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Today we will explore the first imperative command given by John to his readers. This is the first of 10 in the book. Main Idea: Love God and not the world because God leads to life and the world leads to death Let’s ask some questions about that statement. 1. What is the world? If we are going to “not…

This passage serves as a building up portion of the book... Our passage addresses Children, Fathers and young men. What do these represent? Children = all readers Fathers = ? Young Men = ? only males? Inclusive uses? Stage of life? Physical or spiritual? 12 I am writing to you, little children, because…

7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and…

A 1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. "My little children” - An affectionate…

Author - Apostle John? Audience - Not clear, people and churches in fellowship with the author in some way. If John, churches in Ephasus Occasion - refuting false teaching that was causing division in fellowship. We will deal with the specific nature of the false teaching when it becomes relevant. Generally…