1 John 2:24 As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father. (biblehub.com)
2:24 heard from the beginning A reference to the message of Jesus’ saving work and, by extension, to the commandment to love as He loved (see 1 John 2:8 and note).
remain in the Son and in the Father Although salvation is not dependent on any action a person can take, remaining in authentic relationship with God is.
This further John’s overall dichotomy between those who live as if they are of the world, by the principles of society, and those who live as if their entire lives belong to God (see note on vv. 1–11).
Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., Whitehead, M. M., Grigoni, M. R., & Bomar, D. (2012, 2016).
Faithlife Study Bible (1 Jn 2:24). Lexham Press.
2:24 The phrase
from the beginning refers to the earliest exposure of John’s readers to gospel teaching. There is a direct tie between what they have
heard and the status of their souls as residing (or not residing) in
the Son and in
the Father.
Yarbrough, R. W. (2017).
1 John. In E. A. Blum & T. Wax (Eds.),
CSB Study Bible: Notes (p. 1996). Holman Bible Publishers.