1 John

1 John was written in 90 AD by the apostle John when he was old to instruct new Christians in God’s Word. Peter, Paul, and all the other apostles were dead. John wrote his letter with the authority of an eyewitness to those who had never seen or met Jesus. The message is for us. The beginning of this letter is similar to John's gospel, with a central theme proclaiming the divinity of Jesus Christ so that his readers might receive eternal life through faith in Jesus. John instructed new Christians to live holy lives, obey God's commands, love others, and not pursue materiality (love of the world).

ICHTHUS is a Greek word for fish. The fish was adopted as one of the earliest Christian symbols because each Greek letter in ICHTHUS is the first letter of words: Jesus, Christ, God, Son, Savior. The Christian ICHTYUS was either drawn as a fish or a wheel. Today, Christians are more familiar with the fish or cross as symbols for Christianity.

Wheel ICHTHUS are carved in the marble road in ancient Ephesus, Turkey, where the Apostle John taught.

The figures are by the author.