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The letters of John speak words of encouragement and reproach to the grave concerns of the early church, yet reveal a God who not only loves his people, but wants them to experience life abundantly. Gary M. Burge’s commentary on the letters of John focuses on understanding the significance of John’s letters when he wrote them, and conveys the power they still have today.

in his Son, Jesus Christ. And no doubt where this relationship with Christ is absent, such community is an impossibility. FROM MY OVERALL study of the Johannine literature (see the introduction) and from what I discern here in these verses, John’s emphasis tells me that he is writing to a community where there is considerable disunity. Factions have broken out and severe theological disagreements have undercut the church’s vitality. From 1:1–4 and 4:1–3 it is clear that the Incarnation is under
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