#hub #overview #public #NewTestament #1john [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] # 📖 1 John Overview > [!info] Info > [[#📖 Summary of Book]] > [[#🧭 Theme Verse]] > [[#🧭 Major Themes]] > [[#📅 Outline of Book]] > **[[#✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes]]** > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflections]] > [[#📚 Further Study / Interesting Insights]] ## 📖 Summary of Book > The book of 1 John was written to assure believers of their genuine faith in Jesus Christ and to expose false teachings that threatened the early church. John emphasizes that true Christianity is revealed through right belief about Jesus, obedient living, and sacrificial love for others. He repeatedly contrasts light and darkness, truth and error, love and hatred, showing that faith always produces visible fruit. Rather than focusing on external pressure or persecution, the letter addresses internal deception and spiritual confusion. John writes pastorally, offering reassurance to believers while drawing clear boundaries against false teachers. The book ultimately calls Christians to confident assurance, rooted in God’s love and the finished work of Christ. **Genre**- - General Epistle (Pastoral Letter / Theological Exhortation) **Scholarly Quotes**- >“The letter of 1 John is not concerned with how one becomes a Christian but with how one knows one is a Christian.” — I. Howard Marshall >“John’s concern is pastoral assurance rooted in theological truth, not emotional experience.” — Stephen S. Smalley >“Love in 1 John is not sentimental; it is the moral and relational proof of authentic faith.” — Robert W. Yarbrough >“The epistle confronts a distorted Christology by grounding assurance in the incarnation of Jesus Christ.” — Colin G. Kruse ## 🧭 Theme Verse > 1 John 5:13 (ESV) “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.” ## 🧭 Major Themes - Assurance of salvation - True knowledge of God - Love as evidence of genuine faith - Obedience flowing from belief - Christology: Jesus fully God and fully human - Truth versus false teaching - Light versus darkness - Fellowship with God and with one another ## 📅 Outline of Book - 1:1–4 — The Word of Life and Fellowship with God - 1:5–2:2 — Walking in the Light and Dealing with Sin - 2:3–11 — Obedience and Love as Tests of True Faith - 2:12–27 — Warning Against Antichrists and False Teachers - 2:28–3:10 — Children of God vs. Children of the Devil - 3:11–24 — Love as the Mark of God’s Family - 4:1–6 — Testing the Spirits - 4:7–21 — God Is Love - 5:1–12 — Faith in the Son of God - 5:13–21 — Assurance, Prayer, and Final Warnings ## ✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes - [[1 John 01]] - [[1 John 02]] - [[1 John 03]] - [[1 John 04]] - [[1 John 05]] ## 🙏 Devotional Reflections - [[1 John 01 - SOAP]] - [[1 John 02 - SOAP]] - [[1 John 03 - SOAP]] - [[1 John 04 - SOAP]] - [[1 John 05 - SOAP]] ## 📚 Further Study / Interesting Insights - The Letters of John — Colin G. Kruse - 1–3 John — I. Howard Marshall - 1–3 John — Stephen S. Smalley - 1 John — Robert W. Yarbrough - The Message of 1 John — John Stott <iframe id="player_iframe" src="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2164615?artist=&client_source=large_player&iframe=true&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzsprout.com%2Fadmin%2F2164615%2Fpodcast%2Fembed&tags=1+John+" loading="lazy" width="100%" height="375" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="The Bible Breakdown: Daily Bible Reading"></iframe>