1. Reason why our "brother" ( 1 John 4:21 ) is entitled to such love, namely, because he is "born (begotten) of God": so that if we want to show our love to God, we must show it to God's visible representative. Whosoever — Greek, "Everyone that." He could not be our "Jesus" (God-Saviour) unless He were "the Christ"; for He could not reveal the way of salvation, except He were a prophet: He could not work out that salvation, except He were a priest: He could not confer that salvation upon us, except He were a king: He could not be prophet, priest, and king, except He were the Christ [PEARSON, Exposition of the Creed ]. born —Translate, "begotten," as in the latter part of the verse, the Greek being the same. Christ is the "only-begotten Son" by generation; we become begotten sons of God by regeneration and adoption. every one that loveth him that begat —sincerely, not in mere profession ( 1 John 4:21- : ). loveth him also that is begotten of him —namely, "his brethren" ( 1 John 4:21- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"
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