John ends with this little tag. At first glance, it is unlike the ending of any other book in the Bible. A little more thought shows that most of the epistles actually end with a warning of some kind — thus, 2 Peter (immediately before 1 John in canonical order) talks about falling away with the wicked, while James ends with the warning about someone wandering from the truth. Nonetheless, John bucks the desire to end on a positive note, e.g., the declaration that Jesus is the true God, and instead ends on a major downer. He was old and had lived long enough to see that oftentimes a warning is the best way to leave the conversation. And so, he tells us readers that if we really got his point, we will flee idolatry.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
