Happy Friday, and welcome to Bible Study Snacks! Thank you for joining me again as we walk together through the richness of God's spoken word, and wisdom. I pray that you had a great week, and that today finds you in good health, and strong in faith!
This week, we will begin a new study on The First Epistle of John, or 1 John. The Gospel of John is sometimes confused with The First Epistle of John, but there is a distinguishable difference. The former was designed to produce faith in order that we might have life (John 20:30-31).
The latter describes the nature of that life in greater detail, for example 1 John 3:14. I strongly believe that by studying The First Epistle of John we might better understand the importance of living the kind of life that God offers through His Son Jesus Christ.
The studies presented here are brief, yet packed full of good information for everyone regardless of your level of biblical knowledge. I might also add that these quick studies make perfect small group discussion starters!
As always, I whole-heartedly believe in the importance that any Bible study should begin with prayer. If you have your Bible ready, let us pray together...
"Heavenly father, please guide us as we study your Word today; I pray that our hearts and our minds will be open so that we will not only receive your Gospel, but learn from it as well; you are the Light of the world, Lord, and your Spirit will illuminate our path as we journey through your teachings. In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Amen"
If you are taking notes for yourself, or using this for a bible study with others, here are some things to think about for this week's lesson...
THINK ABOUT:
* The witness of John concerning the Word of Life
* The nature of the evidence for faith in Jesus
* The basis of our fellowship with God
For your convenience, here is a summary of this week's lesson, specifically 1 John 1:1-10:
John begins his first epistle like he does his gospel: with a prologue regarding the Word of Life (Jesus Christ) who dwelt in the flesh among men and made fellowship with the Father possible (1 John 1:1-4). Fellowship with God is maintained as we walk in the light and confess our sins that we might enjoy continual cleansing through the blood of Jesus (1 John 1:5-10).
REVIEW QUESTIONS:
1) How is John’s beginning in this epistle similar to his gospel? (1 John 1:1-4, cf. Jn 1:1-14)
2) How does John describe the pre-incarnation of Jesus? (1 John 1:1)
3) What empirical evidence does John provide concerning the Word? (1 John 1:1)
4) What does John declare? What does he want to share? Why does he write? (1 John 1:2-4)
5) What message has John heard that he now declares to us? (1 John 1:5)
6) If we say we have fellowship with God but walk in darkness, what are we? (1 John 1:6)
7) What do we enjoy as we walk in the light together with God? (1 John 1:7)
8) What if we say that we have no sin? (1 John 1:8,10)
9) What’s required to be forgiven of sin and cleansed of all unrighteousness? (1 John 1:9)
After completing this week's study, I encourage you to go back and read through the material again. Take your time and read each topic and scripture reference as many times as you feel necessary. Keep in mind that by doing this, you just might see something new that you overlooked the first time around!
As we journey through the Bible together, I will continue to pray that God’s message will come through to you loud and crystal clear. Until next time, I wish everyone a blessed week!
God bless you!
Sheri
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