1 John 5:14

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:14

1 John 5:14 Right Petitions Heard by God. The power by which we overcome the world is the Divine life which we have in the Lord Jesus Christ; but in order to our obtaining that life two conditions must be fulfilled: first, God must give it; and secondly, we must take it. I. God must give it, for although there may be many things that we could earn or produce for ourselves, obviously there is one thing which we could neither earn nor create, into which, it is plain, we must be born that is, our... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:14-17

1 John 5:14-17 The Sin unto Death. St. John appears to speak of some one sin as standing apart from all others, as a sin unto death a sin so fatal, so entirely beyond the possibility of pardon, that Christians should even refrain from making petitions to God on behalf of one who had committed this sin. A little consideration, however, may lead us to conclude that such was not precisely the meaning which was in St. John's mind when he wrote. The Apostle is speaking of the power of a Christian's... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 John 5:14-15

DISCOURSE: 2469ANSWERS TO PRAYER1 John 5:14-15. This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.PRAYER is universally acknowledged to be a service proper for sinful men to perform; yet few have any just idea of its efficacy. If a man were to speak of having received an answer to his prayers, he would be considered as an... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:1-21

Chuck SmithWhosoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him ( 1 John 5:1 ).So I say, "I love Jesus. He is the Messiah. Yes, I'm born again. Oh, and how I love Him." Well, if I love Him who has begotten me into this new life, then I will also love those who have been begotten--the family of God, my brothers and sisters in Jesus.And by this we know [another proof of how we know what we know, by this we... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 5:1-21

1 John 5:1-5 . Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. The faith which embraces him as the Lord of glory, has a regenerating influence on the heart. The immediate fruit is love to God, and to his children; love is the test of the change, for before conversion we regarded them with indifference or contempt. And this is the proof and demonstration of our love to God, that we keep his commandments, which to the regenerate are not grievous; for then we delight in the law... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 5:14-15

1 John 5:14-15And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us The answer to prayer received by faithA very considerable amount of error prevails in regard to the answer of prayer.That answer is by many supposed to be a more tangible and ascertainable result than it really is. To answer prayer God has promised; to make the answer of prayer evident He has not promised. Religion is in all its departments a business of faith. In all that... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 John 5:14

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: Ver. 14. According unto his will ] One said he could have what he would of God; and, Fiat voluntas mea, saith Luther in a certain prayer, but then he finely falls off with mea voluntas, Domine, quia tua; let my will be done, Lord, but so far forth as it is thy will. This was the time when he prayed for the life of Miconius (who was fallen into a deep consumption) and... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 John 5:14

this: 1 John 3:21, Ephesians 3:12, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 10:35 in him: or, concerning him if: 1 John 3:22, Jeremiah 29:12, Jeremiah 29:13, Jeremiah 33:3, Matthew 7:7-1 Kings :, Matthew 21:22, John 14:13, John 15:7, John 16:24, James 1:5, James 1:6, James 4:3, James 5:16 he: Job 34:28, Psalms 31:22, Psalms 34:17, Psalms 69:33, Proverbs 15:29, John 9:31, John 11:42 Reciprocal: Exodus 33:17 - I will do Numbers 14:19 - and as thou 1 Kings 3:5 - Ask what 1 Kings 3:12 - I have done... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:And we — Who believe. Have this farther confidence in him, that he heareth - That is, favourably regards, whatever prayer we offer in faith, according to his revealed will. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 5:14

14. This is included in the confidence embraced in the above believe and know. This confidence is a firm feeling of the heart embodying itself in free expression. The indwelling life puts forth a confident utterance. According to his will The utterance expresses both our will and God’s. Heareth us As we are not dumb, arising from our life, so he is not deaf, like the idols of 1 John 5:21, or like the “unknown absolute” of the pantheist. The common life of God and us... read more

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