There can be no doubt that the apostle John was the author of this epistle. It was probably written from Ephesus, and most likely at the close of the first century. In the introduction, ch. (1 John 1:1-4) the apostle states the purpose of his epistle: it is to declare the word of life to those whom he is addressing, in order that he and they might be united in true communion with each other, and with God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ. His lesson throughout is that the means of union with God are, on the part of Christ, his atoning blood, ch. (1 John 1:7; 2:2; 3:5; 4:10,14; 5:6) and advocacy, ch. (1 John 2:1) on the part of man, holiness, ch. (1 John 1:6), obedience, ch. (1 John 2:3) purity, ch. (1 John 3:3) faith, ch. (1 John 3:23; 4:3; 5:5) and above all love. ch. (1 John 2:7; 3:14; 4:7; 5:1)

The First General Epistle of John
... The First General Epistle of John. CONTENTS It is impossible to give a satisfactory
schematic representation of the contents of this letter. ...
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The First Epistle General of Peter
... CHAPTER XXI THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER. ... for its authenticity is strong, and
stronger than that for any other Catholic Epistle except 1 John. ...
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The Second and Third General Epistles of John
... concepts and expressions clearly remind us of I John, as fi ... Moreover the aim of these
letters is in general the same as that of the first Epistle, viz. ...
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First Epistle of St John, Ch. Ii. Part of the 1St and 2D Verses.
... First Epistle of St JOHN, Ch. II. ... of a guilty Conscience; and these are often found
to be fixed, without the least Ground, upon such general Declarations of ...
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The First General Epistle of Peter
... a period of twenty-five years as its first bishop. ... a terminology that was likely
to come into general use, as ... labors at the time, when this Epistle was composed ...
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The Second Epistle General of Peter
... CHAPTER XXII THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER. ... John. ... Readers of the First Epistle
could hardly fail to have these {247} facts printed in their very souls. ...
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1 John ii. 5
The First Epistle of John, Practically Explained. ... are here referred back to his word,
his doctrine in general. For John is not here speaking of single isolated ...
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1 John ii. 16
The First Epistle of John, Practically Explained. <. ... CHAPTER II. 1 John ii.
16. John now proceeds to exhibit that general contrariety, between the ...
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1 John iii. 8
The First Epistle of John, Practically Explained. ... of all sin with him from whom sin
first proceeded,"with ... are employed by John with the same general import. ...
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1 John iii. 10
The First Epistle of John, Practically Explained. <. ... But why
then does John make only this general distinction? ...
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