BIBLE SURVEY I John. Bible Survey – I John Title English – First John Greek - Iwannou A,

BIBLE SURVEYI John

Bible Survey – I John

Title

English – First John

Greek - Iwannou A,


Author

John


Date of Writing

90-95 AD


Theme

True Fellowship1 John 1:7 1 John 1:7 But if But if we walk in the Light we walk in the Light as He Himself is in as He Himself is in the Light, we have the Light, we have fellowship with one fellowship with one another….another….


Purpose of Writing

John writes in part to refute the errors of the false teachers that were gaining traction in the early church.


Survey of I John- ChristChrist in I John- Sin Sin in I John- LoveLove in I John- Place in the Canon


Christ in I John1.The Word of Life2.Our Advocate with the Father

3.The God-Man


Christ, the Word of Word of LifeLife

1 John 1:1-2 1 John 1:1-2 What was from What was from the beginning, what we have the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life – concerning the Word of Life – 22 and the life was manifested, and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us….and was manifested to us….


Christ, Our AdvocateOur Advocate

1 John 2:1 … if anyone sins, we have an AdvocateAdvocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.


Christ, the God-Manthe God-Man

1 John 4:2 … every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.

1 John 4:15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.


SinSin in I John

1 John 3:6 1 John 3:6 No one who No one who abides in Him sins; no abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.Him or knows Him.

1 John 3:9 1 John 3:9 No one who No one who is born of God practices is born of God practices sin ….sin ….

1 John 5:18 1 John 5:18 We know We know that no one who is that no one who is born of God sins . . . .born of God sins . . . .

Bible Survey – I John1 John 1:9 1 John 1:9 If we confess our If we confess our sins, He is faithful and sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. unrighteousness.


LoveLove in I John

1 John 4:7-8 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us Beloved, let us love one another, for love is love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and loves is born of God and knows God. knows God. 88 The one who The one who does not love does not know does not love does not know God, for God is love.God, for God is love.


1 John 4:20 1 John 4:20 If someone If someone says, "I love God," and says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. God whom he has not seen.


Place in the CanonHistorically, we see John’s faithful

fight against the false doctrines which undermined the true faith.

Theologically, we learn again about the double-sided coin of right belief leading to right practice.

Devotionally, we should be spurred on to love one another more purely as an expression of love for God.

BIBLE SURVEY I John. Bible Survey – I John Title English – First John Greek - Iwannou A,

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