The Book of 1 John with VPP (part 2)

1:1, John wrote about the Word become flesh. He is the living Word.

1:2, when a man received Christ, he has the life of Christ, he will not live in the world, but come out of the world, and to love brethren in Christ.

1:3, Koinonia, fellowship in Christ is mentioned with man, and man fellowship with God.

1:4, our happiness in full.

1:5, John wanted them to be children of God.

1:6, there is darkness.

1:7, To go into the light, the man must be cleansed by the blood.

1:8-10, that man still capable to sin, he needs forgiveness, sometimes we lies to ourselves. Willful sinning disqualified us from every good work and service.

2:1, there is a mediator.

2:2, He died on the cross.

2:3-4, we are called to obey Him.

2:5, in His Commandments.

2:7, Christ’s love on the cross in greater!

2:9-11, there are brethren who hate brethren, in an un Christian way.

2:12-14, God’s has high expectation on all of them.

2:15, there are some still in the world.

2:18, The Lord is coming soon. And there is anti Christ and its followers.

2:20, the believers have received the Holy Spirit.

2:22, beware there are heresies.

2:23, The Father is with the Son.

2:27, the believers are completed in the Holy Spirit and the teachings of the apostles.

2:29, they are the children of God, in holiness.

3:1, they had nothing to boast about their own self.

3:2, there is glory in the future.

3:3, for the time being lets self cleansing and searching.

3:6, throw away the bad habits. The Lord destroyed the work of the devils.

3:11, love other is to show mercy. Sacrifice ourselves for others.

3:12, Cain belongs to the world, hate and jealousy.

3:14, lets come out from death.

3:15, there were killings.

3:20, God’s love is greater.

3:23, there is love in his followers.

4:1, test the spirit in Christianity, there are some speak with Holy Spirit, some with the evil spirits.

4:2, one way is to confess Jesus Christ is come in flesh, the Son of God.

4:3, we are still living in the world.

4:4, God is living in you.

4:5, there are some who belong to the world.

4:8, “love” is mentioned in this epistle, 40 times.

4:17, let the followers love like Christ.

4:20-21, love God and love man.

5:1, continue to believe Jesus is Christ.

5:3-4, His commandments are not easy to obey, only in Holy Spirit he can obey them.

5:6, Jesus give us the water and blood on the cross, they are witnessing for Christ.

5:7-8, Jesus is Christ, even the Holy Spirit witness for Him.

5:9, receive their witnesses.

5:10, there is eternal life in Christ.

5:13, Christians have the eternal life.

5:14-17, keep praying for those weak and sinning Christians, but the heretics will died in their sins and lusts.

5:18-19, God’s Son will protect His children.

5:20, eternal life is waiting for you. Take freely!

5:21, the writer concluded, since the believers have the truth, the eternal life, so they must not be tempted by the heresies, keep away fro the false gods, holding to the truth, walk in the light, to be responsible to each other, and to love one another.