General letters and Revelation
1 John
John writes so that believers may know they have eternal life, and tests of truth, love, and obedience.
John writes as an eyewitness: “that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes” (1 John 1:1). He writes against false teachers who denied that Jesus came in the flesh.
Kinds of writing
- Letter 100%
Key verses
God is love. He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.
1 John 4:8 (World English Bible)
People
On the timeline
Cain murders AbelJohn writes 1, 2, and 3 John
Dating notes
This timeline plots AD 92 for the three letters. The span is an estimate; Scripture doesn’t say when the book was written.