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Chapter two, beginning with verse three, presents the first of six “by this we [will] know” statements (1 John 2:3, 5; 3:19, 24; 4:13; 5:2) regarding how we know that we know God or are in him. In chapter two we know this “if we keep his commandments…[and] obey his word” (1 John 2:3, 5). […]
Introduction Since there is no name given, the authorship of next three letters is somewhat debated. However, they are traditionally attributed to the apostle John for good reason. First, the language of the letters and the gospel is overwhelmingly similar, in some ways more so than even between Paul’s. Second, the issues addressed reflect a
Chapter sixteen concludes this letter with Paul’s traditional final greetings, yet it is significantly different from his other letters (Romans 16:1-16). Paul names more people (a total of 26 plus generic “sister, brother, others”) than in any of his other letters. This is interesting given the fact that he had never yet been there, yet
