Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.
In the epistle of 1 John, the apostle wrestles with some pretty thorny issues including the appearance of false teachers who have been twisting and manipulating the Gospel. They have been successful in creating confusion and a rupture in the church, and John’s difficult task is to remind the young believers of their foundation.
At least four times in this short epistle, John reminds his readers of what they learned from him in the beginning. The fix for heretical teaching was to reestablish the foundational teachings of Christ.
New teachers come along every day with novel and slick ideas that draw many away from the truth of the Gospel. What we need to do from time to time is remind ourselves of the very foundations of our faith and make sure our lives are oriented on those and on nothing else.
This has been Every Thought Captive. I’m Phil Steiger, pastor of Quail Lake Community Church, and Director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies. For more information please visit everythoughtcaptive.org.
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