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1st John
Contributed by Zak Saenz on Jan 24, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. 1st John 1:1-4
Contributed on Jan 24, 2025
Jesus is fully God and fully Man
1 John 1:1-4 So just to mention again, we are looking to understand properly the meaning of scripture and we need to think about who the letter was written to, why the letter was written and what does it hope to get across or correct. This letter was written to church(s) in Ephesus because they ...read more
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2. 1 John 1:5-10
Contributed on Feb 7, 2025
1 John 1:5-10
1 John 1:5-10 Just a reminder of the context here, this is a letter to the church in Ephesus to correct their misguided beliefs and refute those who misguided them. This letter of course is also to us the church today in the hope that all churches will correct their misguided beliefs and ...read more
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3. 1 John 2:1-6
Contributed on Feb 7, 2025
1 John 2:1-6
1 John 2:1-6 1.1 ~ My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. The apostle John starts off here in chapter 2 with this warm and very personal recognition of the relationship that he feels he has with these Christians in Ephesus. Now there could be a dual ...read more
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4. 1 John 2:7-14
Contributed on Feb 22, 2025
1 John 2:7-14
1 John 2:7-14 The importance of a sub heading The New Commandment 7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, ...read more
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5. 1 John 2:15-17 & 28-29
Contributed on Feb 28, 2025
1 John 2:15-17 & 28-29
1 John 2:15-17 & 28-29 There are two contrasting points within these two sections and in the middle, sandwiched in-between, is a message about the Antichrist and I want to cover that separately. These two sections today flow well together. Do not love the world 15 Do not love the world or ...read more
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6. 1 John 2:18-27
Contributed on Mar 8, 2025
1 John 2:18-27
1 John 2:18-27 Warning Concerning Antichrists 18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. (18) This may be confusing in some ways saying that the antichrist is coming and that ...read more
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7. 1 John 3:1-10
Contributed on Mar 14, 2025
1 John 3:1-10
1 John 3:1-10 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. The world does not know those who believe in God and who believe in Jesus. They don't understand why ...read more
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8. 1 John 3:11-24
Contributed on Mar 25, 2025
1 John 3:11-24
1 John 3:11-24 Love One Another We need to always be remind that as we study scripture we are looking at the context in which the section of scripture is written. This helps us to ensure that we are not causing any issues with what God is saying to us. The context here in these verses is that ...read more
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9. 1 John 4:1-6
Contributed on Apr 3, 2025
1 John 4:1-6
1 John 4:1-6 1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. Before we get started with this verse I just want to remind you about two verses we read last week that I think go well with verse 1 ...read more
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10. 1 John 4:7-12
Contributed on Apr 12, 2025
1 John 4:7-12
1 John 4:7-12 God Is Love 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. Probably one of the most confusing words to mankind is this word love. It's so ...read more