The book of 1 John
The Book of 1 John
What is the book of 1 John about?
The book of 1 John had two purposes:
- To expose false teachers of Gnosticism.
- Gnosticism was an early form of heresy in which the central belief was that spirit is good and matter is evil. The human body is matter and therefore evil. God, who is wholly spirit if therefore good.
- Salvation was not achieved by faith in Christ but rather by special knowledge.
- Christ SEEMED to have a body
- Others said Christ joined the man Jesus at baptism and left him before he died.
- To give believers assurance of salvation and give eyewitness testimony to the incarnation of Christ.
Who wrote the book of 1 John?
The author of the book of 1 John is the apostle John.
Who is the audience?
Believers in western Asia Minor.
Timeframe 1 John was written:
Written around AD 85-95.
"In short" (One sentence summary):
John writes to assure believers that Jesus was a real man (as he was an eyewitness to His incarnation) just as He is a real God.
Fun facts about 1 John/Did you know?
1 John includes none of the usual features of a Bible letter such as greetings and identifications of the author.
