| Testament: | New |
| Description: | 1 John is a New Testament letter written by the apostle John to address the presence of false teachings and to assure believers of their fellowship with God. The letter emphasizes the themes of light, love, and truth. John encourages his readers to live in obedience to God's commands, to love one another, and to hold fast to the fundamental doctrines of the faith, including the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ. |
| Chapters: | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 |
| Author name: | John |
| Written date: | AD 85-95 |
| Location: | Ephesus |
| Genre: | Epistle |
| Chapter count: | 5 |
| Verse count: | 105 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Audience: | Christian believers |
| Theme: | Assurance of eternal life and fellowship with God |
| Key verses: | 1 John 1:9; 1 John 3:1; 1 John 5:11-12 |
| Summary: | 1 John is a New Testament letter written by the apostle John to provide assurance of eternal life to believers and to encourage them to abide in fellowship with God and with one another. The letter addresses various doctrinal and ethical issues, including the nature of God, the reality of sin, the importance of love, and the identification of false teachers. |
| Outline: | I. Prologue: The Word of Life (1:1-4)
II. God is Light: Walking in the Light (1:5-2:2)
III. Obedience and Love as Tests of Fellowship (2:3-17)
IV. Warning Against Antichrists and the Anointing of Truth (2:18-27)
V. Children of God and Children of the Devil (2:28-3:10)
VI. Love for One Another and Assurance of Love (3:11-24)
VII. Testing the Spirits and Abiding in Love (4:1-21)
VIII. Overcoming the World through Faith and the Testimony of God (5:1-12)
IX. Concluding Affirmations and Final Warnings (5:13-21) |