How Are We To Know The Truth?

When a believer knows how to walk in the truth, he or she should know how to act, should know what to do, is willing to learn, and is determined to do so.

In verses 1-3:

The “elder” is John, one of twelve disciples. He also is the author of the Gospel of John, the three epistles, and the book of Revelation. This letter was composed soon after First John to caution about the false teachers. The welcome, “unto the elect lady and her children” could allude to a particular lady, or to a church congregation whose. Whichever the case, the identity is not generally known. The fact of the matter is, is that the truth is regarding Jesus Christ, and not the lies of the false teachers.

• 1 John 2:21-23, I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

• John 14:6, Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

When we have accepted the truth, we have accepted Jesus and then we know that Christ abides in us (John 8:32, 14:16-17; 2 Corinthians 4:7-10; 1 John 1:8, 3:18). Grace is the unmerited favor of God. Mercy is the kindness of God. Peace is what binds us together, it is the church body’s well-being, and it is the stability within the body of Christ.

In verses 4-6:

The adoration that believers ought to have for each other is a common New Testament subject (John 13:34, 15:12; Ephesians 5:2; 1 Peter 1:22). However, love for one's neighbor is an old order that initially showed up in the third book of Moses (Leviticus 19:18). We can show love in numerous ways: by staying away from bias and segregation, by tolerating individuals, by listening to others, by providing aid to others, by giving and serving others, and by declining to pass judgment on others (John 14:15, 15:10, 15:14; Romans 13:8; 1 John 2:7, 4:7-12). Yet, simply realizing God’s order is not sufficient. We should incorporate it into our lives.

• Matthew 22:37-39, Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• 1 John 2:7-8, Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

Does the church walk in truth? Does the church keep God’s commandments? Is the church “daily walking close to thee?”

• 2 John 1:4, I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

John saw the church in harmony, spirit, and in truth. Do we? How many of us have had these thoughts pop into our minds: Her hair looks different; He did not shave, the nerve of him; He is in jeans, her dress is cut to low, or her dress is way too short; why are those grownups wearing shorts to a church service. we are to keep our eyes on Christ.

“I beseech thee.” – This is John saying that we need to pay attention. We need to listen and hear closely. We had this commandment from the beginning. (Leviticus 19:18; John 13:34) It is one thing to say that we love our neighbor, but do we really do it, and do we show it?

In verses 7-9:

In John's time, numerous bogus instructors instructed that matter was abhorrent and that the spirit was good. Along these lines, they contemplated that Jesus could not have been both God and man (1 Timothy 4:1-5; 2 Peter 2:1-3; 1 John 2:18, 26). Therefore, John cautioned against this sort of instructing. There are many false teachers who advance a comprehension of Jesus that is not scriptural. This is erroneous teaching that they contort the truth and subvert the establishments of the Christian faith. They might utilize the right words yet change the implications. The manner in which our instructors live today depict much regarding what they hold to be true with respect to Christ.

• 1 John 4:1, Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.