Today’s selected reading is found in the first of three New Testament epistles which were written by the apostle John. More specifically, today’s passage is found in chapters one through five of this New Testament book. When you come to this particular epistle you will find the first of three epistles or letters which the apostle John would write unto the saints and brethren. What’s more, is when you come to the first epistle written by the apostle John you will find the second of five total books he would write throughout and during the course of his life as an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. WE have already encountered the New Testament gospel narrative written by the apostle John, which was a powerful description of the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. We now have before us the first of three epistles written by the apostle…