In his letters, John expresses delight at believers who are "walking in the truth": behaving with that integrity which reflects the gospel. This involves not just correct doctrine and proper outward behavior, but also love for God and fellow believers. It's this love, John writes, that shows that the truth of the gospel has really been grasped, not as an abstract idea but as what it is, the very life of God himself at work in his people. These nine studies from Tom Wright help us become believers who are "walking in the truth" in our own day--people in whom the very life of God is at work for all to see.
Table of Contents:
Getting the Most Out of the Letters of John
Suggestions for Individual Study
Suggestions for Group Members
1. 1 John 1:1--2:2
The Word of Life
2. 1 John 2:3-14
The New Old Command
3. 1 John 2:15-29
You Have the Anointing
4. 1 John 3
God's Children Now
5. 1 John 4
God Is Love
6. 1 John 5:1-12
Faith Conquers
7. 1 John 5:13-21
The True God
8. 2 John
The Sign of Life
9. 3 John
Welcome the Family
Guidelines for Leaders
About the Author :
N. T. Wright is a prolific author and respected theologian. Formerly bishop of Durham in England, he is research professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. His books include Simply Christian, Jesus and the Victory of God, and the magisterial Paul and the Faithfulness of God.
Dale Larsen has written more than forty books and Bible studies with his wife, Sandy, including Growing Older and Wiser in the LifeGuide Bible Studies series.
Sandy Larsen has written more than forty books and Bible studies with her husband, Dale, including Growing Older and Wiser in the LifeGuide Bible Studies series.
Review :
"Tom Wright is a gift to the church today. In this series, Christians who are just learning about their faith will experience new discoveries and fresh views on life, and seasoned Bible readers will find themselves challenged to reconsider old perspectives. It deserves to be in the homes of all Christians."
Scot McKnight, author of The King Jesus Gospel
