First John (8) – This is the Victory that Overcometh the World

Article 8 of 9 in the series First John

Exposition | by Phil Perry | Volume 28, Issue 5 | September - October 2022

As it will be recalled, First John was written to counter the false doctrines of the Gnostics, who arrogantly considered they had a superior knowledge and relationship with God to that of other brothers and sisters. They considered sin to be acceptable, based on the theory that as long as the mind w...