I John 2:12-29

“And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming” (28). John wrote to encourage believers who were bombarded by wrong and confusing ideas. John urged them to remain close to Christ. The older ones “knew the Father”; the younger ones had “the Word of God” (14). They had the power to withstand the “antichrist” spirit (false teachers, etc) if they turned away from the self- focused, greedy desires of the world (15-17).

What Jesus has given us is “real, not counterfeit,” and we can have confidence in Him (27). The false promises of sin are “passing away”, but life with Christ is forever (17).