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FREEDOM BIBLE COMMENTARY

THE EPISTLES OF JOHN

(1 John, 2 John, 3 John)

0. THE ESSENCE OF BELIEF

Introduction

The Epistles of John shine with the essence of belief. In these brief chapters we see what knowing and trusting God really means. Not some vain philosophy, not an academic exercise, but a deep and personal and practical faith. Here is faith: assured trust, described by one who knows God intimately.

So who is this John—the one who doesn’t even need to sign his name? A man of God who is so well-known, and his authority as leader in the church unquestioned. One who has seen the gospel go to the known world, who has lived through these turbulent times of setting this world upside-down. This can be none other than the old apostle John himself—the disciple whom Jesus loved. Now, at the end, he needs to write down his last thoughts.

And such words! Brilliant, exciting, enthusiastic words on dramatic, spine-tingling themes. All written under inspiration by a man who is at least eighty, and more likely nearer ninety years old! Breathless words that fit the mind of a young visionary—but are the more meaningful and telling, knowing who wrote, when and why.