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1 John 5:1-12
Possibly the culmination of John’s letter: Faith, the commandment, and loving all integrate into one summary statement.
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Published February 7th, 2022; Updated February 8th, 2022
1 John 5:1-12
1 John 5:1-12
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1 John 5:1-12
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The result of being birthed by the Father: loving others
The General statement
Everyone ... has been born
who believes
that Jesus is the Christ
Content
of God,
Subjective
and everyone ... loves whoever has been born
Result
who loves the Father
of him.
How this works out (how we love others )
By this
Means
we know
Means of 5:1e
that we love the children
of God,
Relationship
when we love God
Content of 5:2 means
and obey his commandments.
For this is the love
of God,
Objective
that we keep his commandments.
And his commandments are not burdensome.
Explanation
For everyone ... overcomes the world.
Means of 5:3d
who has been born of God
And this is the victory
that has overcome the world—
our faith.
5:1 re-summary
Who is it that overcomes the world
except the one who believes
Answer
that Jesus is the Son
of God?
Doctrine’s Final Testimony
The true nature of the testimony about Jesus
This is he ... Jesus Christ;
who came by water
and blood—
not ... but by the water
by the water only
Negative
and the blood.
And the Spirit is the one who testifies,
because the Spirit is the truth.
Ground
For there are three that testify:
the Spirit
Explanation 1-3
and the water
and the blood;
and these three agree.
Explanation 2
The Doctrine test: the testimony which is believed
If we receive the testimony of men,
Comparison
the testimony of God is greater,
for this is the testimony
of God
Source or Possessive or Subjective
that he has borne
concerning his Son.
Reference
Whoever ... has the testimony
Explanation of 9b
believes
in the Son
of God
in himself.
Explanation 2
Whoever ... has made him a liar,
does not believe God
because he has not believed
in the testimony
that God has borne
concerning his Son.
And this is the testimony,
that God gave us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
Whoever ... has life;
has the Son
whoever ... does not have life.
does not have the Son
of God
5:1-5 as the Culmination of the Whole Letter; this section as “Pauline-style John” ALL the 3 Tests-Signs brought together into one integrated truth, with logical links like Paul (only here does John for once write like Paul, and it is grand!) And 5:6-12 too I believe carry on this “Pauline manner”, with more explicit (in my mind) logical links than before.
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