{"id":61641,"date":"2025-12-01T01:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?p=61641"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:49:02","slug":"best-commentaries-on-1-john","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/best-commentaries-on-1-john\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Commentaries on 1 John"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We\u2019ll be adding more in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Darryl Dash<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Darryl Dash serves as pastor of Grace Fellowship Church East Toronto. He is also cofounder of Gospel for Life. He has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and has over 30 years of ministry experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Karen H. Jobes, 1, 2, &amp; 3 John, ed. Clinton E. 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