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Texts -- 1 John 3:1 (NET)

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3:1 (See what sort of love the Father has given to us : that we should be called God’s children – and indeed we are ! For this reason the world does not know us : because it did not know him .

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  • Allah Bapa Melindungi [KJ.384] ( Children of the Heavenly Father )
  • Dunia Kedinginan [KJ.121] ( In The Bleak Midwinter )
  • Kini Sang Putra T'lah Menang [KJ.198]
  • Tuhan, Betapa Banyaknya [KJ.393]
  • [1Jo 3:1] Behold The Amazing Gift Of Love
  • [1Jo 3:1] Behold, What Love!
  • [1Jo 3:1] Behold What Wondrous Grace
  • [1Jo 3:1] Behold, What Wondrous Love And Grace
  • [1Jo 3:1] Blessed Are The Sons Of God
  • [1Jo 3:1] Children Of The Heavenly Father
  • [1Jo 3:1] Come, Let Us A Sing Of A Wonderful Love
  • [1Jo 3:1] Father, Loving Father
  • [1Jo 3:1] I Belong To The King
  • [1Jo 3:1] It’s Just Like His Great Love
  • [1Jo 3:1] O Father, We Would Thank Thee
  • [1Jo 3:1] Our Father’s Love
  • [1Jo 3:1] Wonderful Message
  • [1Jo 3:1] Wonderful Story Of Love

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • Sometime later that day another group of leaders approached Jesus with another question but with the same purpose, to trap Him in a theological controversy that would destroy His reputation.22:23 The Pharisees believed in res...
  • I. Introduction: the purpose of the epistle 1:1-4II. Living in the light 1:5-2:29A. God as light 1:5-7B. Conditions for living in the light 1:8-2:291. Renouncing sin 1:8-2:22. Obeying God 2:3-113. Rejecting worldliness 2:12-1...
  • "The teaching of 1 John is concerned essentially with the conditions for true Christian discipleship. The two main divisions of the letter set out these conditions and exhort the readers to live in the light (1:5-2:29) as chi...
  • "In the second division of this document (3:1-5:13) John concentrates on the developing spiritual life of his followers, rather than sustaining his attack on the heretics, some of whom have already seceded from his church (2:...
  • This section introduces John's recapitulation and expansion of his exposition of what is necessary for people to have fellowship with God. He changed his figure from God as light to God as the Father of the believer."John beg...
  • Having stated the theme of this section of the epistle in 3:1-3 (cf. 1:5-7) John proceeded to develop his assertion that believers are the children of God through Jesus Christ."In the preceding section John has been stressing...
  • "The present vv, 3:4-9, form six strophes, each of which divides . . . roughly into half. The two halves of the strophes balance one another; for the second part of the v provides a development of the first part (vv 4, 5, 7),...
  • 3:10 The absence or presence of sin in the believer's life gives evidence of his or her relationship to God and Satan. It shows under whose authority we are living. John divided the world into two classes: those whose parenta...
  • "The worldliness' in view here, as in 2:12-17, is primarily a wrong attitude: a determination to be anchored to a society which does not know God (cf. 3:1 . . .). But whereas in the earlier section John shows that worldly att...
  • 4:11 That demonstration of love by God is our model for showing love to others. As God manifested love in (among) us then by sending Jesus Christ, so He manifests His love among us now as we love one another (vv. 12-13).4:12 ...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God… '--1 John 3:1.ONE or two points of an expository character will serve to introduce what else I have to say on these ...
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