1 John 3:18

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:16-24

Exhortation That Our Christian Love Should be Practical (1 John 3:16-24 ). As throughout John is now concerned that those he speaks to should examine their hearts to ensure that they really are true Christians. He has been speaking of faith, but now he comes down to practicalities. And his word is that those who are truly Christ’s will reveal it practically in the way that they show love to their fellow-Christians. Indeed his concern is lest they be making a profession of being Christians and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:18

‘Little children, let us not love in word, nor with the tongue, but in deed and truth.’ John then follows his specific example with a general plea. It is not only in charitable giving that we should love. Our love, if true, should not be just something we talk about but something we live out practically in every aspect of our lives. Glib words are easy, saying that we love costs nothing, but practical living is the test. It proves whether love is really true or not, indeed whether it is in... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:14-24

1 John 3:13-Jeremiah : . The hatred of the world is to be expected, but within the Christian brotherhood there must be love, manifesting itself in deeds of self-sacrifice in imitation of Christ’ s love. If we possess this spirit we shall be able to silence inward misgivings as to our standing before God, because we obey Him in that we believe in Christ and love one another. Such obedience ensures His indwelling, attested by the gift of His Spirit. 1 John 3:14 . The teaching is the same as... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 John 3:18

q.d. It is a vain thing to make verbal pretences of love, without any real proof of it. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 John 3:18-24

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES1 John 3:18. In word.—Profession, mere boasting. True love finds expression in service. “St. John hints that there is some danger of this conventionality amongst his friends, and earnestly exhorts them to genuineness.”1 John 3:20. Heart condemn.—There are always sensitive souls, who are much too ready to think evil of themselves, and distress themselves with their evil-thinking. Better never attempt to appraise our own spiritual life and progress; leave it with God,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 John 3:1-24

Chapter 3Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of God ( 1 John 3:1 ):I love that verse. Behold, what manner of love God has bestowed upon you, that you should be called the son of God. What glorious love, that God should adopt me as His son, that God should claim me as His son. That God should call me His son. What manner of love God has for me that He would call me His son.therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him.... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 3:1-24

1 John 3:1-2 . That we should be called the sons of God! The character of the favoured race is defined in the preseding verses: they keep the commandments of God: 1 John 3:3. They abide in Christ by works of righteousness. They conquer the world, and know Him who is from the beginning. They have an unction from the Holy One to know and love the truth. No man can have this highest title of the sons of God, but he who has a correspondent character. And therefore he adds, we know that we shall... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 3:16-18

1 John 3:16-18Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren, Lofty ideals perilous unless appliedEven the world sees that the Incarnation of Jesus Christ has very practical results.Even the Christmas which the world keeps is fruitful in two of these results--forgiving and giving. Love, charity (as we rather prefer to say), in its effects upon all our relations to others, is the beautiful subject of this section of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 3:17-21

1 John 3:17-21But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?Righteousness essential to the answer of a good conscience in ourselves and before GodThe lesson here is sincerity. Beware of self-deception. It is easy to imagine what you would do to win or help a brother; and you may please yourselves by carrying the imagination to any length you choose. You will lay down your life for one who... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 John 3:18

18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. Ver. 18. Let us not love in word ] Words are light and cheap; and there is a great deal of mouth mercy abroad. Julian the Apostate is not presently a friend to Basil, though he write unto him, φιλος φιλω, και αδελφος αδελφω , Thou art my friend and beloved brother. The Roman legions loved Otho the emperor, saith Dio the historian, and gave him all respect, ουκ απο της γλωττης, αλλα και απο της ψυχης ,... read more

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