1 John 1:1-4; 2 John 1:1-13; 3 John 1:1-14 Introduction•  John an old man writing from Ephesus.•  The Pax Romana (Roman Peace).•  Gnosticism (Greek gnosis, which means “knowledge”) – taught that matter was inherently evil and spirit alone was good.•  Three errors:   a. Denied Christ’s true humanity.   b. Claimed special, secret knowledge.   c. Promoted antinomianism (moral behaviour…