I John
This letter, written toward the end of the 1st Century A.D., has traditionally been attributed by the Church to St. John the Evangelist. The letter has a two-fold purpose: 1) to deepen the spiritual life of its readers (1:3-4), and 2) to correct the heretical views of certain Gnostic teachers who denied that God had really become man in Jesus (4:2). The theme of love runs throughout and the book is full of contrasts: light and darkness (1:6-7; 2:8-11); love of world and love of God (2:15-17); children of God and children of the Devil (3:4-10); the Spirit of God and the spirit of Antichrist (4:1-3); love and hate (4:7-12, 16-21).
| Reading | Read Time | Hit Count |
|---|---|---|
| I John 1:1-7 (St. John) | 1 min | 4545 |
| I John 1:8-2:6 (Thursday after Publican and the Pharisee) | 1 min | 4880 |
| I John 2:7-17 (Friday after Publican and the Pharisee) | 2 mins | 5049 |
| I John 2:18-3:10 (Monday after the Prodigal Son) | 2 mins | 4906 |
| I John 3:11-20 (Tuesday after the Prodigal Son) | 1 min | 4711 |
| I John 3:21-4:6 (Wednesday after the Prodigal Son) | 1 min | 5316 |
| I John 4:1-6 (Vespers, Saint) | 1 min | 4775 |
| I John 4:11-16 (Vespers – Apostle) | 1 min | 4613 |
| I John 4:12-19 (St. John) | 1 min | 4081 |
| I John 4:20-5:5 (Vespers – Apostle) | 1 min | 4807 |
| I John 4:20-5:21 (Thursday after the Prodigal Son) | 3 mins | 4679 |