ACC ~ 1 John 2 v13

YOU HAVE OVERCOME THE EVIL ONE. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA: By “fathers” John means those perfect people who understood everything from the very beginning and readily perceived that the Son had always existed. ADUMBRATIONS.

MATURITY AND IMMATURITY IN FAITH. ANDREAS: The different ages here are to be understood in spiritual terms; they refer to our maturity in faith. First you must become a child and be weaned off evil. It is in this state that you must put off the weight of your old sins. Once you have done this, you can progress to the status of adolescents, when you must struggle against evil. Finally you will be deemed worthy of the deep knowledge of God which characterizes parents. This is the best and truest order of growth toward acceptance by the Father. CATENA.

HUMBLE IN SPIRIT. BEDE: John calls those who are humble in spirit children. The more they humble themselves under the powerful hand of God, the more they will discover of the hidden things of his sublime eternity, as the Lord said: “You have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to babes.” ON 1 JOHN.

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