I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him. ... I have written to you, young men, because ... the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 2: 14
"John describes three levels of Christian growth: "Little children" (1 John 2: 12) describes believers who, through the cross, have overcome the penalty of sin but aren't mature. "Young men" have overcome the evil one; that is, they have overcome the power of sin. And "fathers" have a deep personal knowledge of God."
Neil T. Anderson, Freedom in Christ.
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