The Children of God
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for 1 John 2:28.
I John 2:28
Confidence, in the New Testament, refers to Spirit-given boldness, both in witnessing for Christ and in approaching God in prayer and at His return. So John emphasizes the need to persevere through trials so that when Christ comes, the faithful may stand before Him with assurance, joy, and unashamed.
And those who remain faithful will experience confident acceptance, while those who abandon Him will feel deep shame, regretting their unbelief, cowardice, ingratitude, false hopes, and the sinful choices that lead them away from the Redeemer.
If we know He is righteous, we understand that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him. If we live in righteousness, we remain in Christ. Born of Him and remaining in Christ are basically the same things.
I John 2:28-29
Confidence, in the New Testament, refers to Spirit-given boldness, both in witnessing for Christ and in approaching God in prayer and at His return. So John emphasizes the need to persevere through trials so that when Christ comes, the faithful may stand before Him with assurance, joy, and unashamed.
And those who remain faithful will experience confident acceptance, while those who abandon Him will feel deep shame, regretting their unbelief, cowardice, ingratitude, false hopes, and the sinful choices that lead them away from the Redeemer.
If we know He is righteous, we understand that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him. If we live in righteousness, we remain in Christ. Born of Him and remaining in Christ are basically the same things.
I John 2:28
This verse actually introduces a long section here, and it begins with a purpose statement. This is what he is going to be talking about. You do not want to be ashamed when Christ returns. You want to be confident that, when He returns, you are going to "measure up," if I can put it that way. By the time that we get to verse 18 of chapter 3, he has shifted away from being concerned about whether or not we will measure up whenever Christ comes. Now he is answering the question, "How can we be confident that things are okay with God right now?"
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