Earlier in his epistle, John stressed two important things; that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh (1 John 4:2) and that those who believe Jesus Christ has come in…
In this lesson, John continues to illustrate the contrast between "the children of God" and "the children of the devil" (1 John 3:10), presenting two criteria which distinguishes them; practicing…
In discussing "purity", the subject of "sin", naturally arises, which may be why John moves right into a discussion of "Sin and the Child of God" (1 John 3:4-9). It…
The time is coming when we shall have to stand before the judgment seat of Christ. God has ordained Christ to be the judge of the world (John 5:22). Therefore…
Fellowship with God requires that there is no room for hatred in our heart toward our brother. But there is one sense in which we are not to have love…
In our study of 1st John, we have seen thus far that John's aim is that we may have fellowship with the Father and the Son, so our joy may…
A concern of John's first epistle is that we have fellowship with the Father and the Son. He began by stressing the basis upon which we may fellowship with the…