1, 2 and 3 John

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; The Author; The Readers, the Date, and the Provenance; The Historical Setting and Occasion; Doctrine: Christ and the Spirit; Ethics: Love and Sin; Spirituality; Politics; Occasion and Purpose; Genre and Language; Theological Themes; Outline or Structure; The Text; 1 John; 1 the Word of Life (1 John 1:1-4); Additional Notes 1; 2 Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin (1 John 1:5-2:2); Additional Notes 2; 3 Walking in the Light Tested by Obedience (1 John 2:3-11).;A section-by-section commentary on the New Testament, written by scholars for pastors, teachers, and students of the Bible. Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Table of Contents Foreword Preface Abbreviations Introduction The Author The Readers, the Date, and the Provenance The Historical Setting and Occasion Doctrine: Christ and the Spirit Ethics: Love and Sin Spirituality Politics Occasion and Purpose Genre and Language Theological Themes Outline or Structure The Text 1 John 1 the Word of Life (1 John 1:1-4) Additional Notes 1 2 Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin (1 John 1:5-2:2) Additional Notes 2 3 Walking in the Light Tested by Obedience (1 John 2:3-11). Additional Notes 34 the Victorious Community and the World (1 John 2:12-17) Additional Notes 4 5 the Truth and the Lie: A Warning against Antichrists (1 John 2:18-27) Additional Notes 5 6 the Children of God and the Children of the Devil (1 John 2:28-3:10) Additional Notes 6 7 Loving One Another (1 John 3:11-18) Additional Notes 7 8 Assuring Our Hearts (1 John 3:19-24) Additional Notes 8 9 Testing the Spirits (1 John 4:1-6) Additional Notes 9 10 God's Love and Our Love (1 John 4:7-12) Additional Notes 10 11 Confidence Because of God's Love (1 John 4:13-18). Additional Notes 1112 Love Among God's Children (1 John 4:19-5:4a) Additional Notes 12 13 Faith in Jesus and the Testimony of God (1 John 5:4b-12) Additional Notes 13 14 Assured by the Certainties of Faith (1 John 5:13-21) Additional Notes 14 2 John 1 Salutation (2 John 1-3) Additional Notes 1 2 Walking in the Father's Commands (2 John 4-6) Additional Notes 2 3 Warning against False Teachers (2 John 7-11) Additional Notes 3 4 A Final Greeting (2 John 12-13) Additional Notes 4 3 John 1 Salutation and Good Wishes (3 John 1-2) Additional Notes 1. 2 Gaius Commended for His Faithfulness (3 John 3-4)Additional Notes 2 3 Gaius Commended for His Hospitality (3 John 5-8) Additional Notes 3 4 the Opposition and Inhospitality of Diotrephes (3 John 9-10) Additional Notes 4 5 Exhortation and the Example of (3 John 11-12) Additional Notes 5 6 Closing Words and Greetings (3 John 13-14) For Further Reading Subject Index Scripture Index.