The Message of John's Letters

The Bible Speaks Today: New Testament

by David Jackman

Immorality is inudating the Christian community and gradually eroding the foundations of Christian living. The truth of God incarnate, the atonement and the bodily resurrection of Christ are under attack--even from within the church. These are the concerns of Christians today, and they were the problems that faced the Christians of John's day. In a society that scorned the gospel and sneered at godly living, John encouraged Christians with a message forged from two words-- truth and love. In this contemporary retelling of John's message, David Jackman describes John's first letter as an upwardly spiraling staircase that circles and broadens out around the twin themes of truth and love, mind and heart, Word and Spirit. It is a message both timeless and timely for the church today.

Genres: Reference, Theology

214 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1988

Reviews

[Helen Griffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book providing clarity and great lessons.

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great little commentary on John's letters! This strikes a nice balance between readability and exegesis; helpfully unpacking and explaining tricky verses while remaining grounded in its relevance for the contemporary church: to continue in the truth and love of Christ. There are a couple of notes on the Greek text at points where it is useful to know. Jackman breaks up 1 John into 18 chapters, and then 1 each for 2 John and 3 John (20 total). This was a solid resource for me in preparing a sermon on 1 John 5:6-21, and I nabbed a couple of the nifty illustrations

[Jerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good meat and potatoes expostional commentary on the Epistles of John. They look like sermons that Jackman preached. Good for familiarizing yourself with the Epistles but did not use it often as a sermon resource.