Click here to listen to this lesson. The apostle John continues to write to give his Christian readers confidence in their faith. He has stated his purpose at the end of his letter, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. The apostle John continues to write to give his Christian readers hope and confidence in their relationship with God. John gave us three tests by which we can examine ourselves to know that we have eternal life: Keep his commands, love our brothers and sisters in Christ, and [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. In the midst of speaking about the characteristics of true disciples so that we can know that we have eternal life, John takes a seeming tangent in verses 12-14 before returning to describing another characteristic of God’s people. We have noticed John writing as a spiritual father to [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. The apostle John is giving confidence to his audience by teaching them who are truly in fellowship with God. The first six verses of chapter 2 taught that those who know God keep his word and walk as Jesus walked. No one can say that they know God [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. We have noted in our study of John’s first epistle that John is dealing with many opponents who are claiming to be disciples of Jesus, but their actions prove false. John has declared that a person cannot claim fellowship with God and walk in darkness. Rather, true disciples [...]