The second hindrance to a walk in light is deception. You can tell in verse 18 as we have said that John felt that the… Read More »1 John 2:18-24 – Warning concerning the last hour and antichrists
The first hindrance to a walk in the light is worldliness. This is passing away or will pass away, it’s futuristic. This brief paragraph becomes especially meaningful when it is seen as describing dualism as part of the world system.
In the light of all the warnings John gave (1:5–2:11), his readers might think that he was fundamentally dissatisfied with their spiritual conditions. But this… Read More »1 John 2:12-14 – Spiritual Conditions and Assets
From this look at 1 John 2, we have seen the first result of walking in the light is holiness, the second is obedience to… Read More »1 John 2:7-11 – Love and a New Command
From last time, we saw that the first result of God is light being holiness. In this section, we will see the second result is… Read More »1 John 2:3-6 – Principles of Knowing God
Today we will do something a little different. We will start chapter 2 by looking at the first two verses, then do a chapter summary… Read More »1 John 2:1-2: Advocate and Propitiation
We do not know for certain if the false teachers were suggesting that the Ephesian believers were without sin, or if that is something the… Read More »1 John 1:8-10 – Confession provides a glimpse into who we think God is
First John is very difficult to outline. If you look at commentaries, you will not find agreement. They are all over the map on the… Read More »1 John 1:5-7 – Walking in the Light – Holiness
The first four verses of the epistle constitute its prologue. Here the writer affirmed the tangible reality of the Incarnation of Christ and announced that… Read More »1 John 1:1-4 – The Prologue
Today, we start our journey in the book of 1 John. Having finished our study on Hebrews and looking at other topics like my depression… Read More »Introduction to 1 John