Wednesday Night Bible Studies

The final portion of 1 John recapitulates the purpose of the letter and reminds us of its theme.

Read more: Short and Sweet: 1 John 5:13-21

In Old Testament days, legal decisions required two or three witnesses to be in agreement with each other.  First-century Jews maintained this standard rigorously.  The author of 1 John is no different:  when it comes to the reality of Jesus as the Son of God, there are not just two but three witnesses that cannot be ignored. 

Read more: The Testimony of Three Witnesses

The bulk of 1 John 4 deals with love within the church fellowship.  How is love connected to knowing God and to living in him (and he in us)?  This chapter sheds much light on this question.

Read more: Short and Sweet: God Lives in Us!

The first six verses of 1 John 4 speak of the victory that we have in Christ.  Over whom are we victorious, and whose victory is it, anyway?

Read more: Victory!