When I read the Bible, I often ask the question, “Why did God put this in the Bible?” I think that it is very helpful to hunt for the purpose of scripture, as well as it’s meaning. I want to know: How is this useful? What attributes of God’s character does this point out to me? What sin in my life does this convict me of? In what way does this passage tell me I should think? What encouragement can I take from this passage for my everyday life?
John makes this process very easy for us, because He tells his readers over and over again in 1 John why he wrote to them. Therefore, I thought it would be fruitful to write a series on the “I am writing yous” of 1 John, so that we can get to the bottom of his motivations behind this letter. It is my hope that this series is helpful in binding our thoughts about the bible to the way we live, and that our motivation for speaking God’s truth to the world would be better informed, and more in line with God’s own motivation as revealed in scripture.
- I am writing these things that you may not sin.
- I am writing these things that your joy may be complete.
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3 Comments on "Why did John write his first epistle?"
Fantastic blog. I love doing excercises like this. My bible study leader taught me years ago to always read the text and ask it questions. “Why is this here?” “Does this make sense?” and so on.
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