Study series · 10 of 10 published
Through 1 John. 1 John in order, then 2 John, 3 John and Jude.
Ten studies through John's first letter, which was written so that you may know you have eternal life. It carries on through 2 John, 3 John and Jude at the end.
- 011 John overview — how to know you really have JesusWho John was, why he wrote, and the three words that run through the whole letter: love, know, and because. A short letter that exposes the counterfeit and gives confidence to the sincere.
- 021 John 1 — we saw Him, we touched Him: walking in the lightJohn says he heard, saw, gazed at, and handled the Word of life. Then the sum of everything Jesus taught: God is light. What it means to walk in that light, and why confession restores fellowship.
- 031 John 2:1–17 — our Advocate, how to know you know Him, and why not to love the worldGod's desire is that we don't sin, and His provision when we do. The difference between knowing about Jesus and knowing Him. And three things the world offers that Eve fell for first.
- 041 John 2:18–29 — antichrists, the anointing, and abidingWhat an antichrist actually is, why the people who left were never really in, and how the Holy Spirit keeps ordinary believers in the truth without needing a guru.
- 051 John 3 — children of God, and love in deed, not just in wordWhat kind of love makes us God's children. Why a child of God can't live in habitual sin. And the test that sorts real love from talk: do you help people you know are in need?
- 061 John 4 — test the spirits, and God is loveNot everyone who claims to speak for God does. How to tell. Then the heart of the letter: God loved us first, sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice, and His love is completed when it flows through us.
- 071 John 5 — how to know you have eternal lifeFaith that overcomes the world, three witnesses that agree, the verse the whole letter was written for, confident prayer, the 'sin unto death,' and a closing word about idols.
- 082 John — walking in truth and love (and why you can't follow Jesus alone)A short letter from an old apostle to people he cared about: walk in the truth, love one another, don't give a platform to people who deny Christ, and don't try to do this by yourself.
- 093 John — Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius: three men, three reputationsThe hospitable one, the self-seeking one, and the commendable one. A tiny letter with a big question: if your body were as healthy as your soul, how healthy would you be?
- 10Jude — contend for the faith without becoming contentiousJesus' half-brother wanted to write about salvation and had to write about false teachers instead. Who they are, what they do, how God will judge them, and how ordinary believers stay standing.
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