1 John 2:1 - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
The term sin is a verb. And it is called the Subjunctive Mood. That might not mean anything to you, but it represents committing an act of sin. It is Aorist (single act), Subjunctive (possibility). If you should commit an act of sin, then God has provision for us.
In John's writings, there's a difference between an act of sin, and a continuous lifestyle of sin. And that's what he's saying in Chapter 3, whoever is born of God does not commit, that is, does not continuously live a lifestyle of sin because God's seed is in him. And he's unable to continually sin because he's born of God.
So, he's telling us as believers that we sin. A person who is genuinely born of the Spirit of God and belongs to Christ continues to sin, but they are acts of sin. We sin in the light, not in the darkness. God's Spirit brings conviction and brings the light.
A non-believer remains in the darkness. They stay away from the light because the light exposes them and brings conviction. But he says those who are of the light, they come to the light, in order that it might be proved that they are in God. A person who is born of the Spirit of God will be drawn to the light. And they will have their life exposed to them. It will bring about confession as God wants to keep our relationship pure. That's what He does for us.
Hallo Jesse, Hallelujah praise be to the Lord who walked the hard way for us! Thanks for the nice writing Jesse! The Lord has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the Lord Jesus Christ, He is worthy, Amen
All glory and praise to our Lord and Saviour. And yes, Jesus took the low road as an example for us to follow. I agree, we are truly blessed in Christ. I'm happy to hear that you are enjoying the studies I've been sharing.
1 John 2:12 - I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I write unto you, little children, and the word little children is referring to born ones. So, he's writing to all those who are born of the Spirit of God. I write unto you, little children, because your sins, listen to this: have been forgiven you for His name's sake. It's already been done. But notice for whose sake it is. It's for His name's sake, His reputation. That's why He forgave us!
1 John 2:6 - He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
He that says he abides in Him, and the word abide comes from the Greek word MENO for remain, and it denoted permanency. It says, in him ought, or more literally, is indebted himself also to walk, even as he walked.
Please notice these comparisons. If God is light and God is in me, when I walk, I'm walking in the light. Why? Because He's light and He's in me. If I am in Christ, if Christ abides in me and I in Him, then I should walk as He walks. How? Because he's inside of me, and His Spirit is going to direct my steps.
I don't always in the human perfectly follow. But he's going to show that in the believer's life, they are indebted to walk the same way Christ walked. Why? Because Christ is living inside of them. How are you going to walk differently?
1 John 2:10 - He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
The word love is the word AGAPE. We see when we get to Chapter 4 that the only source of AGAPE is God Himself. If I try to obey the commandment in my own human effort to love my neighbor, it won't be the love the bible is talking about. AGAPE love has a spiritual concern and a sacrifice to it.
So, if I love a person who I claim to be my brother, if I care about his spiritual welfare to the point that there be no occasion of stumbling, that there isn't anything in my life that I will do to offend that person and corrupt their walk with the Lord, that is love. That person is walking in the light.
1 John 2:2 - And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
And he is the propitiation for our sins: The Greek word just means satisfaction. He meets all the requirements for our sins. But also, HELASMON is the Greek word, and it is the word for mercy seat in the Old Testament in the tabernacle area.
Once a year at the Day of Atonement, the priest would go in the holy of holies and sprinkle the mercy seat with the sacrifice that has been made for the sins of the people. So, He presents Himself before the Father, not only His righteousness, but His sacrifice for our sins. And not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
People debate and ask, "Did Jesus die for the sins of the whole world, or just for a few, that is, the ones that He has chosen?" Well, the bible tells us that Jesus died for the sins of the whole world, everybody's sins. But its application and its effectiveness is only for those who receive Him. When the whole world stands before Christ, the only thing they will answer for is how they responded to Christ. That's it! And people will die in their sins because they have rejected Christ.
He says my little children, these things I write unto you, that you should not sin, Aorist Subjunctive. Aorist is one-time, to commit an act of sin. But if anybody should sin (commit an act of Sin), we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one:
The word advocate is the same word used in the gospel of John for the comforter, the Holy Spirit as the comforter. And the word comforter, PARAKLESIS, means someone who is called alongside to help. But in Greek, it's even more specific than that. This is a legal term that means that Jesus Christ is my defense attorney. And he stands before God and He represents me before God. We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
Now what is interesting is that the PARAKLESIS is the defense attorney. The prosecuting attorney in the courts is called HASATAN, which means the Satan. That's his Hebrew name, HASATAN. He is the prosecuting attorney. When we get into the book of Revelation, in Revelation 12:10, it says that Satan is the accuser of the brethren who accuses them day and night before God.
He's trying to prosecute us. And he brings his argument before God the judge. But our defense attorney Jesus Christ is there to represent us. And everything that Satan says, the Lord can say that's true, but I paid for that on the cross. So, if we should sin, we have a defense attorney at our side at all times, Jesus Christ the righteous one. I'm not righteous, He is. He represents me!
1 John 2:1 - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
The term sin is a verb. And it is called the Subjunctive Mood. That might not mean anything to you, but it represents committing an act of sin. It is Aorist (single act), Subjunctive (possibility). If you should commit an act of sin, then God has provision for us.
In John's writings, there's a difference between an act of sin, and a continuous lifestyle of sin. And that's what he's saying in Chapter 3, whoever is born of God does not commit, that is, does not continuously live a lifestyle of sin because God's seed is in him. And he's unable to continually sin because he's born of God.
So, he's telling us as believers that we sin. A person who is genuinely born of the Spirit of God and belongs to Christ continues to sin, but they are acts of sin. We sin in the light, not in the darkness. God's Spirit brings conviction and brings the light.
A non-believer remains in the darkness. They stay away from the light because the light exposes them and brings conviction. But he says those who are of the light, they come to the light, in order that it might be proved that they are in God. A person who is born of the Spirit of God will be drawn to the light. And they will have their life exposed to them. It will bring about confession as God wants to keep our relationship pure. That's what He does for us.
All glory and praise to our Lord and Saviour. And yes, Jesus took the low road as an example for us to follow. I agree, we are truly blessed in Christ. I'm happy to hear that you are enjoying the studies I've been sharing.
God Bless!!!
1 John 2:12 - I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I write unto you, little children, and the word little children is referring to born ones. So, he's writing to all those who are born of the Spirit of God. I write unto you, little children, because your sins, listen to this: have been forgiven you for His name's sake. It's already been done. But notice for whose sake it is. It's for His name's sake, His reputation. That's why He forgave us!
1 John 2:6 - He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
He that says he abides in Him, and the word abide comes from the Greek word MENO for remain, and it denoted permanency. It says, in him ought, or more literally, is indebted himself also to walk, even as he walked.
Please notice these comparisons. If God is light and God is in me, when I walk, I'm walking in the light. Why? Because He's light and He's in me. If I am in Christ, if Christ abides in me and I in Him, then I should walk as He walks. How? Because he's inside of me, and His Spirit is going to direct my steps.
I don't always in the human perfectly follow. But he's going to show that in the believer's life, they are indebted to walk the same way Christ walked. Why? Because Christ is living inside of them. How are you going to walk differently?
1 John 2:10 - He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
The word love is the word AGAPE. We see when we get to Chapter 4 that the only source of AGAPE is God Himself. If I try to obey the commandment in my own human effort to love my neighbor, it won't be the love the bible is talking about. AGAPE love has a spiritual concern and a sacrifice to it.
So, if I love a person who I claim to be my brother, if I care about his spiritual welfare to the point that there be no occasion of stumbling, that there isn't anything in my life that I will do to offend that person and corrupt their walk with the Lord, that is love. That person is walking in the light.
1 John 2:2 - And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
And he is the propitiation for our sins: The Greek word just means satisfaction. He meets all the requirements for our sins. But also, HELASMON is the Greek word, and it is the word for mercy seat in the Old Testament in the tabernacle area.
Once a year at the Day of Atonement, the priest would go in the holy of holies and sprinkle the mercy seat with the sacrifice that has been made for the sins of the people. So, He presents Himself before the Father, not only His righteousness, but His sacrifice for our sins. And not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
People debate and ask, "Did Jesus die for the sins of the whole world, or just for a few, that is, the ones that He has chosen?" Well, the bible tells us that Jesus died for the sins of the whole world, everybody's sins. But its application and its effectiveness is only for those who receive Him. When the whole world stands before Christ, the only thing they will answer for is how they responded to Christ. That's it! And people will die in their sins because they have rejected Christ.
1 John 2:1 Continued
He says my little children, these things I write unto you, that you should not sin, Aorist Subjunctive. Aorist is one-time, to commit an act of sin. But if anybody should sin (commit an act of Sin), we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one:
The word advocate is the same word used in the gospel of John for the comforter, the Holy Spirit as the comforter. And the word comforter, PARAKLESIS, means someone who is called alongside to help. But in Greek, it's even more specific than that. This is a legal term that means that Jesus Christ is my defense attorney. And he stands before God and He represents me before God. We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
Now what is interesting is that the PARAKLESIS is the defense attorney. The prosecuting attorney in the courts is called HASATAN, which means the Satan. That's his Hebrew name, HASATAN. He is the prosecuting attorney. When we get into the book of Revelation, in Revelation 12:10, it says that Satan is the accuser of the brethren who accuses them day and night before God.
He's trying to prosecute us. And he brings his argument before God the judge. But our defense attorney Jesus Christ is there to represent us. And everything that Satan says, the Lord can say that's true, but I paid for that on the cross. So, if we should sin, we have a defense attorney at our side at all times, Jesus Christ the righteous one. I'm not righteous, He is. He represents me!
Very well put!
God. bless you!
Thank you, and may the Lord continue to bless you also!
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