And hateth his brother (κα τον αδελφον αυτου μισων). Sharp contrast between the love just described and hate. The only way to walk…

He that saith he is in the light. This means that he has true religion, or is a Christian. See 1 John 1:7.

And hate…

Here (1 John 2:9–11) is the chief way in which the old commandment, the new commandment, the word from the beginning, the walk in light…

Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you…

This verse brings us to the third false claim that the author denies. Whereas obedience to the new command leads to love among the Christian commun…

He that says he is in the light
Is in Christ the light, or has the true knowledge of the light of the Gospel, or is …

What knowledge of Christ can that be which does not see that He is most worthy of our entire obedience? A disobedient life shows there is neither r…