Yuēhànyīshū 5:2

2 Wǒmen ruò aì shén , yòu zūnshǒu tāde jièméng , cóngcǐ jiù zhīdào wǒmen aì shén de érnǚ .

Yuēhànyīshū 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 John 5:2

By this we know that we are the children God
The Ethiopic version reads, "by this know that we love God"; which, in connection with what follows, makes a tautology, and is a proving "idem per idem": whereas the apostle's view is to show when love to the saints is right; and that is,

when we love God, and keep his commandments:
love to the brethren may arise from such a cause, as may show that it is not brotherly love, or of a spiritual kind; it may arise from natural relation, or civil friendship, or from a benefit or favour received from them, and from some natural external excellency seen in them; and a man may do acts of love and kindness to the brethren, from what may be called good nature in himself, or with sinister views; but true love to the brethren springs from love to God: such who love the saints aright, and by which they may know they do so, they love them because they themselves love God, and in obedience to his command; they love them because they belong to God, and are the objects of his love; because his grace is wrought in them, and his image stamped upon them.

Yuēhànyīshū 5:2 In-Context

1 Fán xìn Yēsū shì Jīdū de , dōu shì cóng shén ér shēng . fán aì shēng tā zhī shén de , yĕ bì aì cóng shén shēng de .

2 Wǒmen ruò aì shén , yòu zūnshǒu tāde jièméng , cóngcǐ jiù zhīdào wǒmen aì shén de érnǚ .

3 Wǒmen zūnshǒu shén de jièméng , zhè jiù shì aì tā le . bìngqiĕ tāde jièméng búshì nán shǒu de .

4 Yīnwei fán cóng shén shēng de , jiù shēng guò shìjiè . shǐ wǒmen shèng le shìjiè de , jiù shì wǒmen de xìnxīn .

5 Shèng guò shìjiè de shì shuí ne . bú shì nà xìn Yēsū shì shén érzi de ma .