382 disgraces, sporting in their assemblings, feasting the latter ends worse than the beginnings have been consist in the riot &c.; whereas &c., Esteeming the riot by day to be a pleasure; hence &c., 321. The Riot by day. Literally, Would be altogether something different in itself, from the Riot by night; whereas &c., That it is the same act only performed at a different time; hence &c., 321. 704. Though he obtained conviction. Literally, Personally appreciated it; whereas &c. I conceive, He was convinced it was better for him for the present to abandon it; hence &c., 321. 706. The madness of the prophet. Literally, Madness; whereas &c., Conduct resembling madness: hence &c., 321. 707. For speaking without limits after vanity. Literally, For speaking largely of vanity; whereas &c. as expressed in the Paraphrase; hence &c., 321. 708. That live in error. Literally, That by error obtain life; whereas &c., That live in a course of error; hence &c., 321. 709. Promising liberty to them. Literally, Deliverance from some present restraints; whereas &c., Promising them freedom from any future restraint; hence &c., 321. 710. Yet again having been entangled by these. Literally, A second time entangled by them; whereas &c., A second time entangled, this time by them; hence &c., 321. 711. The fulfilment of the true proverb hath befallen them. Literally, The exact thing specified hath befallen them; whereas &c., That which verifies the correctness of the truth taught by the proverb hath befallen them; hence &c., 321. 712. Now beloved &c. Literally, This second epistle I write to you; whereas &c. as in the Paraphrase; hence &c., 321. 713. The commandment of your apostles. Literally, A commandment through the apostles by the Lord; whereas &c. as in the Paraphrase; hence &c., 321. 714. For this thing lies hid to them. Literally, This particular fact specified; whereas &c., God's record of creation from which the fact specified is collected; hence &c., 321. 715. By the decree of the God. Literally, God's actual command; whereas &c. I conceive, God's ordering; hence &c., 321. 333 333 8. But as regards this. Lie not hid by you, beloved, that one day, with Jehovah, as a thousand years is, and a thousand years as one day, 9. Jehovah is not slack concerning the promise, as some slackness count, but delays on account of you. Not willing any to have destroyed, but all, by repentance, to have succeeded in escaping judgment and destruction. 10. Though a day of Jehovah as a thief will come, in which, the heavens with great noise shall pass away. And heavenly bodies, being set on fire, shall 719 382 be destroyed, also earth, yet the works performed in it shall be discovered after all these things thus being dissolved, 210 11. of what sort behoveth it man to be in holy manners of life and godliness, 12. looking for and hasting unto the coming of 716. Overflowed with water. Literally, The material world; whereas &c., The inhabitants of it; hence &c., 321. 716,1. Kept in store by the it a decree. Literally, By the same decree; whereas &c., By the same thing, viz., A decree; hence &c., 321. 719. The works performed in it. Literally, All that man has erected; whereas &c., All that man has done; hence &c., 321. 720. The coming of the day of the God. Literally, A particular day when God will come; whereas &c., The time when God will be present to his children; hence &c., 321. 721. Are dissolved., Literally, What is stated; whereas &c., Are so as regards man's present connexion with them; hence the Peculiar Government. See Rule 382. 722. Although we ourselves look for new heavens and a new earth. the day of the God, in which, the heavens, being set on fire, shall be destroyed, and the heavenly bodies, being set on fire, are dissolved. 721 333 13. Although we ourselves look for new heavens. 722 and a new earth according to his promise, in which righteousness dwells, *723 14. wherefore beloved, these things looking for, use diligence, that without spot or blame, by him to have been found in peace, 210 724 Literally, Absolutely new; whereas &c. I conceive, New in relation to us; hence &c., 321. 723. Righteousness dwells. Literally, Righteousness as a person has existence; whereas &c., In which those who dwell there are conformable to righteousness; hence &c., 322,1. 724. The salvation of our Lord. Literally, His own personal salvation; whereas &c. I conceive, The salvation proclaimed by him; hence &c., 321. 725. To the their own destruction of them. Literally, To their own actual destruction of them, that is, The sacred records; whereas &c., To the actual destruction to themselves of them, that is, The sacred records; hence &c., 321. 728. The glory in him. Literally, The glory to him, whereas &c. as in the Paraphrase; hence &c., 321. 729. What. This being Neuter cannot express the Sense, Which person, or Whom. 730. From beginning. See Note John i. 1. 731. Our hands handled. I consider the Sense intended to be conveyed, to be that expressed in the Paraphrase, which not being the Literal Sense, is the occasion of the Disarrangement here. See Rule 322,1. The hands did handle to the extent of their ability to do so. 732. Life that is eternal was made apparent. Not Literally, but the truth and knowledge relating to it were exemplified and shewn to man by Jesus Christ; hence &c., 322,1. 733. Ye should have. Literally, Necessarily possess; whereas &c., Shall have the means of possessing; hence &c., 321. 733,1. These things we write. Literally, I personally teach; whereas &c., I am commanded to teach; hence &c., 321. 734. Yea the blood of Jesus his son cleanseth us. Literally, It actually does what is stated; whereas &c., It provides a means by which we may be cleansed; hence &c., 322,1. 735. From every sin. Not, From all acts of Sin, See Rule 333, or the Arrangement must have been Regular; and in that case, Unrepented and Unforsaken Sins must have been included; but, From every kind of Sin, that is, together with the Disarrangement 322,2 5. as this the promise is, which we have heard of ........ 322,2 him, and declare unto you, that the God light i e without concealment is, yea concealment there exists not in him any, 733 6. if instead of thus declaring we should have said, that we have fellowship, with him, and in the concealment of it, we should walk, we lie, and effect not the truth relating to it. 7. But if in the absence of concealment, we should walk, as he exists in the absence of concealment, we have fellowship with one another, yea the blood of Jesus his son cleanseth us, from every kind of sin, 734 733 735,1 736. .... 735 8. if instead of thus declaring we should have said, that we have not any kind of sin from which we require to be cleansed, we deceive ourselves, and the truth on this subject is not in us, 322,2 9. though we should confess our sins, faithful and just he is, in order that he should have forgiven us of the word Cleansed, there is no kind of Sin that remains after a Man is cleansed by it. Christ's blood does not in this world necessarily cleanse a Man from any Sin, but the Man that is in this world cleansed by Christ's blood, is necessarily cleansed from every Sin, seeing that Christ's blood will not in this world cleanse from Sin, so long as a Man's Personal Sins remain uncleansed by Repentance. Hence we are able to perceive, that the word All is here Disarranged, in order to show, that it is to be understood with Restriction; Not all in Quantity, which the Literal Sense requires it should here express, but, All in Quality, that is, that there is no Sin from which a Man is not cleansed when the blood of Christ has been rightly applied. The seeking to cleanse our Personal Sins by the blood of Christ, instead of by God's appointed means in verse 9, by Confession, “If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness," is seeking to act after the sanction of our own minds, and not after the sanction of Holy Scripture. 735,1. We have not sin. Literally, We have not any act of sin ; whereas &c., There is not any kind of sin; hence &c., 321. 736. We deceive ourselves. Literally, This is impossible, But we may misdirect ourselves, which is the Sense here intended to be conveyed; hence &c., 321. 737 322,2 740 5. But whosoever should keep his word truly, in this man, the love of the God has been perfected, by this, we know, that in him, we exist, 6. he that claims in him to abide, he is under an obligation. As that man walked, even he is under an obligation to walk, 737. That we have not become answerable for sin. It is clear from the following verse that this verb must mean, To become answerable for sin, as it is not possible to consider that He wrote unto them, in order that they should not have committed sin, seeing that no writing could have effected such a result. 737,1. If any one should have become answerable for sin. See preceding Note. The specific thing specified must here be expressly noted. It is not said, If any one should have committed sin, for all have done this; or, Should have to answer for sin, for all have to do so; but, If any one should become (through unacquaintance with God's grace, in his own opinion) answerable for sin. This Sense, expressing alone Man's estimate of his own Position in relation to Sin, is not that which the Literal Sense expresses, which relates, Not to each man's opinion of the matter, but to the actual state of the case, and makes it requisite for a just utterance of such a declaration, That Man ordinarily is not answerable for Sin; hence the Disarrangement of the Pronoun Any one, it being in my opinion here used is an Indefinite Sense. See Rule 321, and Note 9 to Rule 22. 738. We have a Comforter. I know of no justification for the Translation in the New Testament of this word, Advocate, that deserves notice. The Literal Sense requires not merely possession 745 tion to you, it is this, that the concealment of truth is passed, and the absence of concealment that is true now shines, 9. he that claims in the absence of concealment 746 to exist, and hateth his brother, in the concealment of truth, he exists until now, 10. he that loves his brother, in the absence of concealment, he abides, and a cause of falling, in him, exists not. 11. But he that hateth his brother, in the concealment of truth, he exists, and in the concealment of truth, he walketh, and hath no knowledge. Whither he goeth, for the concealment of truth blinded his ey es, 747 12. I write unto you, little children in Christ, this, that the sins that exist on account of his name have sent away you from Christ, ye ··496 · 730 13. I write unto you, fathers in Christ, this, that have known him that is from commencement of this dispensation, I write unto you, young men in Christ, this, that ye have overcome the wicked one, of the means of obtaining, but a realization or possession of the actual thing, and such realization not being here intended to be asserted is the occasion of the Disarrangement. See Rule 321. 739. If we should keep his commandments. Literally, Keep the entire of them; whereas &c., Have a regard and respect for them; hence &c., 321. 740. His word. Literally, A particular word; whereas &c., Whatever he hath expressly commanded; hence &c., 321. 742. I write not &c. To express the limitation in the Paraphrase, which the Literal Sense does not do, is the occasion of the Disarrangement. See Rule 321. 744. In relation to the true character and office of our Saviour, and in relation to the true effect of sin, with reference to man's relation to God. 745. That the concealment is passed. Literally, Absolutely gone; whereas &c., Has no necessary existence; hence &c., 322,1. 746. Hateth his brother. Literally, Actively does so; whereas &c., Does not love him; hence &c., 321. 747. The concealment blinded his eyes. Literally, Actively did what is stated; whereas &c. Passive, Rendered him unable to see; hence &c., 322,1. F F F 749,2 20. but ye an anointing have from the holy i e from him that is holy, verily ye all have knowledge of, 21. I wrote not to you, that ye have not knowledge of the truth, but that ye have knowledge of it, 748. If any one loves the world. Literally, Has an affection for it; whereas &c., Sanctions his having such an affection; hence &c., 322,1. 748,1. And the world is passed away. Literally, Has not present existence; whereas &c., Has no existence that will endure; hence &c., 322,1. In like manner, Abideth for ever. Literally, In his present form; whereas &c., In an uninterrupted possession of existence; hence &c., 322,1. 749. That an anti-christ comes. Literally, An opponent to Christ's person; whereas &c., An opponent to his teaching; hence &c., 322,1. 749,1. Should have been made a demonstration. I have no direct authority for this. 749,2. Ye all have knowledge of. Literally, The possession of such information ye all recognize; whereas &c., Ye all have been informed of it; hence &c., 321. 749,3. See Mat. xxiv. 22, Mark xiii. 20, and Rom. iii. 20. 750. Ye have no need. Literally, Ye require no instruction; whereas &c., You have no want of instruction for enabling you to act rightly; hence &c., 321. 750,1. Any one should teach you. Literally, Should make you act better; whereas &c., Should increase your knowledge; hence &c., 321. |