TY - BOOK AU - Barnes, Peter TI - Knowing where we stand : the message of John's epistles PY - 1998/// CY - Darlington : PB - Evangelical Press, KW - Bible. -- Epistles of John -- Commentaries. Bible. -- Epistles of John N1 - I John: -- The incarnate Word (1:1-4) -- God is light (1:5-7) -- Dealing with sin (1:8-2:2) -- Two tests (2:3-11) -- The Christian and the world (2:12-17) -- Beware of antichrists! (2:18-27) -- Living in God's family (2:28-3:3) -- The child of God and sin (3:4-10) -- Love one another (3:11-18) -- Dealing with doubt (3:19-24) -- Testing the spirits (4:1-6) -- Love is of God (4:7-21) -- Summarizing the three tests (5:1-5) -- Belief and unbelief (5:6-12) -- Assurance in the Christian life (5:13-17) -- Knowing where we stand (5:18-21). 2 John: -- Fellowship in the truth; confronting falsehood (1-13). 3 John: -- Contrasting testimonies (1-14) ER -