THE EXPOSITOR’S BIBLE
EDITED BY THE REV.
W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D.
Editor of “The Expositor,” etc.
THE EPISTLES OF ST. JOHN
BY
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, D.D.
CONTENTS.
page | |
Preface | v |
PART I. | |
DISCOURSE I. | |
The Surroundings of the First Epistle of St. John | 3 |
DISCOURSE II. | |
The Connection of the Epistle with the Gospel of St. John | 21 |
DISCOURSE III. | |
The Polemical Element in the First Epistle of St. John | 39 |
DISCOURSE IV. | |
The Image of St. John’s Soul in His Epistle | 54[Pg xiv] |
PART II. | |
Some General Rules for the Interpretation of the First Epistle of St. John | 75 |
SECTION I. | |
Text and Versions | 79 |
DISCOURSE I. | |
Analysis and Theory of St. John’s Gospel | 80 |
DISCOURSE II. | |
St. John’s Gospel Historical not Ideological | 88 |
SECTION II. | |
Text and Versions | 100 |
DISCOURSE III. | |
Extent of the Atonement | 102 |
DISCOURSE IV. | |
Missionary Application of the Extent of the Atonement | 106 |
SECTION III. (1) | |
Text and Versions | 117 |
DISCOURSE V. | |
The Influence of the Great Life Walk a Personal Influence | 118 |
SECTION III. (2) | |
Text and Versions | 133[Pg xv] |
SECTION III. (3) | |
Text and Versions | 134 |
DISCOURSE VI. | |
The World which we must not Love | 136 |
DISCOURSE VII. | |
Use and Abuse of the Sense of the Vanity of the World | 149 |
SECTION IV. | |
Text and Versions | 164 |
DISCOURSE VIII. | |
Knowing All Things | 166 |
SECTION V. | |
Text and Versions | 179 |
SECTION VI. | |
Text and Versions | 185 |
DISCOURSE IX. | |
Lofty Ideals Perilous unless Applied | 188 |
SECTION VII. | |
Text and Versions | 204 |
SECTION VIII. | |
Text and Versions | 207 |
DISCOURSE X. | |
Boldness in the Day of Judgment | 210[Pg xvi] |
SECTION IX. | |
Text and Versions | 220 |
DISCOURSE XI. | |
Birth and Victory | 223 |
DISCOURSE XII. | |
The Gospel as a Gospel of Witness; the Three Witnesses | 236 |
DISCOURSE XIII. | |
The Witness of Men (applied to the Resurrection) | 241 |
DISCOURSE XIV. | |
Sin unto Death | 254 |
DISCOURSE XV. | |
The Terrible Truism which has no Exception | 260 |
SECTION X. | |
Text and Versions | 274 |
SECOND EPISTLE. | |
Text and Versions | 279 |
DISCOURSE XVI. | |
Theology and Life in Kyria’s Letter | 282 |
THIRD EPISTLE. | |
Text and Versions | 297 |
DISCOURSE XVII. | |
The Quietness of True Religion | 300 |