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1, 2, & 3 John: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

First John presents lofty claims: "I write this to you so that you will not sin" (2:1); "No one who is born of God will continue to sin" (3:9); and "Anyone born of God does not continue to sin" (5:18). These must be understood in their original context, without dismissing their enduring spiritual implications. This commentary attempts to balance the scriptural call to holy living with the...

■ 2 John continues affirming family status—Dear friends (lit. beloved ones; see also 2:7; 3:21; 4:1, 7, 11). Being children of God is not something delayed for the future at the end of the age—when he appears. It is already true—we are (esmen) truly God’s family now (nyn). Still, John says the present family likeness pales in comparison to what is to come. The experience of being God’s child is now, but the full reality of that transformation is not yet. Futuristic (“not yet”) eschatology and realized
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