Introduction
He exhorts them not to sin; yet encourages those who may have fallen, by the hope of mercy through Christ, who is a propitiation for the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:1 , 1 John 2:2 . He who knows God keeps his commandments; and he who professes to abide in Christ ought to walk as Christ walked, 1 John 2:3-6 . The old and new commandment, that we should walk in the light, and love the brethren, 1 John 2:7-11 . The apostle's description of the different states in the family of God; little children, young men, and fathers; and directions to each, 1 John 2:12-15 . A statement of what prevails in the world, 1 John 2:16 , 1 John 2:17 . Cautions against antichrists, 1 John 2:18-23 . Exhortations to persevere in what they had received, and to continue to follow that anointing of the Divine Spirit, by which they could discern all men, and know all things necessary to their salvation, and proper to prepare them for eternal glory, 1 John 2:24-29 .
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