Subject: why was this epistle written? |
Bible Note: kirk; Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ THE PURPOSE of 1 John ... 1. As declared by John throughout his epistle, he wrote it... a. "that your joy may be full" - 1 Jn 1:4 b. "that you may not sin" - 1 Jn 2:1 c. "that you may know that you have eternal life" - 1 Jn 5:13a d. "that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God" - 1 Jn 5:13b and also to combat some false teachings of that time, as already had been mentioned by Jesusman Grace and peace zach†|