Whereinsoever our heart condemn us (οτ εαν καταγινωσκη ημων η καρδια). A construction like οτ αν, whatever, in Joh 2:5; 14:13. Κατ…

For if our heart condemn us. We cannot hope for peace from any expectation that our own hearts will never accuse us, or that we ourselves …

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confiden…

John began this section (2:29–4:6) by addressing the question, How may we be confident and unashamed at Christ’s coming? (cf. 2:28). The answer, ex…

For if our heart condemn us. He proves, on the other hand, that those who do not have the testimony of a good conscience possess the name …

For if our heart condemn us
Of want of love to the brethren, and of hypocrisy in it, as well as of any other sin; fo…

Here is the condescension, the miracle, the mystery of Divine love: that God would redeem the church with his own blood. Surely we should love thos…