1 JOHN 4:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.”
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God — confession (homologeō) of Christ as Son establishes union with God. The Son designation (huios) expresses unique relational identity. Confession produces and confirms mutual indwelling.
Church Fathers on 1 John 4:15
“And we have seen, and are witnesses, that God has sent His Son to be the Saviour of the world.” 1 John 4:14 Set your minds at rest, you that are sick: such a Physician has come, and do ye despair? Great were the diseases, incurable were the wounds, desperate was the sickness. Do you note the greatness of your ill, and not note the omnipotence of the Physician? You are desperate, but He is omnipotent; Whose witnesses are these that first were healed, and that announce the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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