David Guzik commentary on 1 John 4, where John encourages the believers to abide in God and His love, which is perfected among us.

In this chapter the apostle exhorts to try spirits (v. 1), gives a note to try by (v. 2, 3), shows who are of the world and who of God (v. 4-6), urges.

First John chapter 4 emphasizes the way God's love removes the natural human fear of rejection. Fear is a punishment of its own.

Brothers, if God so loved us, we too ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. If we love each other God dwells in us and his love is perfected in us.

Study 1 John 4 using Matthew Henry's Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.

Verse by Verse Commentary 1. Just as the Holy Spirit is behind good teaching from the Word, Satan and his demons are behind evil teachings, heresies, false ...

23 нояб. 2022 г. · John is calling on believers to continually be alert to the danger of spiritual deception, which is an ever present danger.

25 апр. 2015 г. · 1 John emphasizes that God's love is not some abstract concept. It is passion expressed in action. God made love real and present by sending Jesus to live ...

When we emphasize our hope for the next life at the complete expense of our hope for this life, we run the risk of denying Jesus as coming in the flesh.

1 John 4 Commentary, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon.