(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) It is often surprising how few seem to know why the New Testament epistles, and we would say the Gospel of John as well, were written. In the main, with the exception of Philemon, they were written to expose false teachers, false teachings, and bad behavior – while also laying down correct doctrine and proper behavior. It is not that the Epistles and the Gospel of John cannot be understood without that information but knowing that background makes the text far clearer to the readers and far more useful toward the defense of the Christian faith….
For example, the Corinthian church had a number of major problems, including false apostles, incest, big egos, and even pandemonium in the gathering of believers. (Paul devoted three chapters to the issues of ego and chaos in chapters 12-14), drunkenness at the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, and more. The reason this epistle was written is quite clear in the text.
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