Thru the Bible Vol. 56: The Epistles (1 John)
Overview
Radio messages from J. Vernon McGee delighted and enthralled listeners for years with simple, straightforward language and clear understanding of the Scripture. Now enjoy his personable, yet scholarly, style in a sixty-volume set of commentaries that takes you from Genesis to Revelation with new understanding and insight. This volume on 1 John includes introductory sections, detailed outlines and a thorough, paragraph-by-paragraph discussion of the text. A great choice for pastors—and even better choice for the average Bible reader and student!
Top Highlights
“Fellowship is the Greek word koinonia, and it means ‘having in common or sharing with.’ Christian fellowship means sharing the things of Christ. And to do this, we must know the Lord Jesus—not only know about Him, but know Him as our personal Savior.” (Page 21)
“There is a second beginning which we find in the Word of God. It is the first verse in John’s Gospel: ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’ He adds, ‘The same was in the beginning with God.’ Then he comes to the act of creation: ‘All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made’ (John 1:1–3).” (Page 16)
“Now fellowship for the believer means that we meet and share the things of Christ. We talk together about the Lord Jesus Christ and His Word. That is the kind of fellowship that John is speaking of when he says, ‘That ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.’” (Pages 22–23)
“Persecution was not the enemy of Christianity. The danger to the Ephesian church was not persecution from the outside but seduction from the inside.” (Page x)
“Then the second enemy was little Ai which represents the flesh.” (Page 145)
- Title: Thru the Bible Vol. 56: The Epistles (1 John)
- Author: J. Vernon McGee
- Edition: electronic ed.
- Series: Thru the Bible Commentary
- Volume: 56
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Print Publication Date: 1991
- Logos Release Date: 2005
- Pages: 163
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 John › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781418512040, 1418512044
- Resource ID: LLS:TTB56_1JN
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T15:16:35Z
J. Vernon McGee (1904–1988) was an ordained Presbyterian minister, theologian, and radio minister. He was born in Hillsboro, Texas in 1904. McGee was pastor of the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles from 1949–1970.
McGee earned his BD from Columbia Theological Seminary, and his ThM and ThD from Dallas Theological Seminary. After serving in Presbyterian congregations in Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas, he moved to southern California to serve as pastor of Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church. In 1949 he moved to Los Angeles and became pastor of the Church of the Open Door. He also served as chairman of the Bible department at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University) and lectured several times at Dallas Theological Seminary.
In 1967, McGee started his popular Thru the Bible radio series and soon it was broadcast on over 400 channels in North America. The radio broadcasts were transcribed, edited, and published in the Thru the Bible Commentary series. Other titles by McGee include David: A Man After God’s Own Heart, J. Vernon McGee on Prayer, Jesus: Centerpiece of Scripture, Living by Faith, and more.