God isn’t going to change. We are the ones who must change and be transformed to meet God’s standard so we might live with Him for eternity. We who are baptized and have received the Spirit of God are being transformed by the power of God working in us. Duane Nicol makes plain the scriptural advice given by John on our need to love others as a powerful tool in our transformation. He also warns us of the wiles of our enemy and the importance of our being dressed to do battle, so our adversary cannot hinder the spiritual transformation that God is longing to see in us.