The Epistles of John: Living in Truth and Love. 1 John 2:13-2:15
Week 20: Feb 12, 2012 Last time we saw how John, after pointing out the inconsistency between the claims and the actions of his opponents, switched to talking about his readers, talking first about “children” i.e., about all Christians. Now he continues talking to “Father” i.e., church leaders, and then “Young men” which could be […]
Read More..>>The Epistles of John: Living in Truth and Love. 1 John 2:9-2:12
Week 19: Feb 5, 2012 Last time we saw how John was expanding on the commandments, in particular that we are to love one another. John now demonstrates his point with another claim from his opponents. This is not really a new claim; it is similar to those he has already dealt (see 1:6-10), but here […]
Read More..>>The Epistles of John: Living in Truth and Love. 1 John 2:7-2:8
Week 18: Jan 29, 2012 – Last time we saw how John was emphasizing that to love God was to Obey God’s commandments. This naturally raises the question which commandment are we to keep? Starting in verse 2:7 John answers this question. Study a. Expansion: Love One Another (2:7:11) i. The commandment to Love (2:7-8) […]
Read More..>>The Epistles of John: Living in Truth and Love. 1 John 2:2-2:6
The Epistles of John: Living in Truth and Love. 1 John 2:2-2:6 Week 17: Jan 15, 2012 I have fallen a little behind in posting the class, and will try to catch up in the next few days. When we finished from the last posted class John had interrupted is refutation of the claims of his […]
Read More..>>The Epistles of John: Living in Truth and Love. 1 John 1:9-2:1
Week 16: Jan 8, 2012 We return to the study of First John. Having refuted the second claim, John now turns to the correct teaching. Study ii. Three Proposition Refuted (1:6-10) 1:9 – If we make it our habit to confess our sins, in his faithful righteousness he forgives us for those sins and cleanses […]
Read More..>>
