Making clear delineations John pastorally drives away the wolves and gathers the sheep. He inscribes a circle around the people of God as a boundary between the saints and the world. Little children, let no one deceive you.

John exhorts the saints to abide in Christ while deceivers work to move them away from Christ. He provides us with fundamental realities, true of us as believers, that support his exhortation.

Apostacy and schism are painful and confusing. In the midst of these difficult departures, John offers three grounding reminders.

John continues to confirm the faith of his readers while urging them to live out the love they posses for the Father and abstain from the love of the the world.

Sangre deCristo Seminary student and friend of TRC, Joshua Currey delivers a sermon on the story of Balaam, urging the saints to always speak the truth.

For those who are in Christ by faith, we already enjoy forgiveness, already know God, and already victorious. This means no one can disqualify us, not the world, the devil, or even our own accusing conscience.

How can we identify false professions from true ones, particularly in those who would identify themselves as Christian teachers? John says that true Christians are marked by brotherly love.

How can we identify false professions from true ones, particularly in those who would identify themselves as Christian teachers? John says that true Christians are marked by brotherly love.

"I know Jesus" is a claim that can be tested. John gives believers a test by which they can gain confidence that they do indeed know Jesus: obedience.

God is light. In him is no darkness. None. What are the implications?