIL

1) [Compare 1 Jn 2:12, 25; 3:1-2; 4:3-6; 5:4-5, 9-13]:

U cont.) (1 Jn 5:19 cont.) CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD, APOSTLES INCLUDED, HAVE KNOWN THEY ARE OF GOD, NOT BASED ON EXPERIENCING CONFRIMATION OF THEIR SALVATION THROUGH BEING FAITHFUL, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXPRESSED A MOMENT OF FAITH ALONE IN THE SON OF GOD, JESUS CHRIST ALONE TO SECURE SUCH AN ETERNAL POSITION WITH GOD, SOLELY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. AND THEY HAVE KNOWN THAT THE WHOLE WORLD LIES IN THE POWER OF THE EVIL ONE - THE DEVIL, (cont.)

2) [Compare 1 Jn 2:15-17; 4:3-6]:

V) (1 Jn 5:20) CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD INCLUDING THE APOSTLES HAVE KNOWN THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME INTO THE WORLD - THAT KNOWLEDGE BEGINNING WHEN THEY BELIEVED IN HIM FOR ETERNAL LIFE TO BECOME BORN OF GOD; WHICH KNOWING HAS ALSO GIVEN THEM AN UNDERSTANDING SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT HE - THE SON OF GOD - IS TRUE, ABSOLUTE TRUTH - GOD; AND SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN HIM WHO IS TRUE - IN GOD AND IN HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST, IN THE SENSE OF GOD DWELLING IN THEM. AND THEY KNOW THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE TRUE GOD AND HE IS ETERNAL LIFE!

1) [Manuscript evidence for 1 Jn 5:20a]:

2) [Manuscript evidence for 1 Jn 5:20b]:

3) [More manuscript evidence for 1 Jn 5:20c]

4) 1 Jn 5:20 Commentary - Children Of God, Born Of God Including The Apostles Have Known That The Son Of God Is Come Into The World - That Knowledge Beginning When They Believed In Him For Eternal Life To Become Born Of God; Which Knowing Has Also Given Them An Understanding So That They Know That He - The Son Of God - Is True, Absolute Truth - God; And So That They Know That They Are In Him Who Is True - In God And In His Son, Jesus Christ, In The Sense Of God Dwelling In Them. And They Know That Jesus Christ Is The True God And He Is Eternal Life!

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(Jn 1:18) NO FINITE HUMAN BEING HAS SEEN GOD AT ANY TIME; BUT THE ONE AND ONLY GOD, THE WORD, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN FACE TO FACE WITH GOD - ABLE TO SEE AND INTIMATELY KNOW GOD, WHO IS IN THE BOSOM OF THE FATHER - IN THE CLOSEST PERSONAL INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM - HAS BECOME FLESH. AND IN HIS PERFECT HUMANITY HE HAS COME INTO THE WORLD TO DECLARE THROUGH HIMSELF WHO GOD IS. MANKIND CAN NOW BEHOLD THE GLORY AS OF THE ONE AND ONLY FROM THE FATHER, FULL OF THE GRACE AND TRUTH OF GOD. THE WORD BECOME FLESH HAS MADE GOD KNOWABLE AND KNOWN TO MANKIND, SO THAT MEN CAN CHOOSE TO KNOW GOD AND TRUST IN THE WORD UNTO AN ETERNAL LIFE FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

****** END OF EXCERPT FROM JN 1:18 ******

4 cont.) 1 Jn 5:20 Commentary - Children Of God, Born Of God Including The Apostles Have Known That The Son Of God Is Come Into The World - That Knowledge Beginning When They Believed In Him For Eternal Life To Become Born Of God; Which Knowing Has Also Given Them An Understanding So That They Know That He - The Son Of God - Is True, Absolute Truth - God; And So That They Know That They Are In Him Who Is True - In God And In His Son, Jesus Christ, In The Sense Of God Dwelling In Them. And They Know That Jesus Christ Is The True God And He Is Eternal Life! (cont.)

a) [Compare 1 Jn 5:19a]:

b) [Compare 1 Jn 1:1-2]:

W) (1 Jn 5:21) AUTHOR JOHN TELLS HIS READERS, "LITTLE CHILDREN [REFERRING TO CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD] GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS," IMPLYING THAT CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD INDEED DO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PRACTICE SIN. HENCE JOHN WARNS THEM TO GUARD THEMSELVES FROM PUTTING ANYTHING BEFORE GOD IN PRIORITY - FROM DOING ANYTHING THAT IS NOT RIGHTEOUS. ANY MORAL COMPROMISE WITH WORLDLY PERSPECTIVES WAS LIKELY TO LEAD TO SOME INVOLVEMENT WITH IDOLATRY - A PERSON, ACTIVITY, THOUGHT, ETC.

1) [Manuscript evidence for 1 Jn 5:21]:

2) (1 Jn 5:21) Commentary - And Then Author John Tells His Readers, "Guard Yourselves From Idols," Implying That Children Of God, Born Of God Indeed Do Have The Capacity To Practice Sin. Hence John Warns Them to Guard Themselves From Putting Anything Before God In Priority - From Doing Anything That Is Not Righteous. Any Moral Compromise With Worldly Perspectives Was Likely To Lead To Some Involvement With Idolatry - A Person, Activity, Thought, Etc.

a) [Compare 1 Jn 2:12]:

X) CONCLUSION - DESPITE REMAINING IN MANKIND'S FALLEN CONDITION, CHILDREN OF GOD, BORN OF GOD MAY WALK IN FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD BY WALKING IN THE LIGHT OF GOD'S ABSOLUTE RIGHTEOUSNESS - NOT ACCORDING TO IT IN SINLESS PERFECTION