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The Love of God: 1 John 2:28-3:24

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  • Robert Johnston

The Christian life is marked by knowing and responding to God’s love. From 1 John 2:28-1 John 3:24 this article explains the nature of this love and how it fuels Christian conduct.

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Response to Your Baptism: Chapter 11 – What Must We Renounce?

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  • Karel Deddens

This article discusses what it means to forsake the world and crucify our old nature, a formulation found in the Continental liturgical form for profession of faith. The article considers passages like 1 John 2:15-17 and Romans 12:2.

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1 John 2:27a – The Anointing with the Spirit

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  • A. N. Hendriks

This article discusses what the apostle John means in 1 John 2:27 when speaking about the anointing with the Spirit.

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1 John 2:20 – The Anointing with the Holy Spirit

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  • Klaas Stam

This article discusses what the anointing with the Holy Spirit means, as found in 1 John 2:20.

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A Non-Polemical Reading of 1 John: Sin, Christology, and the Limits of Johannine Christianity

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  • Terry Griffith

Are there very real opponents that motivated the writing of 1 John? This article offers a reading to understand the treatment of sin and Christology in 1 John that does not require Gnosticism or Docetic-like opponents to account for its outline.

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1 John 2:15 – A New Kind of Fasting

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  • Al Baker

This article reflects on 1 John 2:15, and proposes a new kind of fasting.

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Worldliness – Is This Verse in Your Bible

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  • C. J. Mahaney

This chapter considers the significance of 1 John 2:15. The meaning of worldlinessin this context is treated, defined and compared with 2 Timothy 2:14.

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Inexplicable Love

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  • John P. Sartelle

The author reminds believers that being a true disciple and witness of Jesus Christ is shown by the love that a believer has for his fellow believers in Christ (John 13:35; 1 John 2:9-11). The article also emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in producing this love.

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1 John 2:3-6 - Law or Love

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  • Ralph A. Pontier

This article on 1 John 2:3-6 looks at two important elements in the Christian life: law and love. 

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1 John 2:12-14 - Children, Fathers, Youths (Part 1)

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  • Edgar Andrews

This is the first article in a trilogy on 1 John 2:12-14. This article shows that by referring to children, fathers and young men, John is not addressing age groups within the church. Rather, he is using these references to describe believers in the church as they are born again.

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1 John 2:12-14 - Children, Fathers, Youths (Part 3)

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  • Edgar Andrews

This is the third article in a trilogy on 1 John 2:12-14. This article shows that believers are characterized by having strength. They are strong in Christ through their dependence on God and through the work of the Holy Spirit in them.

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1 John 2:12-14 - Children, Fathers, Youths (Part 2)

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  • Edgar Andrews

This is the second article in a trilogy on 1 John 2:12-14. This article shows that the church of God is characterized by possessing wisdom, which comes as a result of knowing God through the gospel.

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1 John 2:29-3:10 - The Test of Righteousness

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 2:29-1 John 3:10.

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1 John 2:24-28 - The Test of Perseverance

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 2:24-28.

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1 John 2:22-23 - The Test of Acknowledgment of Jesus the Messiah

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 2:22-23.

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1 John 2:18-21 - The Test of Fellowship

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 2:18-21.

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1 John 2:12-14 - A Word of Assurance

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 2:12-14.

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1 John 2:7-11 - Loving Christians

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 2:7-11.

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1 John 2:3-6 - If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 2:3-6.

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1 John 2:1-2 - Dealing With Sin (Part 2)

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  • J. Ligon Duncan

This article is a Bible study on 1 John 2:1-2.

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1 John 2:22 - The Lie of the Antichrist

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  • Wybren H. Oord

This article on 1 John 2:22 is about the antichrist and Jesus as the Christ.

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1 John 2:17 - Lasting

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  • W. M. Wielenga

This article on 1 John 2:17 is about the one thing in life that lasts. The world and its desires will fall away, but he who does the will of God lives forever.

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1 John 2:1 - Jesus Christ, Our Advocate

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  • Eric Kampen

In this article on 1 John 2:1, the author shows how we are encouraged in our struggle against sin through the fact that we have Jesus Christ as our advocate.

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