“What is love? Immortalizing those whom you love, giving the divine and immortal to your beloved ones, giving eternal life to your beloved ones. That means giving the eternal Divine Truth, Divine Justice, Divine Love, Divine Eternity, and the rest of the Divine perfections to your beloved ones. This is true and divine eternal love.” -St. Justin Popović, Commentary on 1 John 3:16-17 “Man, in actuality, is in the world to solve one problem: is he with Christ or against Christ? Every man, whether he wants to or not, solves only this problem. He is either a lover of Christ or a fighter against Christ—a third does not exist.” -St. Justin Popović, Commentary on 1 John 4:2-3St. Justin Popović (+1979), the New Philosopher of Serbia, wrote his commentary of the epistles of St. John between Pascha and Ascension of 1945, with the apocalyptic backdrop of WWII. Unlike many of his commentaries written earlier in life, St. Justin did not return to this work and add further comments of his own or from the Holy Fathers. He felt perhaps that the times in which he wrote provided a discourse that was sufficient for its purposes. From the Introduction by two of his disciples, Bishop Irenej Bulovic and Bishop Atanasiju Yevtic: “Fr. Justin finishes his commentary on the Second Epistle of St. John with words dedicated to the same Apostle and Evangelist: “He is simultaneously the greatest Thunderer of New Testament Truth and the greatest Thunderer of New Testament Love…. Upon encountering him, such an extraordinary Apostle, people’s souls must have felt exceptional joy and exceptional elation.” We believe and feel through mutual love that such was the heavenly encounter of Venerable Fr. Justin, a rare Christ-lover and God-lover in our generation and age, with the First-Enthroned Apostle of theanthropic Love, in Christ the God-man—the God of Love and the Only Lover of Man. And we believe and hope that, through this encounter, the reader of these holy Epistles and this inspired commentary will experience something of this love.”1 John 1:1 – 00:17 1 John 1:8 – 04:361 John 1:9 – 07:491 John 2:6 – 11:261 John 2:16 – 12:481 John 2:17 – 16:081 John 2:18 – 18:541 John 2:19 – 22:051 John 3:1 – 23:501 John 3:6 – 27:311 John 3:16-17 – 31:121 John 4:1 – 34:401 John 4:2-3 – 37:361 John 4:18 – 41:191 John 4:19 – 43:071 John 4:20-21 – 44:551 John 5:3 – 47:001 John 5:8-10 – 48:311 John 5:15 – 53:261 John 5:20-21 – 54:28Purchase this book at any of the following bookstores. One bookstore might be sold out, therefore I have listed three that have sold it before:sebastianpress.comchurchsupplies.jordanville.org/9780971950566/hvcbookstore.com/Commentary-on-the-Epistles-of-St.-John-the-TheologianYou can find more recording of St. Justin's writings on this channel.This channel is dedicated to sharing the writings and lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church. Glory to Jesus Christ!

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