Born of God Assignment #3
1 John 2:28-3:3
Abide in Christ so that you may have confidence!
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Published November 22nd, 2021
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1 John 2:28-3:3
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And now, little children,
Temporal
abide in him,
so that ... we may have confidence
Purpose
when he appears
and not shrink
Negative
from him
Source
in shame
Manner
at his coming.
If you know
Condition
that he is righteous,
Content
you may be sure
that everyone ... has been born
Explanation
of him.
Subjective
who practices righteousness
See what kind of love
Reference
the Father has given to us,
that we should be called children
of God;
Relationship
and so we are.
Result
why the world does not know us
The reason ... is
that it did not know him.
Ground
Beloved, we are God’s children now,
and what we will be has not yet appeared;
but we know
Concessive
that when he appears
we shall be like him,
because we shall see him
as he is.
Comparison
And everyone ... purifies himself
who thus hopes
in him
Context
as he is pure.
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