Biblical Studies: First John
Overview
In this collection, Sam Storms draws upon 38 years of experience as a professor, a pastor, and an author to provide accessible and insightful commentaries, as well as general Bible reading tips. For every book of the Bible covered here, he includes detailed introductions, personal commentaries, and suggestions for further reading; for Psalms, Corinthians, and Revelations, he also includes guides for daily devotions and meditations. Through this series of hundreds of articles, Storms helps readers get more out of the Bible by giving interpretive clues and discussing controversial issues such as divorce and remarriage, infant deaths, the power of demons, and more. This volume contains an introduction to First John, discussion and commentary on individual chapters, and a list of recommended commentaries.
Top Highlights
“the gospel contains ‘signs’ to evoke faith (20:30–31); the epistles contain ‘tests’ by which to judge it” (source)
“The Moral Test has been stated 3 times, the Social Test 3 times independently and once in conjunction with the Doctrinal Test, and the Doctrinal Test 2 times independently.” (1 John 5:1–21)
“Worldliness does not reside in ‘things,’ but it does certainly reside in our concentration on ‘things’.” (1 John 2:3–17)
“It is not possible to have a true relationship with God apart from a relationship with Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:1–10)
“the supernatural is not always divine! The emphasis here is not so much on the” (1 John 4:1–6)
- Title: First John
- Author: Sam Storms
- Series: Biblical Studies
- Publisher: Sam Storms
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. 1 John › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:BIBLICALSTUDIES83JN1
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T17:15:48Z
Sam Storms earned a ThM in historical theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PhD in intellectual history from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is the founder of Enjoying God Ministries, senior pastor of Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and a former visiting professor of theology at Wheaton College. He has authored over two dozen books and served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society.