Category Archives: Commentary on 1 John

The Christian and Sin

  Author : Keith Sharp If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to … Continue reading

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Do Not Love The World

Author : Keith Sharp A generation ago a popular crooner advised, “What the world needs is love, sweet love.”  It’s true that love for one another would cure many of the world’s ills, but love is not necessarily good. The … Continue reading

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This One’s for You

Author : Keith Sharp I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name sake. I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because … Continue reading

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The Old/New Commandment

Author : Keith Sharp Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heart from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write … Continue reading

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Knowing Him and Abiding in Him

Author : Keith Sharp Knowing Him (Our Relationship to the Commandments of God) (1 John 2:3-5) Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep … Continue reading

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Walking In The Light

Author : Keith Sharp Man alone among God’s creatures on this earth is formed in the image of God (Genesis 1:25-27). This is true, in that, as God is spirit (John 4:24), man has a spirit within (1 Corinthians 2:11). … Continue reading

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The Word Of Life

Author : Keith Sharp That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life – the life was … Continue reading

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