The Letters of John: An Introduction and Commentary (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries Book 19)

Cover; Short Title Page; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; General Preface; Author's Preface to the First Edition; Author's Preface to the Second Edition; Chief Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 John: Analysis; 1 John: Commentary; 2 John: Analysis; 2 John: Commentary; 3 John: Analysis; 3 John: Commentary; More Titles from InterVarsity Press.

"John evidently loves the people committed to his care," says John Stott in the preface to this commentary on 1, 2 and 3 John. "They are his 'dear children,' his 'dear friends.' He longs to protect them from both error and evil and to see them firmly established in faith, love and holiness. He has no new doctrine for them. On the contrary, he appeals to them to remember what they already know, have and are. He warns them against deviating from this and urges them to remain loyal to it. Whenever innovators trouble the church, and ridicule whatever is old or traditional, we need to hear and heed John's exhortation, to continue in what we have learned and received, and to let it continue in us."

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"John's affection for the recipients of his letters is clear: 'They are his 'dear children', his 'dear friends',' as John Stott points out. He continues, '[John] longs to protect them from both error and evil, and to see them firmly established in faith, love and holiness. He has no new doctrine for them. On the contrary, he appeals to them to remember what they already know, have and are...Whenever innovators trouble the church, and ridicule whatever is old or traditional, we need to hear and heed John's exhortation, to continue in what we have learnt and received, and to let it continue in us.'" - Back Cover "John's affection for the recipients of his letters is clear: 'They are his 'dear children', his 'dear friends', ' as John Stott points out. He continues, '[John] longs to protect them from both error and evil, and to see them firmly established in faith, love and holiness. He has no new doctrine for them. On the contrary, he appeals to them to remember what they already know, have and are ... Whenever innovators trouble the church, and ridicule whatever is old or traditional, we need to hear and heed John's exhortation, to continue in what we have learnt and received, and to let it continue in us.'"--Back cover In this Tyndale commentary, John Stott provides insight into the books of 1, 2, and 3 John. Exploring John's hope for his past and present readers to be firmly established in faith, love, and holiness, Stott shows how John challenges us to remember what we already know and stay loyal to the teachings we've heard