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There is some debate as to who wrote this letter since he doesn’t specifically tell us. However, there is so much similarity to the Gospel of John that most Bible scholars believe this is none other than John the apostle.
John, along with his brother James, and of course Peter, where the three disciples closest to Jesus and many believe that John was the closest of all. In his Gospel, John refers to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved. In fact, when Jesus was dying on the cross, he asked John to take care of His mother.
He was the disciple sitting closest to Jesus at the Last Supper. When Jesus said that one of them would betray Him, the disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking. Peter therefore whispered to John, “Ask Him who it is.”
After the resurrection, when the women came and reported that Jesus was not in the tomb, both Peter and John ran to the tomb and John makes a special point to tell us that he ran faster than Peter. Although when they arrived at the tomb, John only looked in, while Peter immediately entered the tomb.
John spent his later years ministering in Ephesus until he was exiled to the island of Patmos where many believe he wrote this letter as well as the book of Revelation. At this point in his life he is considered an elder statesman and as the last living apostle who was eyewitness to everything Jesus did and said. He has tremendous authority in the church.
John writes this letter to strengthen them in their walk of faith. False teachers are troubling the church and Paul warns them of their dangers, but he knows that the greatest impact will come when he strengthens their faith and draws them to a closer relationship to the Lord. In fact, drawing near to the Lord and walking in His love is perhaps the greatest theme out of this letter.
These themes are a great follow-up to Welcome Weekend where many made professions of faith and many recommitted their lives to the Lord. God wants us to walk victoriously as we live out our days on this earth and this letter gives us some of the greatest keys to that victory.

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