Last week we saw antichrists were denying that Jesus is the Christ (verse 22). But the promise of eternal life is only made to those who believe that Jesus is the Christ.   One of John's primary purposes in writing 1 John is to protect his faithful followers from the false Christological teaching of the opponents and Paul warned Timothy of this same danger.  We will also face an eschatological text (verse 28) about the appearing or coming of Christ.

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Having established what and when the "last hour" was using scripture and a Biblical definition of antichrist we move forward with John's letter.  We will get more info concerning the identity of these false teachers.  John will also combat some of their claims with truths that are already obtained by a Christian, such as being anointed.  The false teachers claimed a special anointing that brought knowledge and identification with a deity. John asserts that it was believers, not the Gnostics, who had the anointing.  As a matter of fact, the New Testament does not speak of a special anointing given to particular individuals because it's to all believers because it's from the Holy Spirit that dwells within all who are in Christ. 

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Most Christians today would say that we are living in the last days; we are in the last hour. This is a commonly held view.  But we have to ask questions like when are the last days or end times and when is the last hour? The last hour is the end of the last days or end times. So, when did the last day start? When did they end?  The last days of what? John, writing in the first century, writes that the last hour was then.  He then says "many antichrists have come."  What is the Biblical definition of antichrist?  Scripture seems to paint a very different picture of the end times when compared to modern views.  

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John personally addresses individual members of the family of God who are at different stages of growth in their fellowship.  The phrases being used, fathers, young men, and children, can be taken literally as in different ages and stages of life.  However, we can also take them as referring to the different stages in the Christian life.  The first Truth John brings up is the forgiveness of our sins for His namesake and the last is the love of the world.  The first every Christian knows but the last can be interpreted in various ways.  

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A purpose of John in writing this letter is: "that you may not sin." The purpose of the book is fellowship, and sin breaks fellowship. So he is writing that they may not sin and remain in fellowship with God.   We then deal with Biblical Propitiation and in what way did John mean when he wrote "the whole world"?  Texts 3-11 contain three claims to intimate knowledge of God, expressed by  "whoever says".  Just like the "if we say" section of chapter 1, each of these statements reflects, directly or indirectly, what the author believed the Gnostics falsely claimed and is followed either by a direct rebuttal or by a counterstatement.

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John is going to teach a lot of theology instructing Believers on how to have fellowship with Jesus and the Father.  Going on the basis of God's characteristic of being light and how the Christian experience is to be lived (or walked out), John will list three "if we" statements in a rhetorical way.  These are laid out by reflecting a claim of the false teachers then John's counter-claim of the Word of Life.

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Most theological errors go astray on the person and/or work of Christ because these subjects are essential to the Christian faith.  False teachers in the first century claimed that the way to salvation was through secret enlightenment or new revelation.  They also believed that they had a special superior knowledge to other people who called themselves Christians.  The Apostle John, with no greeting, no personal introduction, no health wish, gets right to the point and wastes no time addressing proper theology and doctrine to ensure believers would go deeper in fellowship with the Lord.

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The final exhortations, prayer, and instruction from Hebrews.  

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As we come to chapter 13 and its many exhortations, we must remember that these exhortations are based upon the 12 chapters of doctrine that precede them.  As members of God's family, we are to love one another, cherish the institution of marriage, live without covetous behavior, and look to the Apostles and their teachings.  The author will then take a moment to address sacrifice and the heart of worship.

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Preterism says Jesus returned in His generation. But, no visible “coming” occurred in that timeframe. So, many believers conclude that this prophetic model is incorrect based on this section of the text.

The Biblical writers use the phrase “in like manner” (Gk. hon tropon) in a way that refutes the traditional view. In no case do these words show an identity of details between two things or events. Most times, such correspondence is impossible.

 

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