STUDY QUESTIONS FOR 1, 2, & 3 John AND Jude Lesson 1 (Chapters 1-2)

1. According to this lesson, what are the two main themes discussed in the Book of First John?

2. In 1 John 1:7 we are told, “If we walk in the light as He is in the light.” What does that mean?

3. According to John 8:12, what is Jesus?

4. According to John 14:6, what is Jesus?

5. What important information is contained in 1 John 1:1 that relates specifically to the his­toricity of Jesus?

6. Who, according to Mark 12:37, “heard Jesus gladly”?

7. Of whom is 1 John 1:2 speaking when it records, “We have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us”?

8. According to 1 John 1:4, what was one of John’s purposes in writing his first epistle?

9. According to 1 John 1:5, something is conspicuously missing in the nature of God. What is it?

 10. According to Psalm 119:105, what is God’s Word?

 11. What, according to Habakkuk 1:13, can God not do?

 12. What, according to Titus 1:2, can God not do?

 13. According to 1 John 1:6-7, if we say that we have fellowship with God, but we “walk in darkness,” what are we doing?

 14. What does Ephesians 5:11 command Christians not to do, and to do?

 15. According to 1 John 1:9, if we confess our sins to God, what may we expect from Him?

 16. What two important pieces of information are found in 1 John 2:1?

 17. What important message is found in Genesis 4:7 that still applies to us today?

 18. According to James 1:22, what are we to do, and what are we not to do?

 19. What is the message of 1 John 2:9?

 20. According to 1 John 2:2, Jesus is the “propitiation” for our sins. What is a propitiation?

 21. What is the main message found in 1 John 2:15-17?

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