Happy Friday, and welcome to Bible Study Snacks! Thank you for joining me 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 are continuing our 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 true test of knowing Jesus as our Advocate and our propitiation
* Things in the world we cannot not love
* The identity of antichrists in the writings of John
For your convenience, here is a summary of this week's lesson, specifically 1 John 2:1-29:
We have an Advocate who is also the propitiation for our sins and to truly know Him we must keep His commandments (1 John 2:1-6), especially to love one another (1 John 2:7-11). Describing his original readers’ spiritual state (1 John 2: 12-14), John cautions against loving the world and being deceived by antichrists (1 John 2:15-23), by letting truth abide in them and they in Christ (1 John 2:24-29).
REVIEW QUESTIONS:
1) How can Jesus be of aid to us when we have sinned? (1 John 2:1-2)
2) What are two proofs that we know Jesus and that we abide in Him? (1 John 2:3-6)
3) What commandment is both "old" and "new"? (1 John 2:7-11)
4) List three groups of people and how John describes their spiritual state. (1 John 2:12-14)
5) What three things in the world should we not love? (1 John 2:15-17)
6) How can we be sure that we will abide in the Son and in the Father? (1 John 2:24-29)
7) What are the main points of this chapter? (1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 2:7-11; 1 John 2:12-14; 1 John 2:15-23; 1 John 2:24-29)
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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