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1 John 4

Testing the Teachers

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  • Doug Van Meter

Should testing the spirits be applied to education? This article shows that 1 John 4:1 applies to the education of your children.

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A Non-Polemical Reading of 1 John: Sin, Christology, and the Limits of Johannine Christianity

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  • Terry Griffith

Are there very real opponents that motivated the writing of 1 John? This article offers a reading to understand the treatment of sin and Christology in 1 John that does not require Gnosticism or Docetic-like opponents to account for its outline.

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The Invisibility of God: A Survey of a Misunderstood Phenomenon

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  • Andrew S. Malone

Is there a disparity between the Old and New Testaments on the doctrine of the invisibility of God? This article considers the evidence, suggesting to take seriously the Old Testament statements that God can be seen, and to reconsider what the New Testament passages (e.g., John 1:18, John 5:37, 1 John 4:12) claim when they refer to God's invisibility.

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1 John 4:4-6 – Truth's Victory over Error

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  • Paul Yeulett

This article is an exposition of 1 John 4:4-6, which speaks of the victory of truth over the world.

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His Love Endures Forever – Introduction

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  • Garry J. Williams

What is the meaning and significance of the statement "God is love" (1 John 4:8)? The author introduces his concern that the true meaning of the love of God be understood.

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Somebody to Love

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  • Mark Dever

The author of this article emphasizes the command to love the neighbour. He describes it as a commandment, rather than something that should be done out of one's feelings. The Scripture references for this teaching include 1 John 4:19-20, 1 John 5:1-2.

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Who Is Jesus?

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

The author asks this crucial question in the face of a lot of false teachings about the identity of Christ. With reference to 1 John 4:1-6, believers are encouraged to distinguish between the testimony of the Spirit of God (who speaks the truth about Christ) and false claims and teachings of the ungodly.

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For the Love of God

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  • Burk Parsons

In this article the author gives grounds for his belief in the Reformed teaching of God's saving love and electing grace. He makes reference to the gospel of John as well as to the first letter of John, especially 1 John 4:8.

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The Lord of Light and Love

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  • Chris Donato

What does it mean to say that God is light? The article discusses this question with reference to 1 John 4:7ff and similar passages which focus on God's attributes of holiness and love.

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1 John 4:7 - God's Example

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  • Clarence Bouwman

This article on 1 John 4:7 is about the love of God as an example for loving our neighbour.

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1 John 4:20-21 - The Inseparable Link Between Divine and Christian Love

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 4:20-21.

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1 John 4:7-16 - The Source of Love

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 4:7-16.

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1 John 4:1-6 - The Test of Acknowledgement of Jesus as the Messiah Come in the Flesh

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 4:1-6.

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Transforming Love

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  • Jerry Bridges

A deeply distressed father sat for two weeks in a pediatric ICU, watching his three-year-old son slowly die. During those two weeks he read through, quite surprisingly, a book on the Gospel. He later wrote to me, “I want to say to you the Gospel really is for real life.” This article is about sin and the forgiveness of sin.

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Is God Love?

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  • Hywel R. Jones

This article is about the relation of God and love. Is God only love? The author discusses the view of Samuel Davies, and what he said on 1 John 4:8. The author also talks about love and justice, and the primacy of love.

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God is Love

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  • Virgil Meyer

In the book of 1 John, the apostle John points out much about the character of God to the Christians to whom he is writing. He has taught them that God is Light, He is Spirit, He is eternal. He is a Father. But perhaps the most clear picture he gives of God is that God is love. The article discusses the meaning of 1 John 4:7-21.

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