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This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.
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A Specific and Secure Promise
Commentators emphasize that eternal life is a specific promise from God, not a vague hope. This promise is exclusively for those who believe in Jesus Christ and hold fast to the truth about Him. As Albert Barnes notes, no promise of heaven is made for worldly status, talent, or wealth, providing a secure foundation for faith that transcends earthly circumstances.
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1 John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And this is the promise that He has promised us, even eternal life. This is evidently added to encourage them in adhering to the truths wh…
And this is the promise (κα αυτη εστιν η επαγγελια). See 1:5 for the same idiom with αγγελια (message). This is the only instance …
19th Century
Anglican
[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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Baptist
And this is the promise that he has promised us, even eternal life.
Let those who want them have these novelties, these constant ch…
What is promised in the Gospel is the everlasting knowledge of Father and Son (). It is a promise the community has already received. Eternal life …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And this is the promise that he has promised us Either God the Father, who is that God that cannot lie, who in the c…
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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 …
