1 João 2
G. Campbell Morgan · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 João 2:18-23
Morgan - Borrow From this verse - 1Jn 2:23 It was Max Federmann’s misfortune to be a Jewish child in Hitler’s Germany. He recalls the terror of the November night in 1938 when Nazi storm troopers marched through his village, destroying everything Jewish. He remembers his father and older brother being carried off to a concentration camp. His mother, too, was taken away to Auschwitz, where she perished. Max himself, 16, escaped to Yugoslavia, then to Italy. After the war, Max married an Italian girl named Leda, and they had a daughter. After immigrating to California, two sons were added to the family. But tragedy struck again. The older son died in a car wreck, and this time Max lashed out at God: “How could you be a good God and bring such pain to me!” Shortly afterward, Bernard, 14, was invited to church camp, and to Max’s shock, he returned home believing in Jesus. Leda visited the church, and she, too, became a Christian. At first, Max felt angry and rejected; but he decided to investigate their new faith in the light of his Hebrew Bible, studying what the Scriptures said about the Messiah. He also began reading the New Testament. He was stunned by how the prophecies in his Hebrew Bible seemed perfectly fulfilled by Jesus of Nazareth. He continued reading the New Testament, and I fell to my knees when I came to 1 John 2:23 and understood the truth: “Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.” I cried to God for forgiveness, and suddenly my heart was flooded with love for the Father and His Son, Jesus, the Messiah. My search had taken me almost a year. But from the moment I fell to my knees, I was able to love Jesus, my Messiah, with all my heart and mind and soul. I was even able to love those who had so cruelly persecuted my people. At last I understood the meaning of “Shalom!” * ILLUSTRATION - HEAD OR HEART? by Dave Brannon - In the span of 7 days he won the hearts of a busload of people. We were visiting the Holy Land, and the personable man was our tour guide. Each day he greeted us with his winning smile, clever sense of humor, and incredible knowledge of Israel. From the story of Abraham and Isaac to the account of Jesus’ resurrection, our guide had it all down. Yet as the week went by, people began to ask, “Is he a believer?” “Does he know Jesus?” Sadly, the answer was no. He knew the Bible better than most of us. He daily walked where Jesus had. He had been giving tours to Christians for years. But he didn’t know his Messiah. Could that be your situation? Could you have a knowledge of God and His Son Jesus in your head but not in your heart? It’s not all that unusual. The words in 1 John 2:22 seem harsh: “Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ?” But the truth is that knowing about Jesus is not the same as knowing Him. We must acknowledge Jesus as “the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Mt. 16:16). We must accept His forgiveness for our sins and enter into a personal relationship with Him. Have you trusted Jesus? Or is your knowledge of Him in your head but not in your heart? What will you do with Jesus? Neutral you cannot be; Someday your heart will be asking, "What will He do with me?" —Simpson Knowing about Jesus is not the same as knowing Him. Marks/Tests of a true Christian from 1 John 1 John 5:13 THESE THINGS I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. THESE THINGS: This phrase has reference to all that John has written in his letter. (The MacArthur Bible Commentary) TRUE CHRISTIAN I. DOCTRINAL TESTS 1. Scriptural views of SIN Confesses sin. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 2. Scriptural views of JESUS Believes Jesus is man. 1 John 4:2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God Believes Jesus is God. 1 John 4:15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. Believes Jesus is the Messiah. 1 John 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God II. ETHICAL/MORAL TESTS 1. Obeys God Obeys/Keeps God's commands. 1 John 2:3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 1 John 3:24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. Does God's will. 1 John 2:17 the one who does the will of God lives forever. 2. Lives a righteous life (a life of holiness) Walks in the light. 1 John 1:7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. Walks as Jesus did. 1 John 2:6 Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did. Practices righteousness. 1 John 2:29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him. 1 John 3:7 Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous Purifies himself. 1 John 3:3 And every one who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. Does not practice sin. 1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him 1 John 5:18 We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin 3. Loves the brethren Loves the brethren. 1 John 2:10 The one who loves his brother abides in the Light 1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:12 if we love one another, God abides in us Meets his brother's needs. 1 John 3:17 But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? Loves with actions and truth. 1 John 3:18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 4. Does not love the world Does not love the world. 1 John 2:15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Overcomes the world. 1 John 5:4 every one born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5. Perseveres Remains with us. 1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. Overcomes false teachers/teaching. 1 John 4:4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. Listens to God's people. 1 John 4:6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. 6. Has the Holy Spirit 1 John 2:20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 1 John 3:24 And this is how we know that He lives in us: We know it by the Spirit He gave us. 1 John 3:24 And this is how we know that He lives in us: We know it by the Spirit He gave us. FALSE CHRISTIAN/PROFESSOR I. DOCTRINAL TESTS 1. Unscriptural views of SIN Claims to be without sin. 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. 2. Unscriptural views of JESUS Denies that Jesus is the Messiah. 1 John 2:22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? Denies Jesus. 1 John 2:23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also. Does not believe testimony about Jesus. 1 John 4:3 every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God 1 John 5:10 Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. II. ETHICAL/MORAL TESTS 1. Does not obey God Does not do what Jesus commands. 1 John 2:4 The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 2. Lives a sinful life. Walks in the darkness. 1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth Practices sin. 1 John 3:6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen Him or known Him. 1 John 3:8 the one who practices sin is of the devil Does not practice righteousness. 1 John 3:10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. 3. Does not love the brethren Hates the brethren. 1 John 2:9 The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. 1 John 2:11 But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness 1 John 3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 4:20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. Does not love the brethren. 1 John 3:10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. 1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Shows no mercy to needy brethren. 1 John 3:17 If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 4. Loves the world Loves the world. 1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Has worldly values. 1 John 4:5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 5. Does not persevere Abandons the brethren. 1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. Does not listen to God's people. 1 John 4:6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. 6. Does not have the Holy Spirit 1 John 2:20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 1 John 3:24 And this is how we know that He lives in us: We know it by the Spirit He gave us. 1 John 3:24 And this is how we know that He lives in us: We know it by the Spirit He gave us.
1 João 2:24
Morgan - The three terms, "abide," "remain," "continue," are the same in the original. The repetition is sufficient to show the extreme importance attached to the thought by the apostle. What, then, is it? It is suggested by a phrase which he uses again and again throughout the epistle, "The truth is not in us." In order that the truth may have its due effect, it must be in us, not as a speculation in the head, but a mighty practical principle in the heart. It must be in us as food is in the man whom it nourishes. But it is not merely the truth, as a system, that must thus dwell in us. It is as the casket that contains the jewel; and that jewel is Christ. (Knowledge Favorable to Further Teaching) Barker - The use of the special Johannine word “remain” (menō, “abide”) gives weight to the warning. The Word of the Gospel must not only be heard but it must be given a vital place in one’s life. The power of the Gospel depends on the freedom permitted it. The Word is not present simply as a matter of course but only where a person is committed to receive it and unite with it… If the Gospel “abides” in them, Christians may be assured they will also “abide” in the Son and in the Father. While the exhortation is clearly to faithfulness to the Word, it is an exhortation with an assured promise of fulfillment. Where the Word abides there also the Son and the Father abide. Fellowship with the Father and the Son, which is of such concern to the author, is assured those in whom the Word of God abides. The Word is not the goal of the fellowship but rather a means through which the fellowship with the Son and the Father occurs. (The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Volume 12: Hebrews Through Revelation) I Howard Marshall - It is significant that “remain” (meno) expresses a continuing relationship. It is not enough merely to have heard (ED: THE GOSPEL) and assented to the message in time past. The message (ED: THE GOSPEL) must continue to be present and active in the lives of those who have heard it. They must continually call it (ED: THE GOSPEL) to mind and let it affect their lives. This is why continual study of the Word and participation in Christian instruction is so important for perseverance in the faith. (Borrow The Epistles of John NICNT - 1974) Jamieson's interpretation - Having taken into us the living seed of the truth concerning the Father and the Son, we become transformed into the likeness of Him whose seed we have taken into us. (1 John 2 - Bible Commentary) Expositor's Greek - The Son is the manifestation of the Father; through Him we reach the Unseen Father (cf. John 14:9). (1 John 2 - The Expositor's Greek Testament) R S Candlish elaborates on what it means to abide in the Son - We abide in the Son, as we may be said to abide in anyone when his words abide in us — or when that which we have heard of him, or from him, from the beginning, abides in us; when we understand and know him by what he says and what we hear; when what we thus understand and know of him takes hold of us, carries our conviction, commands our confidence and love, fastens and rivets itself in our mind and heart, and so abides in us. Thus we abide in the Son precisely as we abide in a friend whom we know, and trust, and love. Let us turn all that we learn into the materials of that personal communing of Him with us and us with Him, which is indeed the essence of our abiding in the Son. All the rather let us do so because, secondly, this abiding in the Son is abiding in the Father; for the Father and the Son are one. Into all that the Son is to the Father, in these and other similar views of His mediatorial character and ministry as the Son, we enter when we abide in the Son. And so we come to be to the Father all that the Son is to the Father. We abide in the Father as the Son abides in the Father. So we abide in the Son and in the Father. And still all this depends on our letting "that which we have heard from the beginning abide in us." It depends on that faith which cometh by hearing, as hearing cometh by the Word of God. (John 2 Commentary The Guileless Spirit Abiding Through the Word in the Son and in the Father)
1 João 2:24
Morgan - A Little Relief 1 John 2:18,24 (See On This Day: 365 Amazing and Inspiring Stories about Saints) During the days of Emperor Trajan, John the Apostle, the last surviving of the twelve disciples, passed away of natural causes. Then Trajan himself fell ill, suffered a stroke, developed dropsy, and died in 117 at age 64. His widow conspired with Hadrian to bring him to the throne. He was tall and elegant, his hair curly, and he sported a beard to hide the blemishes on his face. In 124–125, Emperor Hadrian provided a little relief for suffering Christians. Anti-Christian riots had broken out in Asia Minor, and the governor had written Hadrian for advice. The emperor, whose nod against the church might well have led to a Christian holocaust, proved neutral. He ordered cases against Christians tried, but he decreed that the defendants had to be proven guilty before they could be condemned. Slanderous attacks on them were forbidden. Now, if our subjects of the provinces are able to sustain by evidence their charges against the Christians I have no objection. But I do not allow them to have recourse to mere clamorous demands and outcries to this end. If therefore anyone accuses and proves that the aforesaid men do anything contrary to the laws, you will pass sentences corresponding to their offenses. On the other hand, I emphatically insist that if anyone demand a writ of summons against any of these Christians merely as a slanderous accusation, you proceed against that man with heavier penalties, in proportion to the gravity of his offense. But while Hadrian was indifferent toward Christianity, he was bitterly opposed to Judaism. He ordered Jerusalem rebuilt as a Roman colony and renamed Aelia Capitolina. Like a miniature Antichrist, he erected pagan altars on the temple site—leading to another Jewish uprising and bloodbath. It was during that same year, 135, that Hadrian, 59, fell sick with a painful, wasting illness. He begged for hemlock. No one would oblige him and he suffered three years before dying on July 10, 138. The Heroic Traitor Devotional of the Day "See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he promised us—even eternal lift."—1 John 2:24 During the American Revolutionary War, British General John Burgoyne commanded six thousand regulars and was pushing from Canada south to Albany, New York. There was only a disorganized force of revolutionists between Burgoyne and Washington's army. But these revolutionists repelled and defeated Burgoyne on the farmlands of Saratoga, New York. There is a curious monument at the Saratoga National Historical Park. The inscription reads: "In memory of the most brilliant soldier of the Continental Army, who was desperately wounded on this spot, the sally port of Burgoyne's great redoubt, 7th October, 1777, winning for his countrymen the decisive battle of the American Revolution, and for himself the rank of major general." Nowhere on the monument is the man's name. At the time of the battle he was considered second only to Washington as an American hero. He fought valiantly at Saratoga. But then something went terribly wrong. The man deserted the cause for which he fought so bravely. Benedict Arnold was the hero of Saratoga. Later in the war he tried to give the British the plan for the defenses of West Point, fled from America, and lived out the remaining years of his life in disgrace in England. A sad epilogue: Arnold's last request was to be buried in his American uniform. It is important to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. Christ is the vine; we are the branches. Our everlasting monument is the gift of eternal life. Resolve today not to wander from the God of grace. "In the passion of Christ, our life is everlasting."—Julian of Norwich Bob