Why were these things written to believers in the first place?
These things were written to believers so they would have a real reason for living as believers or Christians. Paul always writes to the believer, never to the unbelieving world. Scripture expects believers to hang on to, believe, and trust what God has revealed.
Les explains that Paul always writes to the believer, never to the unbelieving world. The reason these things are written is to give believers a real reason for living as believers or Christians. The word Christian has been mangled and degenerated, so Les does not like to use it by itself. He notes that a true Christian is a Bible-believing, born-again work of the Spirit of God, and not everyone who claims to be a Christian is one. God has revealed these doctrines in Scripture, and He expects us to hang on to them, believe them, and trust in them.