Who is who?
In this epistle there are allot of comparisons made between.
Christ and the anti christ
Light & Darkness
Love and hate.
In Christ or Not in Christ.
Truth and lies
death and life
Then we have the identity of the anti christ type or his image.
1John 2:18-23
we read of the AC coming a poof it is the last hour v18
they (those who are in the image of AC) went out from them. Whoever this was chose to leave the believers. Later we read of the proof of those who do not God is they do not love there brothers (1John 4:20-21)
Going back to verse 18-19 of ch 2 that section concludes 20-23 that those not holding to truth deny the Son and thefore the Father. Specifically that Jesus is the Christ. Christ means Anointed one or Chosen one. verse 21 says " whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either".
J W's, Islam come to mind.
Love is a huge part of this book. The thing is to obey Christ we must love God, but we don't love God if we don't love our brother, furthmore we must practice righteousness ch3.
The example of Love. ch3:16 Jesus lays His life down, we should do likewise. Chapter 4 then expans on that love.
I believe the closing part of ch 4 17-19 When love has been perfected in us we wont be in fear of judgment day. Hence verse 18 "there is no fear in love; but perfcet love casts out fear"
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