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Week 51. Day 1. 1 John.

Apart from the book of Hebrews and the brief letter of Jude, the rest of our time will be in material written by the apostle John: his three letters which we’ll look at this week, then the book of revelation next time. I’ve grouped John’s writings together so that we can look for common themes between them – which will be especially noticeable with John’s letters and his gospel.

1 John

1 John has sometimes unsettled Christians with tender consciences, as it appears to present ‘tests’ to work out if we are truly believers or not—and some feel that they may not have the love, faith or obedience to pass. A key verse is 5:13—John writes so that his readers may know they have eternal life. He is not writing with an impossibly high standard meant to unsettle genuine believers, rather he writes about some marks of being a Christian, to encourage his readers that they are indeed Christians. So bear in mind John’s desire to assure and encourage believers as you read.

As you read 1 John look for similarities with his gospel.

John gives several purposes in his letter - what are they?

What are the marks of being a genuine Christian according to John?

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.