REVIEW
John encourages his hearers that the Jesus he knows and preaches is indeed the Messiah and Christ
This Jesus invites us to live as he did: In the light, in fellowship and...
REVIEW
Reminder of who the true JESUS is – the One they saw and heard and touched – 1 Jn 1:1
That HE came to bring us into fellowship with the Father and with His people which...
Review
• John is straightening out what has become confused
• The true Jesus and the message – God wants fellowship with us
• A believer in Jesus does not walk in the darkness –...
Review: “Are you sure you have the right joy?”
1 John 1:8-10 (ESV) If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful...
REVIEW
Written by John to the Church in Ephesus, predominantly Jewish
Challenges to the truth about Jesus and of God were being experienced
John is writing nothing new, but reminding...
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The Gnostics
Johns reason for writing – the true Jesus is described –told about through them
The overall message –
1 John 1:3–7 (NIV) — 3 We proclaim to you what we have...
OVERVIEW
This series is based in 1 John and the book asks us to wrestle with a couple of main topics:
Do we know who the real Jesus is?
Have we accepted Him as Savior and Lord?
LAST...
You Have Joy?
Review: “Are you sure you have received the right Jesus?”
1 John 1:3-4 (NLT) We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have...
Context: Most serious students of the Bible have concluded that the letter written by John the Apostle is a response to the false teaching that was gaining ground among the first...
Introduction to 1 John
Written by John the Apostle –also wrote the book of John, 2 John, 3 John, Revelation
The last Apostle alive (the rest have been killed while preaching...