Article Series · The Character of God · Arthur W. Pink

An Exposition of First John (1:1–3:1)

Arthur W. Pink (1886–1952) · Studies in the Scriptures, 1951–1953

Arthur W. Pink wrote these forty chapters as serial articles in his monthly journal Studies in the Scriptures, published without interruption from 1922 until his death in 1952. The exposition covers 1 John 1:1 through 3:1 and was left unfinished at his passing — a testament both to the depth of his engagement with the text and the brevity of the time he was given.

Pink’s method throughout is exegetical and doctrinal: each chapter takes a single verse or phrase, examines it in its immediate and wider biblical context, draws out its doctrinal weight, and applies it to the conscience of the reader. The reader who works through these chapters will receive a thorough grounding in the themes of assurance, love, sin, fellowship, and the nature of saving faith as John develops them.

Chapter Index — 39 Chapters & Introduction

IntroIntroduction1 John 1:1–3:1→ 1The Humanity of Christ1 John 1:1→ 2The Life Manifested1 John 1:2→ 3Fellowship, Part One1 John 1:3→ 4Fellowship, Part Two1 John 1:3→ 5Fullness of Joy, Part One1 John 1:4→ 6Fullness of Joy, Part Two1 John 1:4→ 7Light and Darkness1 John 1:5→ 8Light and Darkness1 John 1:6→ 9Walking in the Light1 John 1:7→ 10Sin Denied1 John 1:8, 10→ 11Sins Confessed1 John 1:9→ 12Sin Prohibited1 John 2:1→ 13Sins Provided For1 John 2:1–2→ 14Obediential Assurance, Part One1 John 2:3→ 15Obediential Assurance, Part Two1 John 2:4–5→ 16Christ Our Exemplar1 John 2:6→ 17The New–Old Commandment1 John 2:7–8→ 18The Commandment Belied1 John 2:8–9→ 19Light and Love1 John 2:10→ 20Hatred and Darkness1 John 2:11→ 21Forgiven Children1 John 2:12→ 22The Family Graded1 John 2:13–14→ 23The Family Delineated1 John 2:13–14→ 24The World Prohibited1 John 2:15→ 25The World Described1 John 2:16→ 26The World Doomed1 John 2:17→ 27The Last Time1 John 2:18→ 28Apostates1 John 2:19→ 29Our Anointing, Part One1 John 2:20→ 30Christian Knowledge1 John 2:21→ 31Lies and Liars1 John 2:21–22→ 32Antichrists1 John 2:22–23→ 33The Application1 John 2:24→ 34The Promise1 John 2:25→ 35Seducers1 John 2:26→ 36Our Anointing, Part Two1 John 2:27→ 37Abiding in Christ1 John 2:28→ 38Righteousness1 John 2:29→ 39Amazing Grace1 John 3:1→