Synopses & Reviews
1-3 John
Truth and love are recurring themes throughout John's three epistles. As those changed by God, genuine believers will characteristically love the truth and exhibit true love for others. John's fiery passion for truth is coupled with his gentle compassion for his readers, giving these letters a pastoral quality that is both personal and profound.
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Synopsis
The apostle John is really a man for our
time. He wrote his three New Testament
letters in a bold, direct, even dogmatic
manner—more so perhaps than any
other New Testament writer. Although
renowned traditionally as the apostle of
love (and he was), he was an authoritative,
uncompromising teacher—an
exclusive-style instructor with a crucial
message of truth versus error, a message
which the twenty-first century church
needs to hear.
Synopsis
The apostle John is really a man for our times. He wrote his three New Testament letters in a bold, direct, even dogmatic style, more so perhaps than any other New Testament writer. Although renowned traditionally as the apostle of love (and he was), he was an authoritative, uncompromising teacher and an exclusive-style instructor with a crucial message of truth versus error, which the church much needs to hear in the twenty-first century.
This commentary considers John's clear, simple, unambiguous words from his three brief but profound letters. His themes, some of them reiterated more than once, emerge powerfully, such as the first letter's stress on doctrinal certainty, moral clarity, and the preeminence of biblical love, along with the second letter's emphasis on living the truth and the third's on discerning friends and foes in the local church.
About the Author
John MacArthur ((B.A., Universidad Los Angeles Pacific; M.Div., Seminario Teológico Talbot; Litt.D., Grace Graduate School; D.D., Seminario Teológico Talbot) es Pastor y Maestro en la Iglesia Grace Community en Sun Valley, California y Presidente de la Universidad The Master's y Presidente y fundador del Seminario The Master's (en 1986) en Santa Clarita, California. El Dr. MacArthur es un conferencista activo quien ha enseñado en el programa de radio Grace to You.Desde que lanzó su primer y mejor vendido libro El Evangelio Según Jesucristo en 1988, el Dr. MacArthur ha escrito mas de 150 libros incluyendo una serie de comentarios bíblicos, La Segunda Venida, Avergonzados del Evangelio, Doce Hombres Comunes y la Biblia de Estudio MacArthur, recibieron la Medalla de Oro ECPA en 1998. John y su esposa Patricia viven en Canyon Country, California y tienen cuatro hijos y quince nietos.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction to 1 John
1. Certainties of the Word of Life ( 1 John 1:1-4)
2. Tests of Salvation - Part 1: Belief in God and the Certainty of Sin (I John 1:5-6, 8, 10)
3. Test of Salvation - Part 2: Belief in the Forgiveness of Sins and Confession ( 1 John 1:7, 9; 2:1a)
4. Jesus Christ: The Divine Defense Attorney and the Perfect Propitiation (1 John 2:1b-2)
5. The Certainty of Christian Assurance (1 John 2:3-6)
6. A New Kind of Love ( I John 2:7-11)
7. The Stages of Spiritual Growth ( 1 John 2:12-14)
8. The Love God Hates (1 John 2:15-17)
9. Antichrists and Christians (1 John 2:18-27)
10. The Purifying Hope (1 John 2:28-3:3)
11. The Christian's Incompatibility with Sin (1 John 3:4-10)
12. The Children of the Devil versus the Children of God (1 John 3:11-18)
13. Holy Affections (1 John 3:19-24)
14. Testing the Spirits (1 John 4:1-6)
15. Manifesting Perfect Love ( 1 John 4:7-21)
16. How to Recognize an Overcomer (1 John 5:1-5)
17. The Witness of God (1 John 5:6-12)
18. Christian Certainties (1 John 5:13-21)
Introduction to 2 John
19. Living in the Truth (2 John 1-4)
20. The Limits of Love (2 John 5-13)
Introduction to 3 John
21. Sacrificial Love for Those Faithful to the Truth (3 John 1-8)
22. The Man Who Loved the Preeminence (3 John 9-14)
Bibliography
Index of Greek Words
Index of Scripture
Index of Subjects