1. According to 1 John 3:1, God bestowed His love on us in a specific manner. What was that manner?
2. What is the overall theme of chapters 3 through 5 of 1 John?
3.vIn John 8:44, Jesus told the people of His day that they were not children of God, but were instead “someone else’s” children. Who was that “someone else”?
4. According to 1 John 3:2, what will the Christian’s post-resurrection body be like?
5. John said that “whoever has been born of God does not sin” (1 Jn. 3:9). Explain what John did not mean by that statement, and what he did mean.
6. In order not to sin, we need to have something implanted in our hearts. What is that “something”?
7. Jesus came for at least two reasons. What are they?
8. According to 1 John 3:16, we ought to love our Christian family so much that, if necessary, we would do something sacrificial for any member of that family. What is that “something sacrificial”?
9. In 1 John 3:17, John explained that if one Christian sees another Christian in need and does not help him, the one who refused to help is “missing something.” What is that “something”?
10. What did John mean when he wrote in 1 John 4:1, “Test the spirits”?
11. What does the doctrine of Gnosticism teach?
12. How did John refute the doctrine of Gnosticism in the epistle of 1 John?
13. According to 1 John 4:2-3, who did John identify in that context as the antichrist?
14. What is the “great encouragement” found in 1 John 4:4?
15. According to 1 John 4:7-8, upon what is all fellowship based?
16. John explains that “someone” is going to enjoy a victory (1 Jn 5:1). Who is that “someone”?
17. In 1 John 5:13, John said that we could know something with certainty. What is that “something”?
18. According to Romans 8:32, how much does God love us?
19. What is the key phrase in 1 John 5:14?
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