1 John: Confident in Christ

A. That Your Joy May Be Full, 1:1-2:2

• The Joy of Entering Fellowship with the Triune God, 1:1-4
• The Hindrance to Ongoing Fellowship with the Triune God, 1:5-10
• The Provision for Ongoing Fellowship with the Triune God, 2:1-2

B. How to Know that you Know, 2:3-11

• The test of obedience, vv. 3-6
• The test of love, vv. 7-11

C. Growing in Christ, 2:12-27

• Our standing in grace, v. 12
• Our growth in grace, v. 13
• The delight of “fathers”, v. 14a
• The dangers for “young men”, vv. 14b-17
• The dangers for “little children”, vv. 18-27

D. Bearing the Family Likeness, 2:28-3:18

• As children of God, we must abide in Christ, 2:28
• As children of God, we recognise righteousness as evidence of new birth, 2:29
• As children of God, we must respond to God’s love, 3:1-3
• As children of God, we cannot sin, 3:4-9
• As children of God, we must love our brothers, 3:10-18

E. Assuring Our Hearts, 3:19-4:6

• Knowing the truth assures our hearts, 3:19-22
• Obeying God assures us of His abiding, 3:23-24
• Testing the spirits assures us of the truth, 4:1-6

F. Love One Another, 4:7-21

• The appeal to love, 4:7-11
• The embodiment of love, 4:12-16
• The confidence from love, 4:17-19
• The imperative to love, 4:20-21

G. The Basis of our Assurance, 5:1-12

• The testimony of a transformed life, vv. 1-5
• The testimony of the Triune God, vv. 6-12

H. The Power of the Truth, 5:13-21

• Knowing the truth gives confidence, v. 13
• Knowing the truth empowers us in prayer, vv. 14-17
• Knowing the truth encourages us to stand firm, vv. 18-21