God Is Love

Agency and Self-Deception in the Writings of James and 1 John

Terrance D. Olson

Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, Sidney B. Sperry Symposium 44 (2002)

In 1 John, “a contrast is established immediately between walking in light and walking in darkness. Walking in darkness is characterized by our doing not the truth; by the truth not being in us. . . . it is in our response to the gospel—how we act upon it, and not how it acts upon us—that reveals who and what we see; who and what we are, in any given moment. Our disobedience changes our world—what we see and what we understand, and how we relate to others. Being blind to the truth is the condition of those who refuse to live by the truth they have been offered.

Chart 14-13: 2 Peter and 1 John

John W. Welch, John F. Hall

Charting the New Testament (2002)

Offers a brief overview of themes in 2 Peter and 1 John.

Chart 14-13: 2 Peter and 1 John

John W. Welch, John F. Hall

Charting the New Testament (2002)

Offers a brief overview of themes in 2 Peter and 1 John.

Christ, Our Advocate and High Priest

John S. Tanner

Religious Educator 8, no. 2 (2007)

Jesus is called advocate only once in the New Testament. This occurs in 1 John 2:1. Christ is alluded to as advocate many times in modern revelation. Modern revelation also clarifies even the verse in 1 John. . . . The idea here is that Christ is by our side, as our helper and our defender; He speaks in our behalf.

Teaching the Book of Revelation: Five Considerations

Richard D. Draper

Religious Educator 14, no. 1 (2013)

This article looks at why John wrote Revelation, major themes of the book, the book in its genre, challenges to teaching the book, exegesis of the book, and influences on and from latter-day scripture.

Chart 14-13: 2 Peter and 1 John

John W. Welch, John F. Hall

Charting the New Testament (2002)

Offers a brief overview of themes in 2 Peter and 1 John.

Chart 14-13: 2 Peter and 1 John

John W. Welch, John F. Hall

Charting the New Testament (2002)

Offers a brief overview of themes in 2 Peter and 1 John.

Refusing to Worship Today’s Graven Images

Dennis Largey

Ensign 24, no. 2 (Feb. 1994)

The shapes of the idols may have changed since the days of Moses, but the basic principle, allegiance to God above all else, is still the commandment.

The Condescension of the Lamb of God

S. Brent Farley

Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior (2002)

Jesus condescended to be born and live in humble circumstances. To know of the condescension of God is to know of his love. This condescension still occurs in the present time, as every time God interacts with his children, it is a manifestation of his continuing condescension.

Chart 14-13: 2 Peter and 1 John

John W. Welch, John F. Hall

Charting the New Testament (2002)

Offers a brief overview of themes in 2 Peter and 1 John.

Chart 14-14: 2 & 3 John & Jude

John W. Welch, John F. Hall

Charting the New Testament (2002)

Themes in 2, 3 John and Jude.

A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 3

Hugh W. Nibley

Ensign 6, no. 2 (Feb. 1976)

Lying for God: The Uses of the Apocrypha

Stephen E. Robinson

Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints (1986)

The principle that all fortune or misfortune is a direct and immediate reward or punishment from God is called the Deuteronomic Ideal. Jesus rejected this idea in Luke 13:1–5 and John 9:1–4, just as the author of Job rejected it in his day. When Job’s three comforters maligned his integrity, they did so for reasons rooted in their theology. At the end of the book, God condemned them in these words: “My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath” (Job 42:7).

Teaching the Book of Revelation: Five Considerations

Richard D. Draper

Religious Educator 14, no. 1 (2013)

This article looks at why John wrote Revelation, major themes of the book, the book in its genre, challenges to teaching the book, exegesis of the book, and influences on and from latter-day scripture.

Chart 14-13: 2 Peter and 1 John

John W. Welch, John F. Hall

Charting the New Testament (2002)

Offers a brief overview of themes in 2 Peter and 1 John.