Chapter nine begins with one of the few cases in which Mark notes a specific time. In this case, it was āsix days later,ā after Jesusā teaching on truly following him, that he allowed Peter, James, and John to see something they would never forget (Mark 9:2-13). Although Johnās brother, James, never wrote any recorded […]
Unlike 1 John, which had no clear recipient, 2 John was addressed to āan elect lady and her childrenā (2 John 1). There are three common interpretations of this greeting. First, John could have been writing to all believers. However, this does not explain the difference between the lady, her children, and her sister (2
Chapter five continues the themes of obeying Godās commandments and loving one another on the basis of Godās love for us (1 John 5:1-4). Adding to this, John introduced the concept of the opposing world system. This system, he declared, wholly ālies in the power of the evil oneā (1 John 5:19). This is not
