1 John Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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Author
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John
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Audience
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Believers in and around Ephesus
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Date
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Between AD 85 and 95
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Theme - Major
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To assure believers of the certainty of their faith and to refute heretical doctrines teaching that Jesus was not fully human and fully divine
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Outline
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- Prologue
- The tests of life: Cycle 1
A. Sin versus obedience
B. Love for one another
C. Correct Christology - The tests of life: Cycle 2
A. Sin versus righteousness
B. Love for one another
C. Correct Christology - The tests of life: Cycle 3
A. Love for one another
B. Correct Christology
C. Sin versus life
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Place of Writing
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Ephesus
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Gnosticism
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“Higher knowledge.” Believed “spirit” was good and the “flesh” was inherently bad. Led to asceticism or more commonly licentiousness.
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Occassion
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1) Expose false teachers
2) Give believers assurance of salvation
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Themes
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Refute early Gnosticism, which denied that Christ was fully human and/or fully design.
