II. True Fellowship With God and One Another (1:5-2:17)

A. Having Been Cleansed From Unrighteouness (1:5-2:2)

B. Shown Though Obedience to His Commands (2:3-6)

C. Shown Through Brotherly Love (2:7-11)

D. Revealed in Children, Fathers, and Young Men (2:12-14)

E. Shown Through Avoidance of Worldly Lusts (2:15-17)

III. Living in the Last Hour (2:18-3:34)

A. The Deceptions of Antichrists (2:18-27)

B. The Children of God (2:28-3:28)

1. Known by Their Righteousness (2:28-3:10)

2. Known by Their Love (3:11-24)

IV. Those Who Are of God (4:1-5:13)

A. Believe in Christ’s Incarnation (4:1-6)

B. Know God Through Love (4:7-21)

C. Believe that Jesus is the Son of God (5:1-13)

V. Results of Fellowship With God (5:14-21)

A. Confidence and Compassion in Prayer (5:14-17)

B. Know What is True and Reject the False (5:18-21)