1 John 4:17

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 4:17

1 John 4:17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of Judgment The perfection of loveI.“Herein is our love made perfect.” Love is like every other grace in the Christian bosom, susceptible of various degrees of intensity. It is our duty to aim at perfection in all things, and eminently in love. Our happiness is bound up in our attainment of it. Just as we advance in this grace we secure our growing peace and prosperity.II. A blessed effect of evidence of such love.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 John 4:17

17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. Ver. 17. In the day of judgment ] Those that bear his image shall hear his euge; well done, he will own them and honour them, and their faith that worketh by love, "shall be found unto praise, honour, and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ,"1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 1:7 . He that was so willingly judged for them, shall give no hard sentence against them. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 John 4:17

our love: Gr. love with us made: 1 John 4:12, 1 John 2:5, James 2:22 we may: 1 John 2:28, 1 John 3:19-Ecclesiastes :, James 2:13 the day: Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 12:36, 2 Peter 2:9, 2 Peter 3:7 as: 1 John 3:3, Matthew 10:25, John 15:20, Romans 8:29, Hebrews 12:2, Hebrews 12:3, 1 Peter 3:16-Job :, 1 Peter 4:1-Leviticus :, 1 Peter 4:13, 1 Peter 4:14 Reciprocal: Isaiah 32:17 - quietness Mark 6:11 - in the day Hebrews 10:19 - Having James 1:4 - perfect and 1 John... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 John 4:17

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.Hereby — That is, by this communion with God.Is our love made perfect; that we may — That is, so that we shall have boldness in the day of judgment - When all the stout-hearted shall tremble.Because as he — Christ.Is — All love.So are we — Who are fathers in Christ, even in this world. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 4:7-21

2. The one confirmatory test love. The threefold love between God, the believer, and the brethren, 1 John 4:7-21. The one test is love; centered in God, 8; and manifested to us in Christ, 9-11; into which love we come by union through faith with Christ and God, 12-16; which love may be perfected in us, 17-19; and this divine love is love to our fellow-man, 20, 21. Our apostle does not argue and reason out this statement; he affirms it, aphoristically and positively, by successive... read more