Author: Not stated but according to church tradition, the apostle John.
Date: Approximately AD 92.
In Ten Words or Less: Jesus was real man just as He is real God.
Details: First John tackles a strange heresy that claimed Jesus had been on earth only in spirit, not in body: “Every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist” (4:3). John wrote that he knew Jesus personally, as one “which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled” (1:1), and that knowledge leads to a saving belief in Jesus. Saving belief leads to obedience, but even when we sin, we know that God “is faithful and just to forgive us our sins” when we confess (1:9).
From Know Your Bible, published by Barbour Publishing, Inc. Used by permission.
Four Things We Need to Remember
The Bible uses the word remember about a hundred and fifty times. We are forgetful creatures after all. As we close out our study in 1 John, John reminds us of four things that we know. Remembering these four things are critical when it comes to finishing this race that God has put in front of us. Join us as we seek to finish well.
Water and Blood
As we continue in our study of 1 John, we come to an interesting statement that John makes concerning Christ. He tells us that Christ has come by water and blood. Join us as we look at several different historical views concerning what John’s statement might have meant.
Causing the Heavenly Father to Enjoy His Family
We have a wonderful Father in Heaven. It should be every believer’s desire to live in a way so that their wonderful Father not only loves them but also enjoys them. How should one live in order for their Heavenly Father to find pleasure in His Church? Join us as we continue our study in First John as John gives us insight on bringing pleasure to God.
As He is, So Are We in the World
Coming to the end of 1 John chapter four, John reveals what we as the followers of Christ are to be. He simply tells us we are to be what God is. And he told us “God is love”. This is what we are called of God to be in this world. Join us as we discover how all of this can be made possible.
What does the Spirit of God Produce In Our Lives?
In 1 John 4 we have seen what the spirit of anti-Christ believes. Now John turns his attention to the Spirit of God. To neglect the person and the work of the Holy Spirit is to set ourselves up for certain failure. Join us as John reveals what the Holy Spirit seeks to produce in us.
Detecting Deception
If we know anything at all about the future, we know as time moves forward deceivers will increase in number within the Church. As the Apostle John writes to us in chapter four, he provides us with the tools to detect who is of the truth and who is of error. Join us as we seek to discover who is leading us to Christ and who is seeking to take us from Him.
The Assurance of Salvation
Where we find ourselves now in 1 John, is the Apostle gives us insight on how we can know for certain that we are the children of God. It is easy for many Christians to be convinced that we have lost our salvation. Join us as we come to the end of chapter 3 as John lays out how we know that we are of God.
Importance of Loving the Family of God
The Apostle John has told us that one of the signs of belonging to the family of God is - you will love the family of God. But John gets very specific on what that love will look like. We will discover that the word “Church” is as much a verb as it is a noun.
The Children of God & the Children of the Devil are Revealed
In this confusing world, we can have difficulty identifying who is our friend and who is our foe. John the Apostle now leads us into a place of understanding in 1 John 3, by giving us insight concerning the family of God and the family of satan. Both of these families have certain family traits. Join us as we seek to discover an understanding of what a true Child of God looks like.
