How We Know That We Know: Meditation on Obedience and Love
A theological meditation on 1 John 2:3-17, exploring John's tests for knowing God: keeping commands, loving siblings, walking as Jesus walked. Examines the "new command that is old" and the warning against loving the world-system with its three categories of desire. Simple tests, not easy ones.
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How do you know that you know him? The question haunts the early church. False teachers claim special knowledge—γνῶσις, gnōsis—enlightenment beyond ordinary faith, secrets whispered only to the initiated. They speak with confidence. They dazzle with mystery. John offers a different test. "We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands." Not feeling. Not ecstasy.…
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