Bible experts say John wrote the letter of 1 John to push back against a growing group of Christians who said Jesus was a spirit being who only pretended to be human. Those Christians apparently picked up that idea from Greek philosophers who insisted that spirit beings couldn’t become human, they could only appear human. Complete Guide to the Bible, p. 486.
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STEPHEN M. MILLER is an award winning bestselling Christian author of easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity and author of the Casual English Bible® paraphrase. His books have sold over two million copies and include The Complete Guide to the Bible and Who’s and Where’s Where in the Bible.
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