1 John 2:1

Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 John 2:1

advocate Advocacy is that work of Jesus Christ for sinning saints which He carries on with the Father whereby, because of the eternal efficacy of His own sacrifice, He restores them to fellowship. CF Psalms 23:3. (See Scofield "Psalms 23:3- :") . sin Sin. (See Scofield "Psalms 23:3- :") . read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 John 2:1-11

Chapter 2My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not ( 1 John 2:1 ).Now, he is talking about the purpose of writing is to bring you into fellowship with God, but the thing that breaks fellowship with God is sin. In Isaiah 59 , "God's hand is not short that he cannot save, neither is his ear heavy that he cannot hear. But your sins have separated you from God" ( Isaiah 59:1-2 ). Always the effect of sin. God said to Adam, "In the day that thou sinneth thou shall surely... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 2:1-29

1 John 2:2 . He is the propitiation for our sin: ιλασμος , a ram, or other victim offered as an atoning sacrifice for sin. On Genesis 15:9, the rabbins make a distinction between the heifer, the she goat, and the ram, yet all the three are offered as atoning victims. The reference here is to Christ, our Ilasterion. Romans 3:25. Hebrews 9:5. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. In him we draw near to God, through his blood; so that if any man do sin in the church, he... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 2:1-6

1 John 2:1-6My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not Preventatives against sinThe connection between chapters 1 and 2 seems to be this: I have taught you something of the nature and universality of sin, and of the deceivers who say they have no sin, but you are not to understand me as teaching that sin is an element of our being, or attached to us by any absolute necessity, or infused into us by the will or authority of the Deity, or of such might that resistance is... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 John 2:1

1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: Ver. 1. That ye sin not ] Presuming upon an easy and speedy pardon. The worst sort of Papists will say, When we have sinned, we must confess; and when we have confessed, we must sin again, that we may confess again; so making account of confessing, as drunkards do of vomiting. But we have not so learned Christ. If his word dwell richly in... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 John 2:1

little: 1 John 2:12, 1 John 2:13, 1 John 3:7, 1 John 3:18, 1 John 4:4, 1 John 5:21, John 13:33, John 21:5, 1 Corinthians 4:14, 1 Corinthians 4:15, Galatians 4:19 these: 1 John 1:3, 1 John 1:4, 1 Timothy 3:14 that: Psalms 4:4, Ezekiel 3:21, John 5:14, John 8:11, Romans 6:1, Romans 6:2, Romans 6:15, 1 Corinthians 15:34, Ephesians 4:26, Titus 2:11-1 Chronicles :, 1 Peter 1:15-Psalms :, 1 Peter 4:1-Leviticus : And if: 1 John 1:8-2 Samuel : we have: Romans 8:34, 1 Timothy 2:5, Hebrews 7:24,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 John 2:1

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:My beloved children — So the apostle frequently addresses the whole body of Christians. It is a term of tenderness and endearment, used by our Lord himself to his disciples, John 13:33. And perhaps many to whom St. John now wrote were converted by his ministry. It is a different word from that which is translated "little children," in several... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 2:1

I. THE TEST OF THE TRUE CHRISTIAN GNOSTIC, OR ONE “WHO KNOWETH GOD,” (1 John 2:3,) IS HIS CONDEMNATION OF, AND SEPARATION FROM, SINNING AND SIN; THE GNOSTIC CLAIMANT TO A TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD IN SIN IS A FALSE PRETENDER, 1 John 2:1-29. 1. For the Christian’s sin of infirmity Christ is a universal propitiation, 1 John 2:1-2. 1. My little children This is John’s opening appellative for his entire audience on rising to speak; or, rather, commencing to write. Though a coelebs, (but see... read more

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