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Life is a Person, Not a System
Commentators emphasize that "having the Son" is not about adhering to a religious system or being morally upright. It's about a personal, faith-based possession of Jesus Christ himself. Scholars note that true life and righteousness are found exclusively in a relationship with Christ as Savior and King, not in human virtue or religious observance.
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1 John
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Albert Barnes
On 1 John 5:12
18th Century
Theologian
He that hath the Son, hath life ().
John evidently designs to refer to that passage in the verse before us, and to state a principl…
AT Robertson
On 1 John 5:12
Hath the life (εχε την ζωην). The life which God gave (verse 11). This is the position of Jesus himself (John 5:24; [R…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 John 5:1–12
19th Century
Bishop
FAITH THE TEST OF LOVE (1 John 5:1–12)
- Its power (1 John 5:1–5).
- The evidence on which i…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 John 5:12
19th Century
Preacher
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
You exist, and you always will exist, but true li…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 John 5:12
That Jesus is God’s Son is established by God’s own witness from the time of Jesus’ baptism up to and including his suffering and death. It is a te…
John Calvin
On 1 John 5:12
16th Century
Theologian
He that has not the Son — this is a confirmation of the last sentence. It ought, indeed, to have been sufficient that God made life to be …
John Gill
On 1 John 5:12
17th Century
Pastor
He that has the Son
Has a spiritual and experimental knowledge of him, true faith in him; who has him dwelling in hi…
Matthew Henry
On 1 John 5:9–12
17th Century
Minister
Nothing can be more absurd than the conduct of those who doubt as to the truth of Christianity, while in the common affairs of life they do not hes…