What is the meaning of 1 John 2:25? And this is the promise – John highlights a single, unshakable pledge from God, not a mere wish. – Scripture repeatedly underscores the certainty of God’s promises: • “For all the promises of God are ‘Yes’ in Christ.” (2 Corinthians 1:20) • “Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23) – Because the Bible is completely true, every promise it records can be taken at face value. – The context of 1 John insists that believers cling to what God has said, rather than the shifting claims of the world (1 John 2:17). that He Himself made to us – The verse stresses that the promise comes from God personally; no intermediary diminishes its authority. – “God is not a man, that He should lie.” (Numbers 23:19) – Jesus speaks the same way: “I go to prepare a place for you… I will come back and welcome you into My presence.” (John 14:2-3) – Paul echoes John’s thought: “in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.” (Titus 1:2) – Because the promiser is perfect, the promise is irrevocable (Hebrews 6:17-18). eternal life – This life is both a present possession and a future experience. • Present: “Whoever has the Son has life.” (1 John 5:11-12) • Future: “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.” (John 10:28) – Eternal life is rescued life, granted by grace: “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) – It is relational: “Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.” (John 17:3) – It is guaranteed through faith: “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) summary 1 John 2:25 anchors believers in the sure word of God. The Almighty Himself has pledged—and cannot break His word—to give us eternal life through His Son. Because the promise is divine, it is unchangeable; because the gift is eternal life, it meets both our present need and our future hope. Trusting this truth steadies the heart and fuels faithful living. |
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