The apostle John starts chapter two with, "My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin." Then he continued that when we do sin, Jesus, the righteous One, is our advocate because He paid the price for our sins. John is writing an old commandment, to love one another, but we were unable to do it because of our sinful nature, but because of Jesus and the Holy Spirit within us, this new commandment of love we can do because Jesus abides within us. John warned in verses 9-11 that if anyone, who claims to be a Christian, yet hates his brother, is lying. Darkness has blinded his eyes. He also warns, like Jesus did, that we cannot love both the world and God. In this chapter we have the first known schism, or church split, within the church. John said they do not belong to them. He spoke of their time as being the last hour, and that there were many anti-Christs who deny Jesus as the Christ. He warned believers to not be deceived, but to trust the Holy Spirit within us to teach us the truth. John encouraged the believers to live in righteousness so that we can have confidence instead of shame when Jesus comes again.
