1 JOHN

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Updated 02/2024

 


CHAPTER 1

  1. God is light and there is no darkness in Him.
  2. If we say we have fellowship with God then we must not walk in darkness.
  3. If we practice the truth and walk in the ligjht the blood of Jesus will cover our sin.
  4. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

CHAPTER 2

  1. If we keep His commandments we are in Jesus.
  2. By keeping His commandments the love of God is perfected in us.
  3. We should walk as Jesus walked (in love and pureness).
  4. The world loves the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.
  5. By doing the will of God we will remain forever while the rest of the world will pass away.
  6. The Holy Spirit is our anointing from God that enlightens us.
  7. Some denied that Jesus was the Christ.
  8. We abide in the will of God so we may be unashamed and have confidence to be taken when Jesus returns.
  9. If one practices righteousness, they are born of Jesus because He is righteous.

CHAPTER 3

  1. Our hope is to be with Jesus one day in heaven. Practicing a pure life will get us there.
  2. Jesus was born of God and He cannot sin nor did He. We are born of Christ, we cannot sin nor should we. It should be hard to continue in sin causing one much grief. A child of the devil won't feel guilty about sin before God.
  3. The children of God practice righteousness and will love their brother.
  4. If a brother is in need and we have what is needed then we should open up our heart and provide that need.
  5. We must not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth reassuring our hearts before Him. Our heart and conscience (through the Spirit) will be either condemned or at peace.
  6. By following His commandments and doing what pleases Him, God will answer our prayers.
  7. The Spirit is in us to either affirm or convict our heart concerning God's will.

CHAPTER 4

  1. Whoever denies that Jesus is the incarnate Son of God who came in the flesh is of the Antichrist.
  2. Anti-Christs speak with the wisdom and desires of the world (showing their own evaluation of righteousness and having their own doctrines).
  3. When we love one another, for love is of God we are born of God and know God.
  4. If we practice love for one another then God abides in us and people will see Him in us.
  5. God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God.
  6. We must abide in love for one another then we will abide in God.

CHAPTER 5

  1. When we love God and keep His commandments we will be able to love the brethren.
  2. Spiritually, the commandments produce love and peace rather than strife, conflict, and unrest. Literally, love is easier to do than all the works of the law.
  3. The Messiah is identified by the testimony of God through the prophets. He was to be born through a virgin birth (water); He was to come from the line of David (blood); He would heal the sick, perform miracles, and speak God’s word, which came through the Holy Spirit in Him.
  4. John writes this letter so the people would know and continue to believe Jesus was the Messiah the prophets wrote about, for eternal life would come through Him.
  5. Any sin a person does not give up is a sin unto death. We must leave these in God’s hands.
  6. Sin that believers become convicted and repentant is sin not unto death. We can pray for these and help them overcome the sin.
  7. Jesus came to give us understanding of God and His love.
  8. a. God is the true God. b. We are in God by being in Jesus.