1 John 2:12 — Community Reflections

1 JOHN 2:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.”

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake — the teknai (little children) are addressed because they possess the fundamental good of forgiveness. The forgiveness is established: it rests on Christ's name (onoma), his whole redemptive person and work. Assurance (perfect tense aphiēmi) anchors all subsequent exhortation.

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David ChenNote1mo ago

The power of prayer - 1 John 2

I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to fe...