“JOHN’S COMMITMENT TO TRUTH”

 

MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 6/26/2026 4:26 PM

“JOHN’S COMMITMENT TO TRUTH”

            This morning I was working on my morning Spiritual Diary when all the power went out and what I had written was lost and so I will attempt to write what I was writing this morning at this time.  John MacArthur continues his comments on the apostle John in this section.

            “John’s passionate concern for the truth permeates his writings, he uses the word ‘truth’ forty-six times.  For John, divine truth was supremely embodied in the Lord Jesus Christ; He was full of truth (John 1:14) and in Him God’s salvation truth was fully revealed (v. 17).”  “17  For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”  Those who profess to know Christ but do not obey Him are devoid of the truth (1 John 2:4; cf. 1:6, 8).  Nothing brought John greater joy than to hear of Christians walking in the truth (3 John 4; cf. v. 3; 2 John 4).

            “His deep concern for the truth caused John to be black and white; to see things in stark contrast; to express himself in absolutes and opposites.  He set light against darkness (John 1:5; 1 John 2:8-9), life against death (John 5:24; 1 John 3:14), the kingdom of God against the kingdom of the devil (John 3:3, 5; 8:44), the children of God against the children of Satan (1 John 3:10), the judgment of the righteous against the judgment of the wicked (John 5:24; Rev. 20:11-15), the resurrection of life against the resurrection of judgment (John 5:29), receiving Christ against rejecting Him (John 1:11-12), fruit against fruitlessness (John 15:2), obedience against disobedience (John 3:36).  People either walk in the light, or in the darkness (John 12:35; 1 John 1:7), and are either of God, or of the world (1 John 2:15).  Those born of God cannot sin (1 John 3:9), and those who reject Christ do not have God (John 5:23; 1 John 3:9), and those who reject Christ do not have God (John 5:23; 1 John 2:23), those who do good are of God, but those who do evil have not seen God (3 John 11).”  Now we will look at these verses in the order that they are found in this paragraph.

(John 1:5; 1 John 2:8-9)

“5 ¶  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

“8  At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. 9  Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.”

(John 5:24; 1 John 3:14)

“24  Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”

“14 ¶  We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.”

(John 3:3, 5; 8:44)

“3  Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom God.’”

“5  Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”

“44  You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”

(1 John 3:10)

“10  By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.”

(John 5:24; Rev. 20:11-15)

“24  Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”

“11 ¶  Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12  And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13  And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14  Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15  And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”

(John 5:29)

29  and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.”

(John 1:11-12)

“11  He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12  But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,”

(John 15:2)

“2  Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.”

(John 3:36)

“36  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

(John 12:35; 1 John 1:7)

“35  So Jesus said to them, "The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.”

7  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

(1 John 2:15)

“15  Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”

(1 John 3:9)

“9  No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.”

(John 5:23; 1 John 2:23)

“23  that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.”

“23  No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.”

(3 John 11)

11  Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.”

Spiritual Meaning for my Life today:  In MacArthur’s sermon on these verse from his study on John he talked about two things that should be in the life of Christians; love, and truth.  Some believers all they speak about is love and some all they demonstrate is truth, and that can be harsh, so it is best to demonstrate both love and truth in your walk with the Lord.

My Steps of Faith for Today:  Demonstrate love in truth in my walk with the Lord each day, which can only be done with the aid of the Holy Spirit in my life.

6/26/2026 5:27 PM