I, II & III John - Info and Reading Options

"I, II & III John" Table Of Contents:

• 1- The First, Second, and Third letters of John
• 2- John
• 3- Letters
• 4- The setting of the Letters
• 5- Author and audience
• 6- Situation
• 7- The thought of the letters
• 8- Argument and style
• 9- Johannine tradition
• 10- The thought of the letters
• 11- Background
• 12- The reception of the letters and their importance in recent study
• 13- Reception and text
• 14- The importance of the letters
• 15- Translation and language
• 16- Commentary
• 17- John 1:1-4 the prologue
• 18- The opening
• 19- The purpose in writing
• 20- John 1:5; 2:2 living in the light of God
• 21- John 1:5 God is light
• 22- John1:6-10 saying and doing
• 23- John 2:1-2 the assurance of forgiveness
• 24- John 2:3-11 from knowledge of God to love of a fellow believer
• 25- John 2:3-6 knowledge and obedience
• 26- John 2:7-11 hearing the command and loving a fellow believer
• 27- John 2:12-17 encouragement to persevere
• 28- John 2:12-14 children, fathers, and youths
• 29- John 2:15-17 do not love the world
• 30- John 2:18-28 standing firm against deceit
• 31- John 2:18-23 the appearance of the antichrists
• 32- John 2:24-28 the call to remain faithful
• 33- John 2:29; 3:12 the identity of those who are (or who are not) children of God
• 34- John 2:29; 3:3 the confidence of the children of God
• 35- John 3:4-10a the two ways
• 36- John 3:10b-12 justice and love as the marks of the children of God
• 37- John 3:13-24 love within the community and confidence before God
• 38- John 3:13-18 the bonds of love
• 39- John 3:19-24 confidence before God
• 40- John 4:1-6 testing the spirits
• 41- John 4:7; 5:4 the love which is God's
• 42- John 4:7-10 in celebration of God's love
• 43- John 4:11-16 God's love as the source of our love
• 44- John 4:17-19 confidence in love
• 45- John 4:20; 5:4 obedience to God and love for others
• 46- John 5:4-13 belief in the Son of God
• 47- John 5:4-8 Jesus, the Son of God
• 48- John 5:9-12 God's own testimony to the Son of God
• 49- John 5:13 "this is why I have written"
• 50- John 5:14-21 exercising the privileges of life
• 51- John 5:14-17 seeking life
• 52- John 5:18-21 the ultimate confidence
• 53- John
• 54- The greeting
• 55- Encouragement to steadfastness
• 56- Holding on to the teaching
• 57- John
• 58- Opening pleasantries
• 59- The test of loyalty
• 60- Closing formalities.

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