And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
What does 1 John 5:11 mean?
Nothing can be more absurd than the conduct of those who doubt as to the truth of Christianity, while in the common affairs of life they do not hesitate to proceed on human testimony, and would deem any one out of his senses who declined to do so.
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Keep this verse inside 1 John 5:9-12 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on 1 John 5:11
And this is the record - This is the sum, or the amount, of the testimony (μαρτυρια marturia) which God has given respecting him. That God hath given to us eternal life - Has provided, through the Saviour, the means of obtaining eternal life. See the notes at John 5:24 ; John 17:2-3 . And this life is in his Son - Is treasured up in him, or is to be obtained through him. See the John 1:4 ; John 11:25 ; John 14:6 notes; Colossians 3:3 note.
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1 John 5 belongs to the closing movement of the book, especially the section often described as assurance and final warning. First John is a profound epistle of light, truth, love, assurance, obedience, and confession of the incarnate Son. Read this chapter with the wider themes of love, truth, and assurance in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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