1 John 3:3

And every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
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Cornelius a Lapide

AD 1637
And every one that hath this hope in Him, purifieth himself even as He is pure. The Apostle next shows us the way to attain this likeness to Christ. We must put our whole trust in Him. To be like Him in glory, we must strive to be like Him in holiness, in suffering, and in passion. For no one will be like Christ in heaven, who is unlike Him on earth. For it is His to give us grace to lead us to accomplish so arduous a work. "The mercy of God is the ground for hoping" to strive after sanctity. It is not enough to place our hope in God unless we put our hand to the work, and labour together with Him. See Rom. viii17; Heb. xii14; Matt. v8. [Pseudo]-Augustine admirably says (de cognit veræ vitæ, in fin.): "To this highest good the righteous are drawn by one link after another. First faith, then hope, then love, perfected in action, action led on by its intention to the highest good, this again issues in perseverance, which will bring us even to God Himself, the fountain of all good." Puri...

Tertullian of Carthage

AD 220
Accordingly he says more manifestly: "And every (man) who has this hope in Him makets himself chaste, just as Himself withal is chaste.". And accordingly, "he who is being born of God does not sin, because the seed of God abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. Herein are manifest the sons of God and the sons of the devil."

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation - 2 Peter 1:20

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