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Introduction and Chapter 1
We
compare John's gospel and first epistle, with regard to their subject
matter and purpose, and study the first major section, on our fellowship
with God and with one another
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Introduction, Introduction to 1 John | Charts
1:1-4, John Describes his Subject | Charts
1:5-2:2, Three Kinds of Sin | Charts
1:9-2:2, Dark Sin | Charts
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Body
The main body of 1 John consists of three panels. Each panel presents
the three signs of eternal life: righteousness, love, and belief that
Jesus is the Son of God. In the first two panels, these are
presented in this order, but the third panel moves the sign of
love to the beginning.
Notes on the first panel
Notes on the second panel
Notes on the third panel
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First Panel
2:3-6, The Sign of Righteousness | Charts
2:6-11, Dwelling in Christ and the Old-New Commandment | Charts
2:8-14, Walking in the Light of Love | Charts
2:13-17, Fathers, Young Men, and the World | Charts
2:17-20, The Sign of Belief | Charts
2:20-28, The Spirit's Teaching | Charts
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Second Panel
2:22-25; 2:29-3:1, The Essential Doctrine and a New View of Righteousness | Charts
2:29-3:6, How the Father and the Son define our Righteousness | Charts
3:4-10, The Battle between the Son of God and the Devil | Charts
3:8-12, The Works of the Devil and the Sign of Love | Charts
3:12-24, Negative and Positive Examples of Love | Charts
3:18-24, Assurance from Love and Obedience | Charts
4:1-6, Belief: Diagnosis and Prognoses in the Battle of Spirits | Charts
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Third Panel
4:7-10, The Ultimate Definition of Love | Charts
4:9-12, God Demonstrates Love and We Demonstrate God | Charts
4:11-12, Displaying the Invisible God | Charts
4:13, Abiding in God and He in Us | Charts
4:13-17, Repeating the Points of 4:7-10 | Charts
4:14-17, God's Love Demonstrated and Defined Again | Charts
4:17-18, Assurance in the Day of Judgment | Charts
4:18-19, No Fear in Love; Introduction to Third Righteousness Section | Charts
4:19-5:4, The Nature, Source, and Effect of Righteousness | Charts
5:4-7 From Righteousness to Belief | Charts
5:6-9 Witnesses to Jesus the Christ | Charts
5:9-11 The Final Witness | Charts
5:11-12 The OT Witness to God's Son | Charts
5:11-13 Summary of Sign of Belief and Panel 3; Introduction to Conclusion | Charts
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Conclusion
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5:14-17 The Response of Confidence (Boldness) | Charts
5:16-18 Boldness and the Sin unto Death | Charts
5:18 Three Things we Know | Charts
5:19-21 Our Life Of and In God | Charts
Summary, Overall Summary of 1 John | Charts
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Study Questions on 1 John
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