# 1 John 02 đź“–: Knowing That We Know Him
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] (My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One,Â
[[#Verse 02.]] and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.
### Keeping God’s Commandments
**Principle**: Life is full when lives with the Lord.
[[#Verse 03.]] Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.Â
[[#Verse 04.]] The one who says “I have come to know God” and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] But whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.Â
[[#Verse 06.]] The one who says he resides in God ought himself to walk just as Jesus walked.
[[#Verse 07.]] Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have already heard.Â
[[#Verse 08.]] On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
[[#Verse 09.]] The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness.Â
[[#Verse 10.]] The one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.Â
[[#Verse 11.]] But the one who hates his fellow Christian is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
### Words of Reassurance
**Principle**: Do because you know.
[[#Verse 12.]] I am writing to you, little children, that your sins have been forgiven because of his name.Â
[[#Verse 13.]] I am writing to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that you have conquered the evil one.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] I have written to you, children, that you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, that you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.
## A Warning About the World
**Principle**: Stay in love with Jesus, Notice distractions.
[[#Verse 15.]]Â Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,Â
[[#Verse 16.]]Â because all that is in the world (the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance produced by material possessions)Â is not from the Father, but is from the world.Â
[[#Verse 17.]] And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.
### Warning About False Teachers
**Principle**: Be watchful.
[[#Verse 18.]] Children, it is the last hour, and just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. We know from this that it is the last hour.Â
[[#Verse 19.]] They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. Butthey went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
[[#Verse 20.]]Â Nevertheless you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
[[#Verse 21.]] I have not written to you that you do not know the truth, but that you do know it, and that no lie is of the truth.Â
[[#Verse 22.]] Who is the liar but the person who denies that Jesus is the Christ ? This one is the antichrist: the person who denies the Father and the Son.Â
[[#Verse 23.]]Â Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. The person who confesses the Son has the Father also.
[[#Verse 24.]] As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.Â
[[#Verse 25.]] Now this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.Â
[[#Verse 26.]]Â These things I have written to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
[[#Verse 27.]] Now as for you, the anointing that you received from him resides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, it is true and is not a lie. Just as it has taught you, you reside in him.
### Children of God
**Principle**: God's family.
[[#Verse 28.]] And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink away from him in shame when he comes back.Â
[[#Verse 29.]] If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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- This is the verse that people use to say that salvation keeps people. The thought process is that if someone is “truly” saved, they will not turn back. This does not mean there is no struggle. It means the life within them keeps them from turning away. If someone DOES turn away, it shows they were never really saved to begin with.
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. The word for Advocate in 2:1 (*paraklētos*) is the same word Jesus uses for the Holy Spirit in John 14:16.
2. The word for atoning sacrifice in 2:2 (*hilasmos*) appears in the New Testament only in 1 John (2:2; 4:10).
3. The word antichrist appears in the Bible only in John's letters (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7).
4. John addresses three groups in 2:12-14: little children, fathers, and young men.
5. The three desires in 2:16 are often compared to Eve's temptation in Genesis 3:6: good for food, pleasing to the eyes, desirable for wisdom.
6. John calls his time "the last hour" (2:18), seeing the whole age after Jesus' coming as the last days.
7. The word for anointing in 2:20 and 2:27 (*chrisma*) is related to the title Christ, which means Anointed One.
8. The "new commandment" (2:7-8) recalls Jesus' command to love one another in John 13:34.
9. John often calls his readers "little children," the tender language of an elderly pastor.
10. "Whoever does the will of God remains forever" (2:17) echoes Isaiah 40:8, where the word of God stands forever.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is our Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous, and the atoning sacrifice for our sins and for the whole world (2:1-2). The one who confesses the Son has the Father also (2:23).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. John says we know we have come to know God if we keep His commandments (2:3-6). How does obedience give us assurance rather than pressure?
2. John warns against loving the world: the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and pride in possessions (2:15-16). Which of these pulls on you most?
3. John says those who left showed they never really belonged (2:19). How can we stay rooted in the truth we heard from the beginning (2:24)?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verses 1-2: Jesus Christ the Righteous is our Advocate and the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- đź“– verse 6: Whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk as Jesus walked.
- đź“– verses 15-17: Do not love the world. The world is passing away, but whoever does God's will remains forever.
- đź“– verse 19: Those who left showed they did not truly belong to us.
- đź“– verse 28: Remain in Him so we may have confidence at His coming.
## đź”— Related Passages
- 🔗 2:1 → Romans 8:34 and Hebrews 7:25 – Christ intercedes for us at the Father's right hand.
- 🔗 2:2 → Romans 3:25 – God presented Christ as the atoning sacrifice.
- 🔗 2:2 → John 1:29 – The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
- 🔗 2:3-5 → John 14:15, 21 – If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- 🔗 2:6 → John 13:15 and 1 Peter 2:21 – Christ left us an example to follow.
- 🔗 2:7-8 → John 13:34 – A new commandment: love one another as I have loved you.
- 🔗 2:9-11 → John 12:35 – Whoever walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
- 🔗 2:15-16 → James 4:4 – Friendship with the world is hostility toward God.
- 🔗 2:16 → Genesis 3:6 – Eve saw the fruit was good for food, pleasing to the eye, and desirable.
- 🔗 2:17 → 1 Corinthians 7:31 – This world in its present form is passing away.
- 🔗 2:18 → Matthew 24:24 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 – False christs and the man of lawlessness.
- 🔗 2:19 → Acts 20:30 – Men will rise up from among you to draw away disciples.
- 🔗 2:20, 27 → John 14:26 and 16:13 – The Spirit will teach you all things and guide you into truth.
- 🔗 2:23 → John 5:23 – Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father.
- 🔗 2:28 → Colossians 3:4 – When Christ appears, you will appear with Him in glory.
- đź”— [[Romans 08#Verse 34.|Romans 8:34]] - Christ Jesus intercedes for us.
- đź”— [[Hebrews 02#Verse 17.|Hebrews 2:17]] - Jesus made atonement for the sins of the people.
- đź”— [[John 13#Verse 34.|John 13:34-35]] - Love one another as I have loved you.
- đź”— [[Genesis 03#Verse 06.|Genesis 3:6]] - The pattern of temptation in the garden.
- đź”— [[Matthew 24#Verse 24.|Matthew 24:24]] - False christs and false prophets will arise.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[1 John 02 - SOAP|Faithfulness is Key]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes