John Chrysostom

Nicene & Post-Nicene · AD 325–500

7,356 passages across 56 books of the Bible · Who was this?

On 1 John

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  1. 1 John 3:8
    Because the devil was the first to be locked into sin, everyone who now sins acts according to his bidding. For the devil rules in the sinner by a mass of evil thoughts, as in the case of Judas. Someone might say that the devil is present in sinners even before they sin because they have made room for him. The answer to this is that committing sin and making room for the devil amount to one and the same thing—sin.

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  2. 1 John 3:17
    When you see someone in need, do not run away, but think to yourself, if that were you, would you want to be treated like that?

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  3. 1 John 3:18
    It is not enough to have good intentions. You must also put them into effect with genuine willingness and a happy heart.

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  4. 1 John 4:8
    What kind of love are we talking about here? It is the true love and not simply what people use this word to mean. It comes from our attitude and knowledge and must proceed from a pure heart. For there is also a love of evil things. Robbers love other robbers, and murderers love each other too, not out of love which comes from a good conscience but from a bad one.

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