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(1 John 3:22) Fellowship in God’s love means the assurance of answered prayer. And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
logic. John gives us one formal logic proposition statement after another, often stated both negatively and positively, to prove that “All Christians and only Christians walk in Faith, Obedience, and Love - no excepti. love. “God is light, and ... no da.
The apostle here magnifies the love of God in our adoption (v. 1, 2). He thereupon argues for holiness (v. 3), and against sin (v. 4-19). He presses brotherly love (v. 11-18). How to assure our hearts before God (v. 19-22). The precept of faith (v. 23). And the good of obedience (v. 24).
FIRST JOHN Author: The author of this epistle is John, the Apostle. He is also the author of the Gospel of John, the other two epistles that carry his name and the book of Revelation. Time and Place of writing: The Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary states: “This letter seems to have been written subsequently to his
1 John. Introduction to the Johannine Letters . 3. I. Central Burden: God Is Light (1:1–2:6) 29. A. Announcement of Authority and Purpose (1:1–4) 31. B. Main Burden of the Epistle: The Character of God (1:5) 46. C. Implications of God’s Character for the Christian Life (1:6–10) 52
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