"My Dear Children"

Is John writing to three different groups or to one group?

First the phrases connected with the Little Children:

1. I am writing to you little children, because your sins are forgiven for His name's sake.
2. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.

Second, the Young Men:

1. I am writing to you, youing men, because you have overcome the evil one.
2. I write to you, youing men, because you are string, and the workd of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Finally, the Fathers:

1. I am writing to you , fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning,
2. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.

The verb tense here changes from __________ to aorist.

Christians are ____________, for Christ's sake, and thus know the _____________.

You have been set free from the ___________ of sin, the power of sin has been _______________ in your life.

In other words, Christians know the eternal _____________, Christ Jesus, God incarnate, who was from the ______________.