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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...

mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit” (2 Cor 3:18 NRSV). ■ 3 John makes ethical application of v 2 with a simple, declarative statement: Everyone who has … purifies. It is precisely the one who is purifying himself who possesses the hope of likeness to Christ. A changed present life proves the authenticity of the future hope. Such a resplendent hope (elpida, only here in the Johannine literature) calls the
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