John 3:35-36. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit it by measure unto him. Adam Clarke Commentary. This is true of all faithful ministers of the gospel; we do not preach theories, we preach facts. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn, the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:2. 3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. Without a new birth, “he cannot see,” he cannot comprehend, he cannot understand, he cannot know anything about “the kingdom of God.”. The elect lady and her children refers to a particular local church at some distance from the community where the author is living at the time. This saying must have puzzled Nicodemus; he had, doubtless, read a great many riddles, but into the meaning of this riddle he could not enter; yet, beloved, any child of God, though he was converted only yesterday, may know what Jesus meant. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. Cure of the paralytic (5:1-18) 4. All three Johannine epistles were recognized by the 39th festal letter of Athanasius, the Synod of Hippo and the Council of Carthage (397). John 3:32. Teaches how to treat those who bring not the doctrine of Christ (v. 10, v. 11). John 3:6-7. Oh! The man in business, who cannot bear to look at his books, most probably has good reason to be afraid of his books. 3 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love. 2 John 1, Coffman Commentaries on the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. Few are well spoken of by all; and sometimes it is ill to be so. They were vexed, but John was joyful; he loved to hear of Jesus prospering. “So learned in the law of God, art thou ignorant of the Spirit of God? 1 John 3:1 1 John 3:3 1 John 3:2. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. Next. No matter though you are near to death’s door, crushed and broken, bruised and mangled, look to the Crucified One, and, looking, you shall find that there is life eternal for you. Only it is added here with respect to Christ, that he is Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary. Walking on the water (6: 16-21) 6. It is one of the finest older works which grapples seriously with the Greek. He is a mystery. These are words of encouragement written to a community that is troubled by schism. It is God’s sovereign will, and he does as he pleases. We have in us that which will outlast the world, the sun, the moon, and the stars; we have a life which, being like the life of God, we shall live for ever and ever. “He that believeth not is condemned already.” If you have heard of Christ’s salvation, and you have not believed in him, that is evidence enough of your condemnation. There are two great truths revealed here; the one is, that we must be born again, and the other is, that whosoever believeth in Christ is saved. Chapter 3. (16-21) The advantage of faith, love, and obedience. In this chapter we have, I. Christ’s discourse with Nicodemus, a Pharisee, concerning the great mysteries of the gospel, in which he here privately instructs him ().II. A word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. Contact & Service Times. What value should we put upon gospel truth! Here it means that the writer is a leader in the church. Presumably the Christian community to which he wrote knew who he was. If 1 John had a social media footprint, this week’s status update would read, “See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God” (1 John 3:1). But though he came by night, Jesus bid him welcome, and hereby taught us to encourage good beginnings, although weak. Many have been staggered by one or other of these great truths, yet they evidently agree together, for they are taught by the same unerring Teacher, and they are preserved to us by the Spirit of God in the same chapter. John 3:6. a. Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in … Amen. Noté /5. High as the mystery is, it lies but at the very threshold of the temple of divine truth: “If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?” No doubt, unbelief hides much of heavenly truth from us; but if we begin to doubt the very elementary doctrines of our holy faith, how shall the great Master take us on and up to the higher science that he is ready to teach us? Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 1 John 3:2. Commentary on John 2:1-11 (Read John 2:1-11) It is very desirable when there is a marriage, to have Christ own and bless it. “We speak that we do know and testify that we have seen;” and yet, though our testimony would be believed if we gave it concerning anything else, we are not believed when we witness concerning this higher and better life. There is an infinite spiritual power about the words of Christ; they are the words of God, and the Holy Spirit concentrates all his energy in those words. Beloved, now are we the sons of God By adoption, secretly in God's predestination, and in the covenant of grace; and openly in regeneration, through faith in Christ, and by the testimony of the Spirit: and it doth not yet appear what we shall be; John 3:19. All hours are convenient to Christ; you may come to him when you are at home tonight. There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. from him, as from the Father; and to oppose and confront some And said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Commentary on 3 John 1:13,14 (Read 3 John 1:13,14) Here is the character of Demetrius. However godly your father, however gracious your mother, all that is “born of the flesh is flesh.”. The same chapter which tells you of the mystery of regeneration, tells you of the simple way of salvation by faith in Christ. Look to him, then; and, as surely as those who were bitten by the serpents in the wilderness were healed the moment that they looked at the serpent of brass, so surely shall every son or daughter of Adam, who gives a faith-look at the crucified Saviour, be saved at once and for ever. John 3:26. He must increase, but I must decrease. If you do not like that part of the Word of God which judges you, and makes you tremble, be sure that you are wrong. Bible Gateway Recommends. Grace, mercy, and peace: John presents a slightly expanded version of the standard And though now he came by night, yet afterward he owned Christ publicly. John 3:31-34. 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