I, II, and III John Commentary

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But whoever has this world's good and sees that his brother has need, and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. - I John 3:17-18The early church in the 1st century was under attack from both the inside and the outside. So what has changed? It should not surprise us that the Holy Spirit has anticipated every conceivable form of attack and diversion, and the three epistles of John are full of insight that is timely for each of us - at the personal level as well as the corporate.This MP3 CD-ROM is self-contained and includes: * Over 20 hours of Verse-by-Verse audio teaching through I,II,& III John as MP3 files. * Extensive searchable study notes as PDF files. * A special message from Chuck Missler. * Listings of other MP3 resources. * Real? Player and Real? Juke Box. This program will play MP3 audio files. * Adobe Acrobat? Reader.This program will read the PDF notes. * Third John - Introduction: John's background. Contrasts between John's various books. Addenda: the Most Painful Sin. * Second John: Gnostic heresies. Who is the "Elect Lady"? What is Truth? * First John 1: Heptadic structure. The importance of fellowship. Christian's "bar of soap." * First John 2:1-14: Test of Attitude, Actions, Affection. Spiritual maturity. * First John 2:15-29: The Love that God hates. The will of God. The Stoics; the Epicureans; more on the Gnostics. * First John 3: God the Father loves us; God the Son died for us; God the Holy Spirit lives in us. * First John 4: God is Love. God's dwelling places. A Christian's confidence.* First John 5: How do we know for sure...' Christians do not practice sin. Review of Christian "birthmarks."