Lessons From 1st 2nd 3rd John

John writes these letters to clearly deal with the fact that Jesus is the Son of God and that those who follow Him should live righteously and if we are His we will love one another.  John writes 1st John so that we may know that we are saved.  1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.  2nd John is written to warn against false teachers and 3rd John is written to deal with the issue of having a bad pastor who needs to be replaced. These letters may be short but they are packed with important truth.

General Information about 1st 2nd 3rd John

1st John

1 John gives assurance to true believers of eternal life.

1Jo 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

One of the purposes of 1 John is to explain the standards of true fellowship in Jesus Christ.

The book of 1 John teaches us that fellowship with God and fellow believers is based on the standards of God’s Word and is maintained by the principle of confession of sin.

1 John was written by the Apostle John.  He was the disciple whom Jesus loved.  He was the only surviving Apostle at the time this book was written.

2nd John

The book of 2 John warns us against compromise with error and it emphasizes that the truth be guarded in love.

The theme of 2^nd John is to walk in truth and love.

This book teaches us to guard against false teachers.  False teachers can cause us to lose spiritual rewards and false teachers can make us be partakers of their evil.

The term full reward in verse 8 clearly suggests that there are degrees of reward in eternity.

3rd John

The book of 3 John warns us of refusing fellowship with true believers.

The theme of the book is truth and love versus pride and strife.

This book teaches us that our lives are examples of either good or evil to others.

3 John emphasizes sincerity, hospitality, and Christian character.

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