In this week's lesson, Ian explores John's treatments of Divine love - that God sent his Son to be the sacrifice for our sins - and shows how John believes that Divine love should impact our love for one another. Ian also explores the ways in which the Old Testament informs John's understanding of love and righteousness. John takes a break from his attacks on the secessionists to encourage the believers to whom he is writing that they are indeed children of God because of they way they enact love in their community.