Introduction to the First Epistle of John.
This letter was composed sometime between A.D.
85 and 95 in order to remove doubts and to build assurance about who Jesus was.
John, the author of 1 John, was the same apostle who wrote the Gospel of John.
He was now an older man, and perhaps was the only surviving apostle at this time.
John had walked and talked with Jesus, saw Him heal, heard Him teach,
watched Him die, met with Him after He rose from the dead, and saw Him go up into
heaven.
John knew God.
He had lived with God in the flesh and had seen Him work.
John affectionately refers to his readers as little children and assures them of
their salvation.
He also wanted to expose false teachers who were denying that Jesus was truly
human.
Wrong ideas about Jesus, along with misunderstandings about what is evil,
led to a lack of morality.
Now listen as John corrects false teaching and lovingly assures believers with the
truth about Jesus Christ.