1 John 1:9-10

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 1:1-10

1 John 1:1 . That which was from the beginning. We have before observed that the neuter gender is often preferred by the Greeks, and with great propriety, when speaking of the Divinity. L’ETRE Suprême, pere de tout ce qui existe, sera du genre masculin, cependent comme cette idée est relative à celle de feminin, et qu’en Dieu il n’ y a nul raport pareil, quelque peuples feront la Divinite du genre qui n’ annonce ni masculin, ni feminin, afin d’en donner une idée plus sublime. Gram, univ.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 1:5-10

1 John 1:5-10This then is the message … that God is light The clergy God’s messengersAll rightly ordained ministers of Christ are God’s messengers.Our office is not merely of man’s appointment; we hold it from the Lord. We are sent to remind you of God’s will, to be His witnesses unto you (Hebrews 2:1-4). Consider, then, the message which we bring unto you, whence it comes, and upon what authority. “I have a message from God unto thee.” That message began to be preached by the Lord Himself, by... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 1:8-10

1 John 1:8-10If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves Assumptions of sinlessnessThis is a strong and clear statement, the utterance of an apostle who speaks out of the fulness of a long and ripe Christian experience, not simply in his own name, but as the organ or representative of the whole Church.Let us consider its bearing:--I. On our conceptions of truth. Truth is a wide word, but I use it here in St. John’s sense as equivalent to the truth of the gospel--the truth which... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 John 1:9

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Ver. 9. If we confess ] Homo agnoscit, Deus ignoscit. Man acknowledges, God forgives. And Confessio peccati est vomitus sordium animae. Confession of sin is the vomit of the filthy soul. (Aug.) Judah (his name signifies confession) got the kingdom from Reuben. No man was ever kept out of God’s kingdom for his confessed badness; many are for their supposed goodness; as those... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 John 1:10

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Ver. 10. We make him a liar ] For the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, Romans 11:32 . See Trapp on " Rom 11:32 " read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 John 1:9

we confess: Leviticus 26:40-Luke :, 1 Kings 8:47, 2 Chronicles 6:37, 2 Chronicles 6:38, Nehemiah 1:6, Nehemiah 9:2-Haggai :, Job 33:27, Job 33:28, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 51:2-Deuteronomy :, Proverbs 28:13, Daniel 9:4-Proverbs :, Matthew 3:6, Mark 1:5, Acts 19:18 he is: Deuteronomy 7:9, Lamentations 3:23, 1 Corinthians 1:9, 1 Timothy 1:15, Hebrews 10:23, Hebrews 11:11 just: Isaiah 45:21, Zechariah 9:9, Romans 3:26, Hebrews 6:10, Revelation 15:3 and to: 1 John 1:7, Psalms 19:12, Psalms 51:2,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 John 1:10

we say: 1 John 1:8, Psalms 130:3 we make: 1 John 5:10, Job 24:25 his word: 1 John 1:8, 1 John 2:4, 1 John 4:4, Colossians 3:16, 2 John 1:2 Reciprocal: Leviticus 3:2 - lay Psalms 143:2 - in thy sight Hosea 7:13 - spoken Romans 3:25 - to declare Hebrews 6:18 - impossible 1 John 1:6 - If read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.But if with a penitent and believing heart, we confess our sins, he is faithful - Because he had promised this blessing, by the unanimous voice of all his prophets.Just — Surely then he will punish: no; for this very reason he will pardon. This may seem strange; but upon the evangelical principle of atonement and redemption, it is undoubtedly true; because, when the debt is paid,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 John 1:10

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.Yet still we are to retain, even to our lives' end, a deep sense of our past sins. Still if we say, we have not sinned, we make him a liar - Who saith, all have sinned.And his word is not in us — We do not receive it; we give it no place in our hearts. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 1:5-10

A preliminary summary of the entire epistle, 1 John 1:5-10. Our apostle now summarizes the substance of his message or epistle, by unfolding the true Christian doctrine of purity from sin in opposition to the errorists’ theory of purity in sin. God is absolute purity, and the only method of coming into oneness with his purity is, by absolute confession of sins, repentance, the atonement, the pardon, and the sanctification. Every other method is a fatal falsehood. read more

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