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1 JOHN SAVED FOR SURE
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THE “LETTER” Doesn’t begin or end like a letter
May have been a tract or sermon in written form Author unnamed, but assumed to be John the Apostle Recipients unnamed, but probably a church(es) somewhere in Asia Minor One of the latest NT writings Reflects the church’s emerging struggle with Gnostic thought
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WHAT DID “GNOSTICS” TEACH?
A kind of “salvation by knowledge” (gnosis) Not salvation from sin, but from ignorance Emphasis on “secret teachings” only for “the knowing ones” Matter is evil; only spirit is good. Problems with Creation & Incarnation Had to re-define nature of God & of Jesus Claimed “Jesus” & “Christ” were separate beings Reason 1 John emphasizes that “Jesus is the Christ”
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HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Recipients were well-known to the writer (“my little children”) False teachers had created problems over nature of Christ Eventually left, “b/c they were not of us” John writes to expose the falsehood of their beliefs Those left in the church were shaken, needed reassurance
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3 WAYS TO BE SURE WE KNOW GOD
“Walking in the light” (obedience to God’s commands) Love for one another Believing the truth about Jesus
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LESSONS FOR TODAY If we’re going to be right with God, we have to take _______ seriously. It’s impossible to _______ God if we don’t _______ one another. It’s not okay to just believe “____________” about Jesus. We must believe what ____________ says about Him. Our common __________ rests on believing the same __________ about Jesus.
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KEY VERSE “Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:12
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