1 John 2:29

Christ is *righteous. There is no doubt about that. Those who do what is right are born of God. It is in the character of God that he is *righteous. So, his children will show some of that same character.

A person is not born of God by means of that person’s good deeds. But those who are born of God will do the right things.

children ~ John was an old man when he wrote this letter. He knew well the Christians who would receive his letter. He thought about them as his own family. So, he called them ‘children’.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
Father ~ God the Father.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
light ~ John uses the word ‘light’ to mean everything that is good, holy and right.
holy ~ perfect, without sin.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
holy ~ perfect, without sin.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
Lord ~ name for God in the Bible; name that we use for Jesus when we obey him; a title for Jesus, to show that he is over all.
sacrifice ~ a gift to God to ask him to forgive sins; or to thank him for something. Jesus gave himself to die as a sacrifice for our sins.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
darkness ~ John uses the word ‘darkness’ to mean sin, error, and evil acts.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
brother ~ John uses the word ‘brother’ to describe other Christians. Other Christians are like our relatives, because all Christians are children of God.
world ~ all that opposes God, the church, and Christians.
flesh ~ the nature of human persons without God.
gospel ~ the good news about Jesus; or, one of the first 4 books in the New Testament.

New Testament ~ the last part of the Bible, which the writers wrote after the life of Jesus.

'Old Testament ~ the first part of the Bible, which the writers wrote before the life of Jesus.
save ~ rescue from the influence and result of sin.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
faith ~ to trust someone or something; belief and trust in God and in Jesus his Son; belief that the Bible is true.
scriptures ~ the books of the Bible.
eternal ~ without end.
Christ ~ Jesus is the Christ. The word ‘Christ’ means that God appointed Jesus to save us from our sins. And the word ‘Christ’ reminds us that, even in this world, Jesus was full of God’s Holy Spirit. Jesus is the Son of God. But some people taught that Jesus was only an ordinary man. They said that he was not always the Christ. In this letter (1 John), John explains why these people were wrong. John also writes in 1 John about ‘false Christs’. These false Christs are ordinary men. The devil, not God, appointed them. False Christs also speak by spirits. But they do not speak by God’s Holy Spirit. The spirits that control false Christs come from the devil.
save ~ rescue from the influence and result of sin.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
spirit ~ spirits are alive, but we cannot see them. There are good spirits usually called angels. Bad spirits (also called evil spirits, or demons) live in the air round us. Satan is their leader.
Satan ~ God’s chief enemy; the Devil.
children ~ John was an old man when he wrote this letter. He knew well the Christians who would receive his letter. He thought about them as his own family. So, he called them ‘children’.
holy ~ perfect, without sin.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
Antichrist ~ instead of Christ; the man that Satan wants people to exchange for Christ; the last and most dangerous false Christ.
Satan ~ God’s chief enemy; the Devil.
Christ ~ Jesus is the Christ. The word ‘Christ’ means that God appointed Jesus to save us from our sins. And the word ‘Christ’ reminds us that, even in this world, Jesus was full of God’s Holy Spirit. Jesus is the Son of God. But some people taught that Jesus was only an ordinary man. They said that he was not always the Christ. In this letter (1 John), John explains why these people were wrong. John also writes in 1 John about ‘false Christs’. These false Christs are ordinary men. The devil, not God, appointed them. False Christs also speak by spirits. But they do not speak by God’s Holy Spirit. The spirits that control false Christs come from the devil.
save ~ rescue from the influence and result of sin.
sin ~ to sin is to do wrong, bad or evil things; not to obey God. Sins are the wrong things that we do.
spirit ~ spirits are alive, but we cannot see them. There are good spirits usually called angels. Bad spirits (also called evil spirits, or demons) live in the air round us. Satan is their leader.
apostle ~ someone whom God sends; especially one of the 12 men that Jesus chose to be his helpers.