John lists the first of four ways an individual can be assured of personal salvation.

In this lesson, John explains how one can determine who truly belongs to the Lord, and adds two other ways Christians can be confident about their salvation.

John closes out his first letter with a final way to be confident in salvation and adds a warning about the Antichrist.

This epistle serves as a cover letter for the epistle (I John) that the Apostle has sent to a particular church having problems with false teachers and teachings.

John gives us a view of the inner workings of a first-century church as he mediates a dispute among three men over the issue of hospitality and its role in the life of the early church.