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 |