Verse of the Week - 1 John 3:6 - September 14, 2015

• Renouncing sin is the great proof of spiritual union with, continuance in, and saving knowledge of the Lord Christ.
• Beware of self-deceit. He that doeth righteousness is righteous, and to be a follower of Christ, shows an interest by faith in his obedience and sufferings. 
• But a man cannot act like the devil, and at the same time be a disciple of Christ Jesus. Let us not serve or indulge what the Son of God came to destroy. 
• To be born of God is to be inwardly renewed by the power of the Spirit of God. Renewing grace is an abiding principle.  
• And the regenerate person cannot sin as he did before he was born of God, and as others do who are not born again. There is that light in his mind, which shows him the evil and malignity of sin. There is that bias upon his heart, which disposes him to loathe and hate sin. There is the spiritual principle that opposes sinful acts. And there is repentance for sin, if committed. It goes against him to sin with forethought. 
• The children of God and the children of the devil have their distinct characters. The seed of the serpent are known by neglect of religion, and by their hating real Christians. 
• He only is righteous before God, as a justified believer, who is taught and disposed to righteousness by the Holy Spirit. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. 
• May all professors of the gospel lay these truths to heart, and try themselves by them.

Matthew Henry's Bible Commentary

Matthew Henry was a Nonconformist Pastor in England. His commentary on the bible is a great help to me in learning to apply scripture to everyday life and devotions. I find it as pertinent in 2015 as it was when he wrote it in 1714. SalleeB