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New Testament Outlines

Robert G. Gromacki

1 John

PREFACE (1:1-4)
I. THE MORAL BASES OF JOHN'S MESSAGE (1:5-2:2)
     A. Sin breaks fellowship with God (1:5-7)
     B. Sin exists in the believer's nature (1:8)
     C. Sin manifests itself in the believer's conduct (1:9-2:2)
II. THE TESTS OF ASSURANCE INTRODUCED (2:3-27)
     A. The moral test of obedience (2:3-6)
     B. The social test of love (2:7-11)
     C. Groups in the church (2:12-14)
     D. The believer and the world (2:15-17)
     E. The doctrinal test of faith (2:18-27)
III. THE TESTS OF ASSURANCE DEVELOPED (2:28-4:6)
     A. The moral test (2:28-3:10)
     B. The social test (3:11-18)
     C. Assurance and the condemning heart (3:19-24)
     D. The doctrinal test (4:1-6)
IV. THE TESTS OF ASSURANCE REVIEWED (4:7-5:5)
     A. The social test (4:7-12)
     B. The social and the doctrinal tests (4:13-21)
     C. The three tests together (5:1-5)
V. THE WITNESSES OF ASSURANCE (5:6-17)
VI. SUMMARY OF ASSURANCE (5:18-21)

 

 Taken from: Robert G. Gromacki, New Testament Survey, (Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House, 1974)

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