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The Urgent Call to Abide
Commentators emphasize that John's repeated command to "abide in him" is the central, practical point. This isn't a passive state but an active, continuous exercise of faith, hope, and love. It means holding fast to Christ, His teachings, and His ordinances, making Him the center of one's life.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 John 2:28
18th Century
Theologian
And now, little children (1 John 2:1).
Abide in Him, so that when He will appear—that is, in the end of the world, to r…
AT Robertson
On 1 John 2:28
And now (κα νυν). John tenderly repeats the exhortation, "keep on abiding in him."
If he shall be manifested
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 2:27–28
19th Century
Preacher
And you do not need anyone to teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has t…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 John 2:28
This verse makes the transition from con cern about false teachers to concern for the children of God. It joins the admonition developed in the pre…
John Gill
On 1 John 2:28
17th Century
Pastor
And now, little children, abide in him
The apostle having finished his separate instructions exhortations to the fathers, youn…
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 …