FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL· OF JOHN. OHAPTER I. TJJh"lf'E PAGW THEME rAGJo~ Oru: Advocate and Propitiation 50 The Life 5 The True Knowledge of God and its The Message 7 Infallible Proof... 52 -~If. •. •. if:." which shall it be? 8 Christian Profession and Consequent 'fhe Apostle's Aim (1,nd Method !) Obligation 54 'f.he Great Message 11 Living in Light and Love ... 54. •rhe Co.ndition. and Conseqnences of Seasons of Life and their Appropriate Fellowship with God 13 Spiritual Experiences 55 Man's Attitude towards his own Sins H An Apostolio Prohibition, and the Introduction 16 Reason thereof .. . 57 Message from Christ brought to bear The Unction from the Holy One 58 on Fellowship with God.;. 17 Sin supposed: Sin dealt with 60 The Commandment of Brotherly Love 6-1, CHAPTER II. The Great Danger of Christians 65 Antichrist 67 God's Remedy for Sin 29 •./I Verification verified; or, Knowing CHAPTER III. that we know God 80 Great Professions involve Great Obli- "What Ma.uner of Love I"... 76 gations 81 The Hope : its Pru:ifying Power 78 Love and Light ... 83 Sinning in everyWaylncompatible with "Little Ones,'' "Young ll'Ien," 11,nd the Christian Life 79 "Fathors" 8-1, The World's Hatred of Christians SI Love of the World forbit!clcn 35 Love others, for God hnth loved thee I 82 A Last Hour; or, the Diviuc Enclnsm-o Tho Privileges of Christian Loyalty... S! of Revealed 'fimo 37 Outward Precept and Inward Life ... 86 "Many Antichdsts" :JS "Bcl:ohl what Mcrnner of Love!" ... SG Deserters, Self-Revealers 40 'l'ho Present and the Future of tho Unction ... 12 Good ... 88 The Greatest Possible Lio ... 43 Dissuasives from Sin 8!) Having the Father 15 Love the Evidence of Life .. . 91 Duty unuexcd to Privilcgo 1G The Exhibition nnd Obligation of Trne Etem(ll Lifo 17 Love ... 92 Uc-born I... 4() 'fho JudiciC1l Function or Conscience 93 INDEX:.
THEME PA.GB Ilig-hteousness and Sin in Relation to CHAPTER V. Children of God 94 TRRMB PA.OD The Sign of Brotherly Love 98 The Victory of Faith 144 The Divine Witness objectively given 145 CHAPTER IV. The Divine Witness subjectively veri- fied 147 Tests of True or False Prophets 105 Human and Divine Testimony oom- The Power of Trying the Spirits 107 pared ... 148 Love 108 On Believers knowing th11t they ho.ve God-likeness the Seal of a Divine In- Etern11l Lifo 150 dwelling 110 Liberty and Prevalence in Prayer ... 151 The Historic Ba.sis of the Christian Intercessory Pmyer: its Sphere and 'I'estimonv 111 its Issues 152 Divine Lov~ a Home for the Soul, and The Strong Foe o.nd the Stronger a Force within it 112 Friend 154 Love's Boldness in the Day of Judg- Life's Hardest Problems solved 155 ment ... 114 Beware of the Idols I Closing Warning 157 Creed and Life: the Relation between The Reason and the Evidence of them •.. 115 Brotherly Love... 158 Love to M8Il the Expression of Love The Viotorious Life 159 to God 117 The Fourfold Witness to the Divine The Victory of the Christian over Sonship of Jesus 161 AntichristiJl.n Teachers ... 119 The Supreme Possession 162 The Supreme Manifestation of Love 120 The Christian's Confidence towo.rd The Great Mission of Christ 121 God in Relation to Prayer 164 The Love of God ... 122 The Christian's Prayer for his Brethren 165 The Victory of Love over Fea.r 124 The Sublimest Knowledge... 167 God's Love and our.; 125 Self-Guardianship against Idolatry ... 168 The Spirit of Truth 8Ild the Spirit of Faith and the Divine Testimony 169 Error ... 126 Assurance 172 Threefold Recommendation of the Duty Tho Three Certainties of the Epistle 173 of Loving one another 130