Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. From Eden to

eternity the Bible tells one big story of redemption. My name is Tiffany and I want to

spend a few minutes with you every day walking through the Bible chronologically.

Together, we will explore God's sovereign plan as the events of scripture unfold and point to Jesus.

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Tiffany here.

Welcome back to the podcast.

I can't believe we've made it to the final week of our chronological journey from Eden to

eternity. God has been so gracious and faithful as we've studied his word this year.

Let's finish strong this last week and rejoice in how far he's brought us. Today we begin the book of First John.

The Apostle John likely wrote this epistle while living and ministering in Ephesus. This book doesn't have the same markers of a

letter like Paul's epistles do with a typical greeting,

Thanksgiving, and farewell. But this epistle was circulated like a letter to the churches in the first century.

First John reads more like a sermon, but personable and loving,

as John teaches believers how to guard against false teachers and encourages sanctification.

Similar to his gospel, John continues to focus on the themes of love and light. He will use terms like

fellowship and remain or abide depending on your translation, multiple times as well.

All of these truths combined will show us

the importance of obedience as we grow in holiness

and how to stand firm against false doctrine.

We begin with chapters one through three.

John begins in chapter one by stating the humanity of Christ through the eyewitness accounts of the Apostles.

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