This is the holy book of 1 john, known as the first epistle general of john. Its one part of our series of illustrations for each individual book of the bible click here to download the print friendly pdf version. Interesting facts about 1 john barnes bible charts author. Or, in the words of john, if we love one another, god abides in us, and his love is perfected in us 1 john 4. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. There is no scholarly consensus as to the authorship of the johannine works. This is one of my own personal favorites of all the sixtysix books of the bible. First john is the longest of the apostle johns three inspired letters. What follows is an an organized and curated list of content. John 1 niv the word became flesh in the bible gateway. John calls followers of jesus to share in gods own life and love by. Video series bible book introduction videos english bible book introduction videos. The book of john is not like the book of matthew, mark, or luke which cover the same period of time. The holy bible book 62 1 john kjv dramatized audio.
Christians are challenged to hold tightly to the truth and live in a way that reflects the love of jesus. Nov 19, 2015 why did the apostle john write the book of 1st john. The gospel of john, the three johannine epistles, and the book of revelation, exhibit marked similarities, although more so between the gospel and the epistle especially the gospel and 1 john than between those and revelation. It was attended by the related question of what is the process by which the secondary things came out of the primary one or ones. In the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth. In addition, indepth study tools are provided on the site with access to commentaries, encyclopedias, dictionaries. About one in every 50 words is a form of lovethat makes for about 52 mentions of love in just five short chapters. In an age of sinful pleasures, as well as sophisticated justifications for indulging those pleasures, 1 john commends a living, practical faith that strengthens followers of jesus christ to overcome temptation by love. The content, style, and vocabulary seem to warrant the conclusion that these three epistles were addressed to the same readers as the gospel of john. The first epistle of john, often referred to as first john and written 1 john or i john, is the first. The most popular bible verses from 1 john found 105 verses 1 john 1.
In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. The first epistle of john, often referred to as first john and written 1 john or i john, is the first of the johannine epistles of the new testament, and the fourth of the catholic epistles. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. This free coloring page is based on the book of 1 john. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. A second john known as john the elder in view of suggestions that he wrote 2 and 3 john and from papias reference to john the elder but this need not be distinct from john the apostle 2. The letters of 1, 2, 3 john living room minter, kelly on.
The key personalities are the apostles peter and paul. This summary of the book of 1 john provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 john. Blue letter bible is a free, searchable online bible program providing access to many different bible translations including. The author of the first epistle is termed john the evangelist, who most scholars believe is not the same as john the apostle. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and. It is written by the discipleapostle john around 8595 a. See the list below for their most common abbreviations. This 25 part expository study of 1 john was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship in 200506. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touchedthis we proclaim concerning the word of life. Briefly see what the apostle johns first letter says about the antichrist, sin, and love. Blue letter bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on christ and the gospel of his peace and righteousness. Although the first epistle of john does not bear any authors name it was never seriously doubted that the apostle john is the author of this epistle as well as of the fourth gospel.
The main theme in the bible book of john is to prove conclusively that jesus is the son of god and that all who believe in him will have eternal life. Its purpose was to warn about the increasing threat of false teachings and to reassure christians of their faith and love in jesus christ. Weve also uploaded the image in jpeg format the illustration captures the theme from 1 john. John 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. John 1 niv bible in the beginning was the word, and. Click here for an exhaustive list of content on 1 john. Since the letter identifies no specific church, location, or individual to whom it was sent, its classification is as a general epistle. No other book of the bible talks about love as often as first john.
The epistles of john show jesus as the way, the truth and the life. The book of 1 st john is a general epistle apostolic letter. Various people have been proposed as the author of this epistle. Bible study introduction to the book of 1 john learn religions.
The epistle is not written in the same form as the other biblical epistles, lacking an epistolary. Nov 19, 2012 this is the holy book of 1 john, known as the first epistle general of john. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us. The bible book of john with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. Dec 11, 2016 watch our overview video on the letters of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses.
Video video download options bible book introduction videos share. Most scholars therefore treat the five as a single corpus of johannine literature, albeit not from the same author. The author we can say with confidence that the apostle john is the author of the book of 1st john. The search for the basic stuff out of which things are made was the earliest one in greek philosophy.
Although ancient traditions attributed to the apostle john the fourth gospel, the book of revelation, and the three epistles of john. Although the first epistle of john does not bear any authors name it was never seriously doubted that the apostle john is. The parallelisms in 1 john are striking for their simplicity. This begins the study in the most spiritual book in the entire bible, the book of john. The book of 1 john contains some of the bibles most beautiful descriptions of god and his unfailing love.
John bible book with full chapters king james version. Book of 1 john read, study bible verses online bible study tools. The book of 1 john provides simple yet profound teaching on what it means to know god and to live in relationship with him. Its purpose was to warn about the increasing threat of false teachings and to reassure.
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