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Discover the Arts! Each day a different image from the Literary, Performing, or Visual Arts representing a portion of Scripture plus an explanation with links 2016 December 17
Advent and Triumph of Christ (1480)
Hans Memling (c. 1430 - 1494)
Early Netherlandish Style
Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art
Explanation: In 1 John 4, John tells us to test the spirits to see if they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. A spirit comes from the Spirit of God if that spirit confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Any spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is not of God, but is an antichrist. But those who believe have overcome these spirits, because greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world (1-6).
We should love one another, because love is from God, and those who love have been born of God and know him. Those who do not love do not know God. God manifested his love by sending his Son into the world so that we might live through him. It is not we who have loved God, but God loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. We should love one another in the same manner. If we do, then God dwells in us and his love is perfected in us (7-12).
We know that we dwell in him and he in us because he has given us of his Spirit. As a result, we confess that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. Anyone who confesses this fact has God dwelling in him and he in God. Also, since God is love, anyone who dwells in love dwells in God and God in him. This love gives us boldness in the day of judgment. This boldness comes because there is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. By contrast, the one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love him because he first loved us. If someone says that he loves God but hates his brother, he is a liar: if he does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? This is God's commandment, that he who loves God should love his brother also (13-21).
[Sermons: Phillip Jensen 1. Phillip Jensen 2. Phillip Jensen 3. Various. ]
[Illustration: Today's painting is a narrative of the facts of Christ's life. In today's chapter, John speaks of the effect of Christ's life in delivering us from sin and bringing us into a loving union with God and with our fellow Christians. ]
RESOURCES
[THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: 1 John 4: Hebrews 2:9-10, 14, 16. ]
[ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]
[ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]
[ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]
*** For Additional word studies use one of the Greek Interlinear Bibles below. ***
Book Outline:
1 JOHN (COVENANT LIVING: Fellowship)
1. The Foundation for True Spiritual Fellowship With God & Believers (1 John 1:1 - 1 John 2:14) - 90 A.D. Israel
2. Practicing the Well-Founded Life (1 John 2:15 - 1 John 5:21) - 90 A.D. Israel
1 John 4
2. Practicing the Well-Founded Life (1 John 2:15 - 1 John 5:21) - 90 A.D. Israel
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
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.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
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