1 John, 2 John & 3 John Historical Background

Discover the letters of 1 John, 2 John & 3 John in a new way with our animated Bible video! Gain a deeper understanding of the epistles of John through their historical background, and apply their messages to your life and Bible study today. Reading 1 John, 2 John and 3 John through the lens of the author and his original readers, equips us to have discernment between false teachers who give a distorted picture of Jesus, and those who are trustworthy and represent Jesus in truth.

Join us on this journey to better understand the Bible, its history, and its impact on our lives, through understanding both the literary context and historical context. This is an essential part of interpretation in inductive Bible study, and will help you to think biblically and live biblically. Our videos are perfect for all ages and levels of Biblical literacy. Enhance your personal and small group Bible studies with our animated videos.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro: Discerning Conflicting Information
0:36 Holy Spirit Led Discernment
1:22 Discernment of False Teachers
1:54 Rise of False Teachers in Ephesus
3:39 1 John: How to Discern False Teachers
4:46 2 John: Don’t Host False Teachers
5:23 3 John: Do Support Teachers of Truth
6:04 Application: Holy Spirit as our Guide

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APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
1. In 1 John, John specifies many truths that his readers “know” and how they can be confident that they “know” these things (on our count, you can find at least 10). After identifying these truths in the text, ask yourself: are you confident that you “know” those same things? Why or why not?

2. In 1 John: notice how John understands what love is. What does he say about it? How does John’s understanding of love challenge what your culture has told you about love? How does it challenge what you feel about love?

3. 2 and 3 John command believers to separate themselves from false teachers and to show hospitality to teachers of the truth. Can you think of any false teachings/false teachers you need to distance yourself from? This month, what could you do practically to show hospitality to people faithfully preaching the gospel?

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I really like your videos, keep them coming.

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I believe John was dealing with the Gnostics of his day, and there are many today that claim they do not sin, such as the LGBTQ+ community believing they were born that way, and they are not committing sin but living as God made them. That is walking in darkness and the very definition given in scripture of a reprobate mind in Romans 1:26-32, they have a whole month of celebrating the pride of their sinful lifestyle. I am not of the belief that it is only them that do this, that was an example of not believing they are in sin. If someone doesn't think he is a sinner, how can he confess he is a sinner and be cleansed from all unrighteousness? People that commit sin of all kinds can and do believe they have not sinned but are living according to the flesh, we all should see ourselves as crucified with Christ, and raised to newness of life. I really like your videos.