Category: 1 John
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Only the Commandments?
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 1 John 2:3 (KJV) Commandments – Christianity loves to separate out the commandments from the law. It makes it easier this way. I only have to keep the 10 commandments and not all 613 laws according to John. But for this…
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First Loved
We love him, because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 (KJV) Loved – When was it that God first loved us? Did He love us at our birth? Did He love us before we were born? Is it you and me that John is writing about here? So many questions, and yet we quote…
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4 Elements of Teshuvah
Teshuvah means repentance. Maimonides (Rambam) recorded in the Mishneh a formula for complete repentance. What is repentance? The sinner shall cease sinning, and remove sin from his thoughts, and wholeheartedly conclude not to revert back to it, even as it is said: “Let the wicked forsake his way” (Is. 55.7); so, too, shall he be…
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Practicing Righteousness
Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 1 John 3:7 (NASB) Practices – The common theology of righteousness in mainstream Christianity is that the only way to be righteous is through Yeshua alone – only him. Any work you do is like filthy rags…
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A Comparison Operator != Common Theology
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John 3:4 (KJV) Is – This word is definitely a comparison operator, as we’d call it in the programming world. A comparison operator states that the first item is equal to the following item. This is what John is doing here, he…