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The wisdom of Proverbs is not abstract or detached, but deeply rooted in the Torah and the Old Testament narratives. It helps believers in Christ to live wisely in daily life. The main themes include trusting and fearing the LORD, turning away from evil, living wisely, taming the tongue, relationships, and community.

From the very beginning, we see the heart of Apostle John. He writes as an elder who truly loves and cares for Gaius, a believer known for his faithfulness. John praises him because he walks in the truth, and his life shows it clearly. Gaius also practices hospitality, especially toward fellow believers who travel to serve the Lord. Even when they are strangers, he welcomes them. In the second par...

The third letter of John is a personal and pastoral letter to a believer named Gaius. John commends Gaius for walking in the truth and for his hospitality to traveling co-laborers in Christ. Gaius's love and support for traveling missionaries serve as a model of Christian generosity and partnership in ministry. Gaius' actions serve as a model for all believers. At the end of John's second letter,...

The second letter of John was written to the “elect lady.” The term may mean two things. It is written to a respectable or noble woman in the faith, or the term "elect lady" is a term used to refer to the local church. Many believe that it is used for the local church. The universal church is described in the feminine, so too the local church community.

The apostle assures the believers that if they pray according to God's will, He will hear them. John gave a very specific application that if one prays for a brother (or sister) in sin, God will give him life. The author classifies those whose sins do not lead to death, which could mean believing in false teaching, or those who keep on sinning as a lifestyle. John would end his letter by once agai...

The apostle highlighted the power of the testimony of the Spirit, the blood, and the water. The blood and the water may refer to the death of the Lord Jesus Christ (Jn 19:34-35). Moreover, it is the Father who testifies about His Son. John emphasized that if they believed in the testimony of men, why wouldn't they believe the testimony of God? In other words, if you truly believe in God, there is...

The apostle mentioned the words “born of God” or something similar to it several times in the epistle. He also mentioned it in the gospel account. Other words similar to it are “born from above” or “born again.” The doctrinal term is “regeneration.” Regeneration is about God giving us a new heart; it is God writing His laws in our hearts. John wrote that everyone who believes has been “born of God...

One assurance of God's Holy Spirit among believers is God's love expressed to each other. Believers love because He first loved them, and those who truly love God cannot hate their brother (1 Jn 4:19-20). God's divine love enables believers to reject hatred and practice love for their brothers (and sisters). Therefore, every true believer will value the church community. The apostle would remind t...

The author explained that God is love. The Father manifested His love by sending His Son, who became the propitiation for our sins. God is the very reason why we should love one another. John would continue to emphasize that if believers truly love God, they would love one another. If believers do not love the community of faith, they are not true believers in Christ.

After instructing the believers to test the spirits, meaning to test every proclamation or influence, the apostle mentioned love more than 40 times in this letter. It is about God's love and the believers' love for each other. The emphasis reveals to us its importance. The community of faith must practice love for each other. Rejecting false teaching and loving the brotherhood go together in the l...

The apostle explained that the Holy Spirit leads the believer to believe in Christ and to love one another. Such is made possible by the Holy Spirit's work. Those who are in the light fellowship with the Father, Son, and Spirit (1 Jn 3:23-24). John proceeds to warn believers to exercise spiritual discernment. They should test the spirits, because there are many false prophets. Believers can take c...

John stated that those who practice sin are children of the devil. Anyone who makes sin a lifestyle, meaning, habitually practicing it intentionally, is not from God. The author emphasized that those who deviate from the teachings of Christ revealed by the apostles do not belong to God. But those who believe that Jesus is the Christ, meaning Messiah, the promised One, and the only Savior, are from...

John reminds believers of the foundational message they have heard from the beginning: to love one another. He contrasts the love of believers with the hatred of the world, using Cain as an example of unrighteousness and murder driven by jealousy. John warns that hatred is incompatible with eternal life and equates it with murder in the heart. True Christian love, by contrast, is the mark of those...

John shows a clear divide between the children of God and the children of the devil. Sin is lawlessness. Jesus came to take away sin and destroy the devil's work. Those who belong to Christ do not keep on sinning. A true believer cannot live in habitual sin. Righteousness marks the one born of God. So does love. Our actions reveal who we truly belong to. John continues by showing that love is the...

The children of God belong to God. They do not belong to the world. If they loved the world and its ways, then the love of the Father is not in them. They are not genuine believers. Genuine believers know God, and they keep His commandments. They love fellow believers, and they do not hate, for hate is darkness. All who have the hope of eternal life purify themselves because Christ is pure. 1 John...

The apostle warns believers that they are living in the “last hour.” One evidence is the presence of many antichrists, false teachers. These individuals seemed to be part of the community but ultimately departed. It proved that they did not truly belong. In contrast, true believers received an anointing from the Lord. The anointing signifies the knowledge of the truth. John calls the readers to re...

The apostle warns believers that they are living in the “last hour.” One evidence is the presence of many antichrists, false teachers. These individuals seemed to be part of the community but ultimately departed. It proved that they did not truly belong. In contrast, true believers received an anointing from the Lord. The anointing signifies the knowledge of the truth. John calls the readers to re...

Not everyone who says they know God truly knows God. Those who truly know God do not practice sin habitually and intentionally, for that is living in darkness. Fellowship with the Father and Son means living in the light, not in darkness. Genuine believers fellowship with God and with one another, not in sin, but in obedience. But if they do sin, they can confess their sin, meaning to admit the gu...

Danger lurked in the early church in the form of false teaching. False teaching leads to false belief, which leads to ungodly living. John wrote to protect the flock from false teachings. John repelled any teaching that downplayed the seriousness of sin. He wrote against disobedience, hatred, and loving the world.  He wrote that whoever loves the world, the love of the Father is not in Him. It is ...

John reminded the readers of the old commandment, which is also the new commandment. He was writing about loving one another. John further explained that those who hate their brother are not in the light; they are still in darkness. But those who walk in the light love other disciples, and they do not stumble nor do they lead others to sin. John would then encourage the readers about knowing God,...

John made his purpose clear. He wrote so that readers would not sin because living in sin is walking in darkness. However, he warned that anyone who claims to have no sin is a liar. What did he mean? He meant to say that all are sinners; however, those who walk in the light confess their sins. They are not comfortable with the darkness. The author then made a strong connection between knowing God...

John claimed to have personally witnessed the Lord Jesus Christ in the flesh, yet he declares that the Son of God is eternal. The writings of John reveal that Jesus is truly God and truly man. The author also wrote about true fellowship with the Father and the Son, as well as the fellowship of believers with one another in Him. John emphasized that God is light and there is no darkness in Him. Thu...

John provides a solid introduction about Christ's divinity and humanity, claiming Christ existed from the beginning, before creation, and as its Creator. 1 This introduction mirrors the Gospel of John's prologue. 2 John presents Christ as the Word of Life and Eternal Life, addressing early Docetism, which taught Christ only appeared human but never became man. John corrects this false teaching and...

John, the apostle, wrote this letter amid the rising false teaching, an early form of Gnosticism. This early form denied Christ's humanity. The false teaching confused the believers. The apostle wrote to defend the doctrine that Christ, even though God, was also human. He also assured the believers of their salvation and instructed them to walk in truth and love. John affirmed the incarnation, whi...

Peter, the apostle, urges believers experiencing persecution to honor Christ in their hearts and to explain their hope in Him. The believers must present the gospel with reason and with gentleness and respect.