Being a Child of God
<p>Recently, I discovered that the epistle of First John is powerful. Reading it several times, I underlined words that were repeated, connected the thoughts, and correlated them with the gospel of John; thus, mining a few more nuggets of truth each time. Yet, I never got the sense that I’d got to the bottom of things. John, the Apostle, employed a spiral writing style, revisiting themes of love for God and the believers, obedience to His commandments, faith in Jesus Christ, believers not sinning habitually, and guarding against false teachers.</p>
<p>The aged apostle’s intention was clear: “That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete ” (I John 1:3–4).</p>
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