1 John – Week 2 – Day 5

READ 

1 John 2:12-13 

12 I am writing to you who are God’s children because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus. 13 I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with the evil one. 

John was writing to those who were mature in the faith and to those who were young in the faith. “Maturity” is a matter of degrees and is not referring to perfection. The one who has been a believer for some time and is sitting under Bible teaching should have a more mature Christian life than a young believer. The new Christian can rejoice because victory has been won over the devil by trusting in Jesus for salvation.  

REFLECT 

Think about what you have gained in knowledge and experience since you trusted in Jesus as Savior. Do you not think it should be passed on to younger believers? 

RESPOND 

Do not wait until you think you have mastered the Bible to be able to encourage younger believers. That is not what this passage indicates. Just as a parent cannot wait until becoming a perfect parent to train children, neither should believers wait long before passing on what they know to younger believers.