1-3 John Flashcards
What are the essential elements of the Christian confession that John insisted believers must affirm to know that they have eternal life?
1) Jesus is the true God (with unique divine sonship, he is eternal, and his divine name)
2) Jesus was incarnate (1:1-4, 4:2)
3) Jesus died a literal atoning death (1:7, 2:1-2, 4:10)
4) Jesus is the Messiah (5:1)
Why did John see Christian love as a hallmark of genuine Christianity?
John saw compassion as the proper view and a hallmark of genuine Christianity because God is love, and his people ought to be full of love. It is a proper view of compassion, a proper view of Christ, and a proper view of obedience.
How did the new birth produce a new relationship between believers?
The new verse characters of the father to his creation and keeps with the laws of spiritual genetics
Why was John confident the true Christians would not abandon the face like these secessionist had? What prevented Christians from being deceived by false teasing regarding Jesus and what was John source for this view?
John trusted the true Christians with emulate Christ, and that practice follows faith.
