Not Skipping the Poetry

In 1 John 2:12-14, John gives a heartfelt address to three different groups within the Christian community - children, fathers and young people - conveying words of encouragement and assurance. His message reinforces the believers' confidence in their relationship with God through Christ and that the foundation of a faith in Christ provides the means to conquer challenges and grow closer to God.

In this episode the poetic nature of these verses is considered. We question why we have broken into poetry in the first place, and why the author thought a poetic structure was important. Then the poetic structure itself is very closely examined.