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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 the world. It is about power—transformation through rebirth—and about how that power defeats the world’s impulses that once controlled us. JOHN’S UNYIELDING INTEREST in love is one well-known hallmark of his letters. Again and again he affirms the importance of love and outlines what might prompt such love. But what inspired such interest? I believe his pastoral context of working in a sorely divided church forced him to ponder deeply how to bring a warring church to unity. Thus, John is doing
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