1-3 John (MacArthur New Testament Commentary) / John MacArthur, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-262) and indexes.

Preface -- Introduction to 1 John1. -- 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.

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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.

Added to GBC Holland Park Library 23 July 2022.