{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/sco/jo1002.htm","path":"bib/cmt/sco/jo1002.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/sco/jo1002.htm","text":"The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]\nadvocate\nAdvocacy is that work of Jesus Christ for sinning saints which He carries on with the Father whereby, because of the eternal efficacy of His own sacrifice, He restores them to fellowship.\nCompare (Psa 23:3).\n(See Scofield) - (Joh 13:10).\nsin\nSin\n(See Scofield) - (Rom 3:23).\npropitiation\n(Greek, \"hilasmos\", \"that which propitiates\").\n(See Scofield) - (Rom 3:25).\nthe sins\nOmit words \"the sins\".\nworld\nGreek, \"kosmos\", means \"mankind\".\n(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8).\ncommandments\nJohn uses \"commandments\"\n(1) in the general sense of the divine will, however revealed, \"his word\"; (Jo1 2:5); and\n(2) especially of the law of Christ. (Gal 6:2); (Jo2 1:5).\nSee also (Joh 15:10-12).\nperfect\n(See Scofield) - (Mat 5:48).\nsins\nlittle children\nThe little ones of the family.\n(See Scofield) - (Jo1 2:28).\nGreek, \"kosmos\", means \"world-system\". (Jo1 3:13); (Joh 7:7).\n(See Scofield) - (Rev 13:8).\nwent out from us\n\"Went out from us,\" that is, doctrinally. Doubtless then, as now, the deniers of the Son (Jo1 2:22); (Jo1 2:23) still called themselves Christians.\nCompare (Ti2 1:15).\nThe general term for all children.","title":"The Scofield Bible Commentary: 1 John: 1 John Chapter 2","type":"page"}