1:1-3 The historical reality of Christ and the Bible
1:3-4 The purpose of the Bible (why the Bible was written)
1:5-6 The purity and holiness of God
1:6 Hypocrisy: True vs. false religious experience
1:7; 9-10; 2:1-2 How Christians are to deal with sins after conversion
2:1 The present mediatorial work of Christ (i.e., what Christ is doing now)
2:2 Propitiation: the nature of the Atonement
2:3-4 The test of a Christian's love for God
2:9-11; 3:14-15 Hatred as the antithesis of God's character and plan (what hatred does to a person)
2:15-17 The Christian's attitude towards the world
2:19 How to view those who "fall away"
2:22-23 The necessity of believing in the full, divine Sonship of Christ
2:28; 3:2-3 The power and purpose of a proper understanding of prophecy (the purifying effect of the Blessed Hope)
3:1; 3:12-13 Why Christians are misunderstood and persecuted by the world
3:5-10 The security and sanctification of the believer
3:16-18 Actions versus intentions: the necessity of putting faith and love into action
3:19-21 The benefits of a healthy conscience
3:22 How to ensure answered prayer
3:24 Abiding in Christ and He in us
4:1 Discernment: what it is and why we need it
4:5-6 The "hearing" ear
4:7-21 The doctrine of "love"
5:1 The doctrine of the New Birth
5:3 The Carpenter's light yoke
5:4-5 The power of a life of faith. How faith operates in the life of a believer
5:9-10 The peril of unbelief; what unbelief believes; the inability of sitting on the fence
5:13, 18 The doctrine of Assurance; the Security of the Believer
5:19 The Christian life as a warfare
5:21 Spiritual idolatry
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