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January 3, 2024
1st John
The purpose of 1st John is to assure believers that they DO have eternal life. I imagine they were a little scared and nervous, and doubtful that they had received the gift of eternal life. How could they be sure? John reiterates the basic message that God is light, and there is no darkness in him. If you do not walk in the light, you are walking in the darkness. And, most importantly, you CANNOT be in God and hate your brother. So, you have to LOVE. And what is love? Just look at Jesus. You also know that you know Him if you keep His commands. John reassures us that this is NOT something we have to worry about. Jesus is in us, and He has overcome the world, so we have overcome as well.
Chapter 1 begins by saying that you have fellowship with us, and we have fellowship with God and Jesus Christ. If we walk in darkness, we are just lying to ourselves and truth (Jesus) is not in us.
If we walk in the light, we have that communion with God. And Christ’s blood is what cleanses us from sin. His blood gets in our blood! But that is only if we walk in the light.
Don’t act like you are perfect. That is a big, fat lie and it means God is not in us. So confess, and God will remit the payment for our sins.
Don’t sin. But if you do, Jesus is your advocate.
Love your brother. If you don’t, you’re walking in darkness.
Don’t love the world. This is not walking in the light. What is the world?
Lust of the flesh
Lust of the eyes
Pride
Honestly, I’ve been erring on the side of gracious in my doctrine for the past few years, and it was truly necessary to read this to get realigned:
Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
3.18 let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
I forgot just how much I love chapter 4 of 1st John. It is so clear in having discernment.
4.5-6 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
The purpose of 1st John is to assure believers that they DO have eternal life. I imagine they were a little scared and nervous, and doubtful that they had received the gift of eternal life. How could they be sure? John reiterates the basic message that God is light, and there is no darkness in him. If you do not walk in the light, you are walking in the darkness. And, most importantly, you CANNOT be in God and hate your brother. So, you have to LOVE. And what is love? Just look at Jesus. You also know that you know Him if you keep His commands. John reassures us that this is NOT something we have to worry about. Jesus is in us, and He has overcome the world, so we have overcome as well.
Chapter 1 begins by saying that you have fellowship with us, and we have fellowship with God and Jesus Christ. If we walk in darkness, we are just lying to ourselves and truth (Jesus) is not in us.
If we walk in the light, we have that communion with God. And Christ’s blood is what cleanses us from sin. His blood gets in our blood! But that is only if we walk in the light.
Don’t act like you are perfect. That is a big, fat lie and it means God is not in us. So confess, and God will remit the payment for our sins.
Don’t sin. But if you do, Jesus is your advocate.
Love your brother. If you don’t, you’re walking in darkness.
Don’t love the world. This is not walking in the light. What is the world?
Lust of the flesh
Lust of the eyes
Pride
Honestly, I’ve been erring on the side of gracious in my doctrine for the past few years, and it was truly necessary to read this to get realigned:
Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
3.18 let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
I forgot just how much I love chapter 4 of 1st John. It is so clear in having discernment.
4.5-6 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
November 9, 2025
alse spiritual teachers were a big problem in the early church. Because there was not a complete New Testament that believers could refer to, many churches fell prey to pretenders who taught their own ideas and advanced themselves as leaders. John wrote this letter to set the record straight on some important issues, particularly concerning the identity of Jesus Christ.
Because John’s letter was about the basics of faith in Christ, it helped his readers reflect honestly on their faith. It helped them answer the question, Are we true believers? John told them that they could tell by looking at their actions. If they loved one another, that was evidence of God’s presence in their lives. But if they bickered and fought all the time or were selfish and did not look out for one another, they were betraying that they, in fact, did not know God.
That did not mean they had to be perfect. In fact, John also recognized that believing involved admitting our sins and seeking God’s forgiveness. Depending on God for cleansing from guilt, along with admitting our wrongs against others and making amends, was another important part of getting to know God.
Because John’s letter was about the basics of faith in Christ, it helped his readers reflect honestly on their faith. It helped them answer the question, Are we true believers? John told them that they could tell by looking at their actions. If they loved one another, that was evidence of God’s presence in their lives. But if they bickered and fought all the time or were selfish and did not look out for one another, they were betraying that they, in fact, did not know God.
That did not mean they had to be perfect. In fact, John also recognized that believing involved admitting our sins and seeking God’s forgiveness. Depending on God for cleansing from guilt, along with admitting our wrongs against others and making amends, was another important part of getting to know God.
September 27, 2025
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