1, 2, & 3 John (Understanding the Bible Commentary | UBC)
Overview
These three letters from the apostle John are personal, pastoral, and passionate pleas for the church to remain united and strong in the face of persecution. They are also treasured for their memorable teaching on love and forgiveness. Discover the evidence of what the true Christian life looks like, what true Christian care consists of, and what constitutes genuine leadership in the church.
Top Highlights
“His main point is that having or not having this relationship with God is clearly seen in how people treat each other: they either love with the love that comes from God (v. 7), or they do not. Agapē love is the evidence of authentic spirituality.” (Page 102)
“The secessionists, while affirming the deity of Christ, denied his humanity. They rejected the incarnation, that ‘the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us’ (John 1:14a). Specifically, the writer says, they cannot ‘acknowledge that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh’ (1 John 4:2; 2 John 7).” (Page 6)
“This verse begins with the last of the writer’s eight This is how we know statements” (Page 120)
“To do so gives him joy; it is fulfilling (niv: complete), because it extends the circle of fellowship to others and keeps in the circle those who may be tempted to leave it (and follow the secessionists). To write, then, about this Word of life meets not only the original readers’ needs but the author’s as well.” (Page 27)
“The only way to make good sense of the letters of John is to understand that the Elder, as the writer calls himself, wrote nearly every verse with one eye on his opponents, the false teachers, who had incited a schism within the community.” (Page xi)
- Title: 1, 2, and 3 John
- Author: Thomas F. Johnson
- Series: Understanding the Bible Commentary Series
- Publisher: Baker
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Pages: 224
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Epistles of John › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 John › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 John › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 3 John › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781441252043, 9780801046711, 1441252045, 0801046718
- Resource ID: LLS:NIBCNT83JN1
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-12T21:58:57Z