Bible Discussion Thread

(1 John Part 15):

1 John 2:28 - And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

And now, little children (TEKNIA-little born ones), abide in Him; That's the word remain (MENO). In order that when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before Him at his coming. So, he says abiding and remaining is the key. When Jesus comes, those who are abiding in Him, they will be ready for His coming.

Those who say they belong to Him, but are not abiding in Him, they will be left behind. It's not a performance. In Matthew 24:13, and the way the Greek text says it, it says the one who has endured to the end is the one who is saved. So, endurance is a characteristic, or evidence that a person is saved.

If you stop and think about it, if you receive Christ, and your soul or spirit is sealed by the Holy Spirit, your soul now belongs to Christ. He says He will never leave you nor forsake you. Well, how can we not endure to the end if He's living in us?

He's the one who causes me to endure. In the human I might be weak, but there isn't anything or anyone that's going to take me away from Christ. Not even my own sin is going to take me away from Christ. Nothing will separate me from the love of God.

Please take note of this, that HUPOMENO, remaining under, is a characteristic of one who is saved. They will make it to the end because God will make it through them. It will not be by human performance.

(1 John Part 18):

1 John 3:7 - Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that does righteousness, and the word does is a Participle. The one doing righteousness continuously, is righteous, even as He, that is God, is righteous.

Now how in the world can I be as righteous as God is? It's because I have God living inside of me. I have no righteousness of my own, but I have Christ, and I am righteous as He is righteous. If I ever step out of line, He corrects that.

I hope you see the connection. We're talking about lifestyles, and we're talking about walking in a condition that is the same as Jesus because we have Jesus in us living out and walking out the believer's life.

Thanks again Brother Jesse!

This passage of scripture reminds me of

John 14:16-21.

Blessings!

(1 John Part 17):

1 John 3:4 - Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

The word committeth, an Old English word, is a Participle, the one who is practicing sin is also sinning against the law. Sin is the transgression of God's law. We could think that we're pretty good people, but once we transgress God's law, we're sinners. And once we sin one time, the question is going to be what are you going to do about it? It's on your record!

There isn't anything you can do to erase that sin. It's only through Jesus Christ. So, what are you going to do? A sinner is someone who in their lifestyle practices sin. In Chapter 2 Verses 1 and 2, we saw that a believer commits acts of sin. The believer does not live a continuous lifestyle of sin because they have God's Spirit convicting them. They walk in the light. But a person that doesn't know Christ, they have no conviction. They're walking in their sin.

1 John 3:6 - Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

Whoever abides in Him, that is, in the Lord, does not sin:

Again, the word abides is a Present Participle, abiding. Whoever has Him abiding "is" Present Tense, not sinning, continuously as a habit of life. We're not talking about committing an act of sin. We're talking about committing sin continuously, a lifestyle of not surrendering to Christ.

But this is a condition. Whoever is continuously remaining in Him, does not practice sin, ever! I can never go back and live the old lifestyle I lived before I received Christ. It's impossible. In contrast: Whoever sins, and again that's a Participle. Whoever is continuously sinning has not seen Him, neither have they known Him. That's a pretty bold statement to make!

(1 John Part 16):

1 John 3:1 - Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons, or children of God:

Some translations say "and we are." We're not just called. We are children of God. That's our calling. God calls us to Himself. And when He responds to us, He calls us His children.

The consequence of being a child of God: Therefore the world knows us not, because it knew Him not. So, the world is not going to understand. They're not going to know.

1 John 3:3 - And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

And every man that has this hope in him is purifying himself, even as He, that is, Jesus is pure.

The term hath (or has) is a Present Participle. The one who is having this hope in him. It shows continuous action, never stopping. Everyone having this hope in him "is," factual statement, is purifying himself, even as Jesus is pure.

I hope you see the connection. Number one, the lifestyle is continuous in this condition. And secondly, it will always be as Jesus is.

You see, that's my condition. As separated as Jesus walks in this world, He is going to cause me to be walking in the same way.

Therefore my condition: I have this hope continuously that when He comes, I'm going to go be with Him and I'm going to see Him just as He is. I'm going to be changed and transformed.

The person that has this hope is purifying himself as Jesus is pure.

So, I've got God's Spirit in me convicting me in that separation that He would have me to go. A person who is not saved does not have that conviction.