1 John 1 Footnotes

1:6–2:17 John here addressed what could be called a lifestyle apologetic (see 1Pt 3:16). He recognized that the credibility of the message cannot be separated from the lives of those who proclaim it. This lifestyle includes walking in the light (1:7), confessing sin (1:9), growing in holiness (2:1), keeping God’s commandments (2:3-6), loving one another (2:7-11), and hating the things of the world and the flesh (2:15-17).