HOW CAN I BE SURE?
1 JOHN
_IAN MACKERVOY_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
1. THE WRITER
The letter does not tell us who wrote it. The tradition is that John
is the author. John was an *apostle. He was one of the 12 men that
Jesus first called to follow him.
John was the writer of the fourth *Gospel, which w... [ Continue Reading ]
John wrote this letter as if he were an agent for all those other
witnesses. ‘These things’ are all that is in the letter. He writes
so that both he and the readers may have much joy. It would give them
all much joy if they believed the message of the *gospel. The purpose
of the letter is that the r... [ Continue Reading ]