Scripture: 1 John 1:1-6
This blog post is like an intermission from our little "What Love Is" series. To recap what we've learned about love so far:
- The greatest display of love ever, that truly defines love, is Jesus' sacrifice
- The result of that sacrifice is our adoption into God's family
- As in any loving relationship, trust is crucial; our trust stems from who God is and that He's given us the Spirit
Scripture: 1 John 2
It's always nice when the writer of an ancient text, like a Bible epistle, states his reason for writing. It takes away some of the interpretive work, work which could cause anxiety since we grew up taking standardized tests that asked, "Which of the following best summarizes the author's reason for writing this?" (For some reason, there was always either 0 or 2 answers that felt right.)
Fortunately, John does this for us in 1 John. The less fortunate thing is, he does it a bunch of times and thus gives us many different reasons.
