1 John - Outline Recovery Version

I. The fellowship of the divine life — 1:1 — 2:11
1. A. The manifestation of the divine life — 1:1-2
2. B. The divine fellowship — 1:3-4
3. C. The condition of the divine fellowship — 1:5 — 2:11
  1. 1. Confessing our sins — 1:5 — 2:2
  2. 2. Loving God and the brothers — 2:3-11
II. The teaching of the divine anointing — 2:12-27
1. A. Concerning the Divine Trinity according to the growth in life — vv. 12-19
2. B. For the abiding in the Triune God — vv. 20-27
III. The virtues of the divine birth — 2:28 — 5:21
1. A. To practice the divine righteousness — 2:28 — 3:10a
2. B. To practice the divine love — 3:10b — 5:3
  1. 1. By the divine life (as the divine seed) and the divine Spirit — 3:10b-24
  2. 2. By the proving of the spirits — 4:1-6
  3. 3. By God (as the supreme love) and the bountiful Spirit — 4:7 — 5:3
3. C. To overcome the world, death, sin, the devil, and idols — 5:4-21
  1. 1. By the eternal life in the Son — vv. 4-13
  2. 2. By the life-giving petition — vv. 14-17
  3. 3. By the true God as the eternal life — vv. 18-21