Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Charles Spurgeon on John 3:16. Soul prosperity is the greatest blessing on this side heaven. “He that believeth not is condemned already.” If you have heard of Christ’s salvation, and you have not believed in him, that is evidence enough of your condemnation. Let me read it again: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”. (Philippians 2:9-10a, 11 RSV). And ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? John! ‘God be merciful to me a sinner.’” That was the word with which the great scholar entered into heaven, and that is the way in which you and I must come to God. Watch our Live Stream at 9am & 11am on Sundays. You will do well to send them on their Journey as befits God's service. About this letter 1 The writer. The same chapter which tells you of the mystery of regeneration, tells you of the simple way of salvation by faith in Christ. This prince of preachers does not disappoint in his unpacking of Jesus' words. Or would you be a doddering weakling, barely able to move? Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. Commentary on 1 John 3:3-10. (3 John 1:8 RSV). Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Now observe that, as the first part of this chapter sets forth the need of a great and supernatural change, the latter part of the chapter shows us the door of mercy wide open, and tells us that faith in Christ will save us. They would not believe these things if they were taught them. We know from other letters that the apostles had a unique role in the history of the church. We feel dull and heavy often, but heaviest when the heart is in a heavy air; every wind that rises blows away despair. Because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:2. John 3:13. The new birth is as great a wonder as creation itself; and there is as much, and a great deal more, to be wrought upon you to make you a Christian, as has been wrought upon you to make you a man. Because of this tendency to refuse fellowship to someone who likes someone you do not like, a wide divisiveness has come into the church, doing injury and harm beyond recall. But it was someone who conceived of his role as that of telling everyone else in the church what to do. A third thing is that he also puts people out of the church who would have taken these men in. They want to be first. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Or to feel that if we do not, we will be looked down upon by other Christians. He had not yet tried and tested him, so he would not be thought to be Christ’s follower till he had first had a quiet private talk with him. Sometimes those two truths seem to come into conflict with one another. Back in Old Testament times, the Jews treated the name of God in a unique way. There are many doctors of divinity and men of great learning who know nothing about this new birth, and there are many who are mere babes in Christ who nevertheless enjoy the fruit of this blessed regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Apex, NC 27502. They rob God of his inheritance, stealing that which alone belongs to the Almighty. He is following his own way and not that of God. He is speaking here as an apostle with the gift of discernment. Words in boxes are from the Bible. “He is at the Father’s side, the Man of Love, the Crucified.”. “Whosoever.” If you believe in Christ, you are born again. That means me. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:3. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth, not is condemned already, Not, “shall be condemned at the last,” though that also is true; but “he that believeth not is condemned already,” —. In any case, John evidently knew him, and addresses the letter to him in a warm and friendly way. There is no need to prove your evil works, no need to fetch your diary, and turn over the record of your life. The sons of God know that their Lord is of purer eyes than to allow any thing unholy and impure to dwell with him. While he is an unbeliever, he is blind to spiritual things. He has become a spiritual person, not comprehended of natural men. Let that be searched into with all earnestness and sincerity; and be not satisfied till the truth has satisfied you. They were to lay the foundations of the church, and were given the authority to settle all questions within the church. John 3:14-15 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. Sad note! He has a life that must exist for ever and ever. Birthright-membership is a great delusion, for “that which is born of the flesh is flesh;” and only “that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”. Proud member “Ye must be born again.” There is no hope for you apart from the new birth from above. We can gather from the letter that Gaius was a genial, gracious, generous individual. I like to read this letter as if it is reflecting what the Lord Jesus is saying to his own church. This has been one of the curses of the church ever since. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Testament. John 3:17-18. John 3:33-34. What a glorious word! Intended for reading on Lord's-Day, July 26th, 1885, Delivered by. Is it not a come-down — from reading about looking to Christ and loving, to a contention about purifying? He showed the truth in his life, what impressed John was not that he knew the truth, but that he followed the truth. So he was busy until he was cast into prison. 5Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you. The natural man cannot comprehend spiritual things, they must be spiritually discerned. A very similar query to that might be put to some who are living now “Are you profound philosophers, students deeply learned in classic lore, or wise concerning many of the mysteries of nature; yet know you not these things? They want part of the glory. John 3:14-15. John 3:25. He does not want us to give because we feel we have to or because somebody is taking a special offering. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has not seen God. He that believeth on him is not condemned: What a charming sentence! I reserved verses seven and eight until now to comment on Demetrius, because they describe the kind of man of which he was a sample: For they have set out for his sake and have accepted nothing from the heathen. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea: and there he tarried with them, and baptized. If you cannot see everything at once, see all that you can see. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. It is clear, too, that he gave cheerfully, because John says he gave "as befits God's service." The friends greet you. So we must not think too much of our feelings, which even the wind can change. Our Library /. You cannot see, and you cannot enter, the kingdom of God merely by your first birth. John 3:2. Nicodemus was well born, no doubt; probably, he was a pure Jew; yet he must be born again. Now, perhaps, some of you will be saying, “How are we to be saved? Oh, the glorious freeness of this precious gospel! I do not think that baptism is referred to here at all. I mentioned Charles Spurgeon's sermon on the same passage, one he preached in 1885. I remember when John R.W. Regeneration is a work that is wrought here on earth, and belongs to this present life. But there were others to whom the Holy Spirit said, "Come, I've called you to a special task." Bibliography InformationSpurgeon, Charle Haddon. Would you be a robust individual -- strong and virile? He must increase, but I must decrease. We can gather from the letter that Gaius was a genial, gracious, generous individual. That is, worthily of God. Concern for his name was the underlying motive for missionary work in the first century. John 3:26. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/spe/john-3.html. They must forever perish if they reject life when it is set before them in this truly gracious manner. John 3:4-5. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. Now this, which is good teaching for those who have but lately come to Christ, or for those who are seeking to come to him, is the very same teaching which will bring comfort to the most advanced and best instructed of the saints.

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