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Stick to the Original Gospel
Commentators emphasize that John's command, "let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning," is a call to steadfastly hold to the foundational apostolic teaching about Jesus. In a world of new and deceptive ideas (the "antichrists"), believers are urged to remain grounded in the original, unchanging truth of the gospel, which, as Charles Spurgeon notes, is sufficient and needs no later correction.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 John 2:24
18th Century
Theologian
Let that therefore abide in you. Adhere steadfastly to it; let the truth obtain a permanent lodgement in the soul. In view of its great im…
AT Robertson
On 1 John 2:24
As for you (υμεις). Emphatic proleptic position before the relative ο and subject of ηκουσατε, a familiar idiom in Joh 8:45; 10:29…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 John 2:18–28
19th Century
Bishop
[8] THE MANIFESTATIONS OF DARKNESS (1 John 2:18–28).
[a] Signs by which they should know the forerunners of the las…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 John 2:24
19th Century
Preacher
Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 John 2:24
At this point John shifts his attention to his readers. They, in contrast to the antichrists, are exhorted to make certain that what they heard “fr…
John Calvin
On 1 John 2:24
16th Century
Theologian
Let that therefore abide in you. He adds an exhortation to the previous doctrine; and to give it more weight, he points out the fruit they…
John Gill
On 1 John 2:24
17th Century
Pastor
Let that therefore abide in you
Meaning the word of God, (1 John 2:14); the Gospel of Christ, which ther…
Matthew Henry
On 1 John 2:24–29
17th Century
Minister
The truth of Christ, abiding in us, is a means to sever from sin, and unites us to the Son of God (John 15:3, 4). What value should we …