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Whoever will confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
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A Heartfelt Confession
Commentators unanimously stress that the 'confession' mentioned here is far more than just saying the words 'Jesus is the Son of God.' It signifies a deep, sincere faith from the heart that includes surrender, obedience, and resting one's entire hope for salvation on Jesus. As Albert Barnes notes, it must be a confession 'in the true sense, and from the heart.'
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1 John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God. In the true sense, and from the heart. This will always prove that a man is a Christ…
Whosoever shall confess (ος εαν ομολογηση). Indefinite relative clause with modal εαν (=an) and the first aorist active subjunctiv…
19th Century
Anglican
THE PERFECT LOVE THE SUREST TEST (1 John 4:7–21).
Fraternal love the necessary product of the true knowledge of God…
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Baptist
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath…
John goes on to state that “anyone” who “acknowledges” (lit., “confesses”; GK 3933) God’s act in his Son is included in the divine fellowship in wh…
16th Century
Protestant
Whosoever shall confess. He repeats the truth that we are united to God by Christ, and that we cannot be connected with Christ unless God …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God The only begotten of the Father; that he is not a mere man, as …
The Father sent the Son; He willed His coming into this world. The apostle attests to this. And whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son o…
