In today’s episode, we briefly discussed the background of the three epistles of John and then focused on the reading appointed for his feast day. John’s epistles may have served as a corrective to those who were improperly using his Gospel and equating it with Gnosticism. With John’s continual stressing of the importance of love and its connection to keeping God’s commandments, we can see that John takes an anti-Gnostic stance, as anyone can show love and follow God’s commandments, not just a select few that possess a higher level of knowledge. In the end, John emphasizes that love, and most specifically, God’s love for us, leads to salvation.