Studies in 1 st John 1:1-10

YES or NO _ 1. Is there reason to understand that the apostle John is the author of this letter? _ 2. Was the apostle John a late-comer who did not witness the teaching and miracles himself? _ 3. Fellowship with the Father and the Son Jesus Christ is the basis for true joy. _ 4. Is John interested in giving his witness and declaring the truth? _ 5. Is walking in the light synonymous with doing the truth? _ 6. If one confesses his sins but does not walk in the light is he in fellowship with God? _ 7. When we are faithfully walking in the light does the blood of Christ continue to cleanses our sins? _ 8. Is one deceived who thinks he has no sins? _ 9. Could one conclude from John s teaching that we are all sinners? 10. Did Jesus Christ come to save sinners and to teach us to walk in the light? TRUE OR FALSE _ 1. Christ, the Word, was with the Father and manifested (showed) Himself to the Apostles. _ 2. We can have fellowship with God and walk in darkness. _ 3. Walking in the light we are in fellowship with the Apostles and others who are also walking in the light. _ 4. When one follows the teaching of the Scripture he can have a full joy. _ 5. The blood of Christ not only cleanses us from pass sins, but continues to clean us as we walk in the light. _ 6. When we refute and reject God s word, we are saying He is a liar. _ 7. When we walk in the light and do the truth, God s word is in us. Studies in 1 st John 1:1-10 John s Witness to the Word: Walk in Light: Cleansed by Christ s Blood 1. What same two chief words appear in both John 1:1 and 1 st John 1:1? 1 _ 2 From the beginning the writer had 1 _ 2 _ 3 and 4 _, concerning the Word of life. 2. What does the writer now witness and declare? 3. For what purpose is the writer now declaring what we have seen and heard? _ Who is our fellowship with? 1 _ 2 4. In verse 4, why is John now writing this? 5. From whom did John hear this message? What was declared? 1 _ 2 _ 6. Claiming fellowship with Him, and yet walking in darkness, we: 1 2 _ 7. Where should we walk? Where is He? What do we have if we walk in the light with Him? What cleans us from all sin? 8. How can we deceive ourselves? If we deceive ourselves, what is not in us? 9. Upon what basis is God faithful and just to forgive us our sins? 10. What are we doing if we say we have not sinned? 1 _ 2 (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Mar 27, 2014

Studies in 1 st John 1:1-10 SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S) _ 1. John claims that from the beginning he had: 1) heard; 2) seen; 3) looked upon, 4) handled / touched; the Word of life. _ 2. The beginning John speaks of is the beginning of: 1) creation; 2) Jesus ministry; 3) the church. _ 3. A name or term John applies to Jesus is: 1) Word; 2) Son; 3) Christ. _ 4. What John had heard and seen, he wanted to: 1) proclaim; 2) declare; 3) bear witness to; 4) write about. _ 5. Our fellowship can be with: 1) John and the apostles; 2) God the Father; 3) the Son Jesus Christ. _ 6. Our joy may be full if we: 1) reject this declared message; 2) walk in darkness; 3) have fellowship with God and Christ. _ 7. John heard and declared the message: 1) that eternal life is with the Father: 2) our fellowship is with the Father; 3) that God is light; 4) that in Him is no darkness. _ 8. Walking in the light is inconsistent with: 1) darkness; 2) lying; 3) not practicing the truth. _ 9. The blood of Jesus Christ: 1) was shed for nothing; 2) was shed at the cross; 3) cleanses us from sin; 4) has no significance to Christians. 10. When we confess our sins and walk in the light: 1) we have fellowship with one another; 2) God is faithful; 3) God is just; 4) God is forgiving; 5) God cleanses us from unrighteousness. MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 1) Verse: _ 1. Heard, seen, touched That it may be full _ 2. Manifested, appeared God is light _ 3. Declared, proclaimed We lie _ 4. Joy The Word of life _ 5. Fellowship So not the truth _ 6. Message heard The life _ 7. God Fellowship with one another _ 8. Darkness With the Father and Son _ 9. Walking in Darkness The eternal life _ 10. Walking in the light In Him is no darkness MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 2) _ 1. Walk Faithful and just _ 2. Blood of Jesus We deceive ourselves _ 3. Deceived Cleanses us from sin _ 4. Truth not in us Makes Him a liar _ 5. Confess Cleanses all unrighteousness _ 6. God His Word not in us _ 7. Cleansed All unrighteousness _ 8. Claiming sinless In the light _ 9. Lying Our sins _ 10. Confessing sins Saying we have no sin

YES or NO Yes 1. Is there reason to understand that the apostle John is the author of this letter? No 2. Was the apostle John a late-comer who did not witness the teaching and miracles himself? Yes 3. Fellowship with the Father and the Son Jesus Christ is the basis for true joy. Yes 4. Is John interested in giving his witness and declaring the truth? Yes 5. Is walking in the light synonymous with doing the truth? No _ 6. If one confesses his sins but does not walk in the light is he still in fellowship with God? Yes 7. When we are faithfully walking in the light does the blood of Christ continue to cleanses our sins? Yes 8. Is one deceived who thinks he has no sins? Yes 9. Could one conclude from John s teaching that we are all sinners? Yes 10. Did Jesus Christ come to save sinners and to teach us to walk in the light? TRUE OR FALSE T _ 1. Christ, the Word, was with the Father and manifested (showed) Himself to the Apostles. F _ 2. We can have fellowship with God and walk in darkness. T 3. Walking in the light we are in fellowship with the Apostles and others who are also walking in the light. T 4. When one follows the teaching of the Scripture he can have a full joy. T _ 5. The blood of Christ not only cleanses us from pass sins, but continues to clean us as we walk in the light. T 6. When we refute and reject God s word, we are saying He is a liar. T 7. When we walk in the light and do the truth, God s word is in us. Studies in 1 st John 1:1-10 John s Witness to the Word: Walk in Light: Cleansed by Christ s Blood 1. What same two chief words appear in both John 1:1 and 1 st John 1:1? 1_ beginning _ 2_ Word _ From the beginning the writer had 1_ heard _ 2_ seen with his eyes 3_ looked upon _ and 4_ touched with hands, concerning the Word of life. 2. What does the writer now witness and declare? _the eternal life which was with the Father and appeared to the apostles 3. For what purpose is the writer now declaring what we have seen and heard? _ that we may have fellowship Who is our fellowship with? 1_ the Father 2_ God s Son, Jesus Christ 4. In verse 4, why is John now writing this? _that our joy may be full _ 5. From whom did John hear this message? _ Jesus What was declared? 1_ God is light 2_ in Him is no darkness 6. Claiming fellowship with Him, and yet walking in darkness, we: 1_ lie 2_ do not the truth 7. Where should we walk? _ in the light Where is He? _ in the light What do we have if we walk in the light with Him? fellowship with one another What cleans us from all sin? _ the blood of Jesus Christ 8. How can we deceive ourselves? _ saying we have no sin _ If we deceive ourselves, what is not in us? _ the truth 9. Upon what basis is God faithful and just to forgive us our sins? If we confess our sins _ 10. What are we doing if we say we have not sinned? 1_ make Him a liar _ 2_ His word is not in us (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Mar 27, 2014

Studies in 1 st John 1:1-10 SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S) all _ 1. John claims that from the beginning he had: 1) heard; 2) seen; 3) looked upon, 4) handled / touched; the Word of life. _ 2 _ 2. The beginning John speaks of is the beginning of: 1) creation; 2) Jesus ministry; 3) the church. _ all 3. A name or term John applies to Jesus is: 1) Word; 2) Son; 3) Christ. _ all 4. What John had heard and seen, he wanted to: 1) proclaim; 2) declare; 3) bear witness to; 4) write about. _ all 5. Our fellowship can be with: 1) John and the apostles; 2) God the Father; 3) the Son Jesus Christ. _ 3 _ 6. Our joy may be full if we: 1) reject this declared message; 2) walk in darkness; 3) have fellowship with God and Christ. _ all 7. John heard and declared the message: 1) that eternal life is with the Father: 2) our fellowship is with the Father; 3) that God is light; 4) that in Him is no darkness. _ all 8. Walking in the light is inconsistent with: 1) darkness; 2) lying; 3) not practicing the truth. 2, 3 9. The blood of Jesus Christ: 1) was shed for nothing; 2) was shed at the cross; 3) cleanses us from sin; 4) has no significance to Christians. _all 10. When we confess our sins and walk in the light: 1) we have fellowship with one another; 2) God is faithful; 3) God is just; 4) God is forgiving; 5) God cleanses us from unrighteousness. MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 1) Verse: _ 1. Heard, seen, touched 4 That it may be full _ 2. Manifested, appeared 6 God is light _ 3. Declared, proclaimed 9 We lie _ 4. Joy 1 The Word of life _ 5. Fellowship 8 So not the truth _ 6. Message heard 2 The life _ 7. God 10_Fellowship with one another _ 8. Darkness 5 With the Father and Son _ 9. Walking in Darkness 3 The eternal life _ 10. Walking in the light 7 In Him is no darkness MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 2) _ 1. Walk 6 Faithful and just _ 2. Blood of Jesus 4 We deceive ourselves _ 3. Deceived 2 Cleanses us from sin _ 4. Truth not in us 8 Makes Him a liar _ 5. Confess 10_Cleanses all unrighteousness _ 6. God 9 His Word not in us _ 7. Cleansed 7 All unrighteousness _ 8. Claiming sinless 1 In the light _ 9. Lying 5 Our sins _ 10. Confessing sins 3 Saying we have no sin

YES or NO _ 1. Are both Christ and the Holy Spirit referred to as an Advocate? [Greek paraclete ] (1John 2:1; John 14:16, 26) _ 2. Is Christ our Advocate pleading our case before the Father? (1John 2:1; Hebrews 7:25) _ 3. Is the Holy Spirit God s Advocate who pleads God s case to us through the inspired apostles and prophets and to us today through the inspired written Word of God? (John 14:16, 26; John 15:26) _ 4. Can we know God if we do not practice His commandments? _ 5. Does John s message about love have both a positive and a negative side? _ 6. Does the anointing from the Holy Spirit have to do with the spiritual gifts Christians were given in the first century by the laying on the apostles hands? (Acts 8:14-16; 1Cor. 12:1-11; 2Cor. 1:21-22) _ 7. Were the recipients of John s letter still in the dark about the truth? _ 8. Were the antichrists or false teachers accepting Jesus as the Christ? _ 9. Does the last hour of v.18 seem also to tie in with John s statement about things that were to shortly come to pass and were at hand in Revelation 1:1, 3? 10. Does the last verse of this chapter that mentions being born of Him (John 3:3-5) seem to lead into the beginning of ch. 3? TRUE OR FALSE _ 1. The new/old commandment is also in the Old Testament. (Leviticus 19:18, 34) _ 2. John often wrote about Jesus commandment that we are to love one another (John 13:34; John 15:12; 2Jojn 1:5, etc.) _ 3. The commandment to love one another reaches a new depth when the Lord said, as I have loved you. _ 4. John also expressed a new motivation for loving one another later in this letter in 1John 4:11. (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Mar 27, 2014 Studies in 1 st John 2:1-29 Jesus our Advocate: The Commandment to Love: The Antichrists 1. What does a sinner have with the Father? _ Who is that one? _ For whose sins is Jesus sacrifice able to make atonement (be propitiation)? 2. How can we know that we know Him? How can one be a liar? In whom is the love of God perfected? 3. How should one abiding in Christ walk? _ What is the new/old commandment? (See 2John 1:5) _ What of one who hates his brother? What can blind our eyes? _ 4. John writes to little children because: _ John writes to father, because: _ John writes to young men because: 5. v.13 John writes to little children because: v.14 John write to fathers, because: _ v.14 John writes to young men because: 6. What in the world is not of the Father? 1 _ 2 _ 3 What of him to does the will of God? _ Who were not of us (the Apostles)? _ 7. What of one who denies Jesus is the Christ? _ Who is antichrist? To acknowledge the Son is to have? _ What is promised us? 8. John writes concerning whom? The anointing from the Holy One helped them: 1(v.20) _ 2(v.27) and they didn t need anyone teach them. 9. The anointing taught them: 1(v.27) _ ; and is 2 _; and is not: 3 _ We need to abide in Him so that when He appears: 1 _ 2 10. Knowing that He (the Son) is righteous, we know: _

Studies in 1 st John 2:1-29 SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S) _ 1. Anyone who sins: 1) is walking in the light; 2) has an Advocate; 3) has a propitiation for sins; 4) doesn t need a commandment. _ 2. Jesus died for: 1) the sins of the whole world; 2) only for His apostles; 3) for an elected few; 4) only for the Jews. _ 3. One who claims to know Him and doesn t keep His commandments: 1) is safe for eternity; 2) a liar; 3) doesn t have the truth in him. _ 4. John wrote: 1) no new commandment; 2) an old commandment; 3) a commandment they had from the beginning. _ 5. One who loves his brother: 1) walks in darkness; 2) abides in he light; 3) finds no cause for stumbling. _ 6. If one loves the world: 1) he is walking in the light; 2) the love of the Father is not in him; 3) he has eternal life in Christ. _ 7. John says it is the last hour (of the Mosaical Law) and therefore: 1) they had heard that antichrist would come; 2) antichrists had already now come; 3) they knew it was the last hour. _ 8. John indicates in v. 19, that the antichrist had: 1) gone out (away from) the teachings of Christ; 2) did not belong to the fellowship of the apostles; 3) did not remain with them; 4) denied Jesus as the Christ. _ 9. John says of the anointing they had received: 1) had departed from them; 2) they did not need anyone [like the antichrists] to teach them; 3) the anointing taught them all things [cf. 2Peter 1:3; study also1cor. 12:1-14 ]; 4) the anointing was real; 5) their anointing was not counterfeit [as was the anointing claimed by the antichrists]. 10. John s desire for little (dear) children is: 1) that they abide in Him; 2) know He is righteous; 3) know that those practicing righteousness is born of Him. MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 1) Verse: _ 1. Things written Had from the beginning _ 2. Propitiation for sins Keeps His commandments _ 3. Christ an Advocate Is in darkness _ 4. Know God Strong in the Word of God _ 5. A liar Walk as He walked _ 6. To abide in Him Your sins are forgiven _ 7. An old commandment Christ is _ 8. He hates his brother That we might not sin _ 9. Little children Truth not in him _ 10. Young men With the Father MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 2) _ 1. Do not love Practice righteousness _ 2. Lust of flesh & pride Eternal life _ 3. Abides forever Even now many _ 4. Antichrists Know by antichrist coming _ 5. The last hour Who does the Father s will _ 6. Went out from us Things of the world _ 7. A liar Denies the Father and Son _ 8. Heard from beginning Not of the Father _ 9. He has promised The antichrists _ 10. Born of Him Let it abide in you

YES or NO Y 1. Are both Christ and the Holy Spirit referred to as an Advocate? [Greek paraclete ] (1John 2:1; John 14:16, 26) Y 2. Is Christ our Advocate pleading our case before the Father? (1John 2:1; Hebrews 7:25) Y 3. Is the Holy Spirit God s Advocate who pleads God s case to us through the inspired apostles and prophets and to us today through the inspired written Word of God? (John 14:16, 26; John 15:26) N 4. Can we know God if we do not practice His commandments? Y 5. Does John s message about love have both a positive and a negative side? LOVE AND LOVE NOT Y 6. Does the anointing from the Holy Spirit have to do with the spiritual gifts Christians were given in the first century by the laying on the apostles hands? (Acts 8:14-16; 1Cor. 12:1-11; 2Cor. 1:21-22) N 7. Were the recipients of John s letter still in the dark about the truth? N 8. Were the antichrists or false teachers accepting Jesus as the Christ? Y 9. Does the last hour of v.18 seem also to tie in with John s statement about things that were to shortly come to pass and were at hand in Revelation 1:1, 3? Y_ 10. Does the last verse of this chapter that mentions being born of Him (John 3:3-5) seem to lead into the beginning of ch. 3? TRUE OR FALSE T 1. The new/old commandment is also in the Old Testament. (Leviticus 19:18, 34) T 2. John often wrote about Jesus commandment that we are to love one another (John 13:34; John 15:12; 2Jojn 1:5, etc.) T 3. The commandment to love one another reaches a new depth when the Lord said, as I have loved you. T 4. John also expressed a new motivation for loving one another later in this letter in 1John 4:11. (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Mar 27, 2014 Studies in 1 st John 2:1-29 Jesus our Advocate: The Commandment to Love: The Antichrists 1. What does a sinner have with the Father? _ an Advocate Who is that one? _ Jesus Christ _ For whose sins is Jesus sacrifice able to make atonement (be propitiation)? _ for the whole world _ 2. How can we know that we know Him? _ if we keep His commandments _ How can one be a liar? Says he knows God but does not keep His commandments In whom is the love of God perfected? Whoever keeps His Word _ 3. How should one abiding in Christ walk? Just as He walked _ What is the new/old commandment? (See 2John 1:5) Love one another_ What of one who hates his brother? He is in darkness What can blind our eyes? The darkness _ 4. John writes to little children because: your sins are forgiven John writes to father, because: you have known Him John writes to young men because: you have overcome the wicked one 5. v.13 John writes to little children because: you have known the Father v.14 John write to fathers, because: You have known Him _ v.14 John writes to young men because: strong, word of God abides in you 6. What in the world is not of the Father? 1 lust of flesh 2 lust of eye _ 3 pride of life _ What of him to does the will of God? He abides forever _ Who were not of us (the Apostles)? Those who left 7. What of one who denies Jesus is the Christ? He is a liar Who is antichrist? Who denies Father & Son To acknowledge the Son is to have? The Father _ What is promised us? Eternal life _ 8. John writes concerning whom? Those who try to deceive _ The anointing from the Holy One helped them: 1(v.20) know all things _ 2(v.27) teaches truth and they didn t need anyone teach them. 9. The anointing taught them: 1(v.27) all things _ ; and is 2 true _; and is not: 3 a lie We need to abide in Him so that when He appears: 1 we may have confidence _ 2 not be ashamed before Him 10. Knowing that He (the Son) is righteous, we know: that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him _

Studies in 1 st John 2:1-29 SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S) 2, 3_ 1. Anyone who sins: 1) is walking in the light; 2) has an Advocate; 3) has a propitiation for sins; 4) doesn t need a commandment. 1 2. Jesus died for: 1) the sins of the whole world; 2) only for His apostles; 3) for an elected few; 4) only for the Jews. 2,3 _ 3. One who claims to know Him and doesn t keep His commandments: 1) is safe for eternity; 2) a liar; 3) doesn t have the truth in him. All_ 4. John wrote: 1) no new commandment; 2) an old commandment; 3) a commandment they had from the beginning. 2, 3_ 5. One who loves his brother: 1) walks in darkness; 2) abides in he light; 3) finds no cause for stumbling. 2 6. If one loves the world: 1) he is walking in the light; 2) the love of the Father is not in him; 3) he has eternal life in Christ. All_ 7. John says it is the last hour (of the Mosaical Law) and therefore: 1) they had heard that antichrist would come; 2) antichrists had already now come; 3) they knew it was the last hour. all _ 8. John indicates in v. 19, that the antichrist had: 1) gone out (away from) the teachings of Christ; 2) did not belong to the fellowship of the apostles; 3) did not remain with them; 4) denied Jesus as the Christ. 2, 3_ 9. John says of the anointing they had received: 1) had departed 4, 5 from them; 2) they did not need anyone [like the antichrists] to teach them; 3) the anointing taught them all things [cf. 2Peter 1:3; study also1cor. 12:1-14 ]; 4) the anointing was real; 5) their anointing was not counterfeit [as was the anointing claimed by the antichrists]. All 10. John s desire for little (dear) children is: 1) that they abide in Him; 2) know He is righteous; 3) know that those practicing righteousness is born of Him. MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 1) Verse: _ 1. Things written 7 Had from the beginning _ 2. Propitiation for sins 4 Keeps His commandments _ 3. Christ an Advocate 8 Is in darkness _ 4. Know God 10 _Strong in the Word of God _ 5. A liar 6 Walk as He walked _ 6. To abide in Him 9 Your sins are forgiven _ 7. An old commandment 2 Christ is _ 8. He hates his brother 1 That we might not sin _ 9. Little children 5 Truth not in him _ 10. Young men 3 With the Father MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 2) _ 1. Do not love 10 Practice righteousness _ 2. Lust of flesh & pride 9 Eternal life _ 3. Abides forever 4 Even now many _ 4. Antichrists 5 Know by antichrist coming _ 5. The last hour 3 Who does the Father s will _ 6. Went out from us 1 Things of the world _ 7. A liar 7 Denies the Father and Son _ 8. Heard from beginning 2 Not of the Father _ 9. He has promised 6 The antichrists _ 10. Born of Him 8 Let it abide in you

YES or NO _ 1. Are we familiar now with the kinds of bodies we will have in heaven? _ 2. Do you hope one day to see Jesus as He is? _ 3. Is one who lives a life given over to sin pure? _ 4. Does the one abiding in Christ commit himself to live a life practicing righteousness just as He is righteous? _ 5. Should the one who is born again of God continue to live a life practicing sin? _ 6. Is it important that our love be demonstrated by more than words? _ 7. Do you endeavor to show your love in deed and in truth? _ 8. Do the commandments of God include praying according to His will? _ 9. Does the commandment to believe on the name of Jesus Christ include also keeping all His commandments? 10. Is having a proper relationship with God (abiding in Him, and He in us) dependent upon us keeping His commandments? TRUE OR FALSE _ 1. The world doesn t really know Christians because it does not know God. _ 2. One with the hope of seeing God should purify himself by a life obeying (following) the truth. ( cf. 1Peter 1:22) _ 3. After being cleansed by the blood fo Christ (1John 1:7) one does not have to practice righteousness to be righteous. (3:7) _ 4. John is teaching in 1John 3:9 that it is impossible for a child of God to sin. _ 5. John is teaching in 1John 3:9 that it is inconsistent for a child of God to give himself over to a life practicing sin, and still be righteous. _ 6. Loving one another in word and truth is a very important matter. Studies in 1 st John 3:1-24 Children of God: Love One Another: Confidence Before God 1. According to verse 1, how is God s great love shown? Why does the world not know us? _ When Christ is revealed, what will God s children be like? 2. What does the one hoping to see God do? How is sin defined? _ Why was Christ manifested? Who does not live a life devoted to sinning? 3. Who is righteous? Who sinned from the beginning? Why was the Son of God manifested? _ What of one born of God? _ 4. What of one who does not love his brother? _ What is the message we ve heard from the beginning? Who murdered his brother? Why? _ 5. Over what should we not marvel? Who abides in death? What does no murderer have? 6. What did Christ do for us? What should we do for the brethren? How should we not love? _ But how? 7. What does God know? We can only have confidence toward God, if what? 8. Why can we be confident to receive what we ask of God? 1 _ 2 _ 9. What commandment from God does John emphasize here? 1 2 _ 10. Who abides in Him (God)? And where does God abide? _ How do we know God abides in us? _ (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Apr 1, 2014

Studies in 1 st John 3:1-24 SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(s) _ 1. Out of His love, the Father calls us: 1) to be lost; 2) His children; 3) aliens and foreigners. _ 2. What we shall be: 1) has not yet been revealed; 2) will be nothing like Him; 3) will never see Him as He is. _ 3. The one with hope of seeing God: 1) has nothing to do; 2) can continue practicing sin without fear; 3) seeks to purify himself. _ 4. To abide in Christ means: 1) one never ever commits a sin; 2) does not live a life practicing sin; 3) to practice righteousness. _ 5. The devil sinned: 1) from the beginning; 2) after Adam was put out of the garden; 3) only after the great flood of Noah s day. _ 6. Cain: 1) murdered his brother; 2) was of the wicked one; 3) did evil works. _ 7. Seeing a brother in need, one should: 1) shut up his heart from him; 2) not refuse to share to world s goods; 3) show his love in word and tongue. _ 8. If our own heart condemns us: 1) God is greater than our hearts; 2) we can not have confidence toward God; 3) God knows it. _ 9. We can have confidence in our prayers, when: 1) we keep His commandments; 2) we love one another; 3) ask according to His will. 10. One keeping God s commandments: 1) abides in Him; 2) God abides in him; 3) knows He abodes in us by the Spirit He gave. MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 1) Verse: 1. Our Father s love Lawlessness 2. The world Purifies self 3. Those with hope Love one another 4. Sin Called us children (sons) of God 5. Manifested Is a murderer 6. One abiding in Christ The world hates you 7. The devil Does not know Him 8. Message from beginning To take away sin 9. Don t marvel sinned from the beginning 10. Hates brother Does not practice sin MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 2) 1. We know love Do things in His sight 2. Love not In word and tongue 3. Little children Have confidence toward God 4. God Who keeps His commandments 5. Ask and receive As He gave us commandment 6. Pleasing He laid down His life 7. Heart not condemns By the Spirit given 8. His commandment Believe on His Son 9. Love one another Love in deed and truth 10. Know He abides Greater than our hearts

YES or NO N 1. Are we familiar now with the kinds of bodies we will have in heaven? Y 2. Do you hope one day to see Jesus as He is? N 3. Is one who lives a life given over to sin pure? Y 4. Does the one abiding in Christ commit himself to live a life practicing righteousness just as He is righteous? N 5. Should the one who is born again of God continue to live a life practicing sin? Y 6. Is it important that our love be demonstrated by more than words? Y 7. Do you endeavor to show your love in deed and in truth? Y 8. Do the commandments of God include praying according to His will? Y 9. Does the commandment to believe on the name of Jesus Christ include also keeping all His commandments? Y_ 10. Is having a proper relationship with God (abiding in Him, and He in us) dependent upon us keeping His commandments? TRUE OR FALSE T 1. The world doesn t really know Christians because it does not know God. R 2. One with the hope of seeing God should purify himself by a life obeying (following) the truth. ( cf. 1Peter 1:22) F 3. After being cleansed by the blood fo Christ (1John 1:7) one does not have to practice righteousness to be righteous. (3:7) F 4. John is teaching in 1John 3:9 that it is impossible for a child of God to sin. T 5. John is teaching in 1John 3:9 that it is inconsistent for a child of God to give himself over to a life practicing sin, and still be righteous. T 6. Loving one another in word and truth is a very important matter. Studies in 1 st John 3:1-24 Children of God: Love One Another: Confidence Before God 1. According to verse 1, how is God s great love shown? Calling us children _ Why does the world not know us? It doesn t know God When Christ is revealed, what will God s children be like? _ Christ _ 2. What does the one hoping to see God do? Purifies self _ How is sin defined? Lawlessness _ Why was Christ manifested? To take away our sins _ Who does not live a life devoted to sinning? Who abides in Him 3. Who is righteous? Christ / He who practices righteousness Who sinned from the beginning? The devil Why was the Son of God manifested? To destroy the works of the devil What of one born of God? Doesn t practice sin 4. What of one who does not love his brother? Is not of God What is the message we ve heard from the beginning? Love one another Who murdered his brother? Cain _ Why? His works were evil 5. Over what should we not marvel? That the world hates us _ Who abides in death? Who does not love his brother What does no murderer have? _ Eternal Life 6. What did Christ do for us? He laid down His life What should we do for the brethren? Lay down our lives How should we not love? In word and tongue only _ But how? In deed and truth 7. What does God know? All things _ We can only have confidence toward God, if what? Our heart does not condemn us 8. Why can we be confident to receive what we ask of God? 1 We keep His commandments _ 2 _ do those things pleasing in His sight 9. What commandment from God does John emphasize here? 1 Believe o His Son Jesus Christ 2_ and love one another _ 10. Who abides in Him (God)? He who keeps His commandments _ And where does God abide? In him who does so How do we know God abides in us? By the Spirit whom He has given _ (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Mar 30, 2014

Studies in 1 st John 3:1-24 SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(s) 2 1. Out of His love, the Father calls us: 1) to be lost; 2) His children; 3) aliens and foreigners. 1 2. What we shall be: 1) has not yet been revealed; 2) will be nothing like Him; 3) will never see Him as He is. 3 3. The one with hope of seeing God: 1) has nothing to do; 2) can continue practicing sin without fear; 3) seeks to purify himself. 2,3 _ 4. To abide in Christ means: 1) one never ever commits a sin; 2) does not live a life practicing sin; 3) to practice righteousness. 1 5. The devil sinned: 1) from the beginning; 2) after Adam was put out of the garden; 3) only after the great flood of Noah s day. ALL 6. Cain: 1) murdered his brother; 2) was of the wicked one; 3) did evil works. 2 7. Seeing a brother in need, one should: 1) shut up his heart from him; 2) not refuse to share to world s goods; 3) show his love in word and tongue. ALL 8. If our own heart condemns us: 1) God is greater than our hearts; 2) we can not have confidence toward God; 3) God knows it. ALL 9. We can have confidence in our prayers, when: 1) we keep His commandments; 2) we love one another; 3) ask according to His will. ALL 10. One keeping God s commandments: 1) abides in Him; 2) God abides in him; 3) knows He abodes in us by the Spirit He gave. MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 1) Verse: 1. Our Father s love 4 Lawlessness 2. The world 3 Purifies self 3. Those with hope 8 Love one another 4. Sin 1 Called us children (sons) of God 5. Manifested 10_Is a murderer 6. One abiding in Christ 9 The world hates you 7. The devil 2 Does not know Him 8. Message from beginning 5 To take away sin 9. Don t marvel 7 sinned from the beginning 10. Hates brother 6 Does not practice sin MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 2) 1. We know love 6 Do things in His sight 2. Love not 2 In word and tongue 3. Little children 7 Have confidence toward God 4. God 5 Who keeps His commandments 5. Ask and receive 9 As He gave us commandment 6. Pleasing 1 He laid down His life 7. Heart not condemns 10_By the Spirit given 8. His commandment 8 Believe on His Son 9. Love one another 3 Love in deed and truth 10. Know He abides 4 Greater than our hearts

YES or NO _ 1. Did the false prophets John warns against deny the humanity of Jesus Christ? _ 2. Were there some claiming to be prophets who did not confess Jesus? _ 3. Were there some antichrist already in the world in John s time? _ 4. Did John say it was impossible to overcome these false teachers? _ 5. Did God send His Son into the world that we might live through Him? _ 6. Has anyone seen God in his Divinity form? _ 7. To have confidence on the day of judgment do we need to be like God? _ 8. The Apostles and New Testament writers give us their inspired testimony to the truth. _ 9. Can a Christian love God and not love his brethren? 10. Do you believe a chief attribute of a Christian is love? TRUE OR FALSE _ 1. All teachers, prophets, preachers, should be listened to carefully to see if they are true. _ 2. Today, many false teachers are denying the divinity of Jesus. _ 3. The Scriptures teach that Christ was Emmanuel, God with us in the flesh. Matthew 1:23 _ 4. The world seems ready to listen to worldly prophets. _ 5. The word propitiation (1John 2:2; 1John 4:10) means that which is most fitting, appeasing, or perfectly answering the need, such as an atoning sacrifice. _ 6. God loves us because we first loved Him. _ 7. The standard today for judging truth and error is the Holy Scripture. (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Mar 31, 2014 Studies in 1 st John 4:1-21 Warning Against False Teachers: God Love, Imitate God s Love For One Another 1. What are we to test? Why? What had gone out into the world? What does the spirit from God confess? _ 2. What had they heard was coming? _ Were they already there? _ Believers are of: _ and have _ them. The one in us is greater than: _ 3. The antichrist are of the _. They speak as the _. Who listens to them? _ 4. Who hears the apostles (us)? Who does not listen to the apostles? _ How can we tell the difference between truth and error? 5. Verse 7, what is of God? What is said of those who are born of God and know Him? What of him who does not love? 6. How did God show His love for us? _ For what purpose? _ Christ is said to be a for our sins. [Can you define this?] _ 7. Because God loves us, what should we do? _ If we love as we should, what abides in us? What of God s love in us? _ 8. What did John and the apostles testify to? God is _. What of him who abides in love? What are we to be like, or imitate in this world? _ If we are, when may we have confidence or boldness? _ 9. What cast out fear [like a slave s for his master]? _ What can motivate us to love God? Who is a liar? 10. Whom have we not seen with our eyes? What is the commandment from God that John is emphasizing? _

Studies in 1 st John 4:1-21 SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(s) _ 1. John in this chapter warns of false prophet who denied the: 1) humanity; 2) divinity; 3) coming; of Jesus Christ. _ 2. The Antichrist is: 1) someone who is for; 2) someone who is against; Jesus Christ. _ 3. The Antichrist is: 1) one specific person in the past; 2) one specific person who has not yet come; 3) is anyone who teaches a false doctrine about Jesus Christ. _ 4. The antichrist: 1) had been warned against; 2) were already present in the first century; 3) are also present today. _ 5. False teachers are: 1) of God; 2) of the world: 2) are listened to by worldly followers. _ 6. The way to distinguish between teachers of truth and error is to compare their teaching with: 1) what is taught by the apostles; 2) by our feeling for them; 3) by their looks and dress; 4) by what tickles our ears. _ 7. The fear that John mentions in verse 18 is: 1) the beginning of wisdom Psalms 111:10; 2) a reverential, godly fear; 3) a terror, dread, slavish fear. _ 8. A man who says he loves God but hates his brother is: 1) a true believer; 2) a liar; 3) has love perfected in him. 4) abides in God; 5) God abides in him. _ 9. A good and just motivation to love God is because: 1) God first loved us; 2) He gave His Son to die for us; 3) we have a terrible fear of a cruel God. 10. God has given us the command to: 1) believe on His Son; 2) keep his commandments; 3) love our brother. MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 1) Verse: _ 1. Do not believe Is love _ 2. Test Propitiationn for our sins _ 3. Spirit of God Listens to us _ 4. The antichrist Greater than one in the world _ 5. Dear children Confesses that Christ came in the flesh _ 6. One in believers Heard he was coming _ 7. Whoever knows God Every spirit _ 8. Love Have overcome _ 9. God Spirit whether from God _ 10. God s Son Comes from God MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 2) _ 1. If God loved us Has seen God _ 2. No one Jesus is the Son of God _ 3. If we love We also ought to love _ 4. We know because He has given us of His own Spirit _ 5. We testify Casts out fear _ 6. Confesses So are we _ 7. As He is Must love brother _ 8. Perfect love Love God and hates brother _ 9. A liar Father sent His Son _ 10. Commandment God abides in us

YES or NO Y 1. Did the false prophets John warns against deny the humanity of Jesus Christ? Y 2. Were there some claiming to be prophets who did not confess Jesus? Y 3. Were there some antichrist already in the world in John s time? N 4. Did John say it was impossible to overcome these false teachers? Y 5. Did God send His Son into the world that we might live through Him? N 6. Has anyone seen God in his Divinity form? Y 7. To have confidence on the day of judgment do we need to be like God? Y _ 8. The Apostles and New Testament writers give us their inspired testimony to the truth. N 9. Can a Christian love God and not love his brethren? Y_ 10. Do you believe a chief attribute of a Christian is love? TRUE OR FALSE T 1. All teachers, prophets, preachers, should be listened to carefully to see if they are true. T 2. Today, many false teachers are denying the divinity of Jesus. T 3. The Scriptures teach that Christ was Emmanuel, God with us in Tthe flesh. Matthew 1:23 T 4. The world seems ready to listen to worldly prophets. T _ 5. The word propitiation (1John 2:2; 1John 4:10) means that which is most fitting, appeasing, or perfectly answering the need, such as an atoning sacrifice. F _ 6. God loves us because we first loved Him. T _ 7. The standard today for judging truth and error is the Holy Scripture. (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Mar 31, 2014 Studies in 1 st John 4:1-21 Warning Against False Teachers: God Love, Imitate God s Love For One Another 1. What are we to test? Every spirit _ Why? To see if they are of God What had gone out into the world? Many false prophets What does the spirit from God confess? That Christ came in the flesh 2. What had they heard was coming? Antichrist Were they already there? _ yes Believers are of: _ God _ and have _ overcome them. The one in us is greater than: he who is in the world _ 3. The antichrist are of the _ world. They speak as the _world _. Who listens to them? _ the world 4. Who hears the apostles (us)? He who knows God _ Who does not listen to the apostles? He who is not of God How can we tell the difference between truth and error? By listening to the apostles (the Bible) 5. Verse 7, what is of God? Love is of God _ What is said of those who are born of God and know Him? They love _ What of him who does not love? He does not know God 6. How did God show His love for us? He sent His Son into the world _ For what purpose? That we might live through Him _ Christ is said to be a _ propitiation _ for our sins. [Can you define this?] - See T/F #5 7. Because God loves us, what should we do? Love one another If we love as we should, what abides in us? _ God _ What of God s love in us? _ Perfected in us _ 8. What did John and the apostles testify to? Father send Son as Savior God is _ Love _. What of him who abides in love? He abides in God _ What are we to be like, or imitate in this world? God _ If we are, when may we have confidence or boldness? Day of judgment 9. What cast out fear [like a slave s for his master]? Perfect love What can motivate us to love God? That He first loved us Who is a liar? _ One saying he loves God but hates his brother 10. Whom have we not seen with our eyes? _ God _ What is the commandment from God that John is emphasizing? _ that he who loves God must love his brother _

Studies in 1 st John 4:1-21 SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(s) 1 1. John in this chapter warns of false prophet who denied the: 1) humanity; 2) divinity; 3) coming; of Jesus Christ. 2 2. The Antichrist is: 1) someone who is for; 2) someone who is against; Jesus Christ. 3 3. The Antichrist is: 1) one specific person in the past; 2) one specific person who has not yet come; 3) is anyone who teaches a false doctrine about Jesus Christ. All 4. The antichrist: 1) had been warned against; 2) were already present in the first century; 3) are also present today. 2, 3_ 5. False teachers are: 1) of God; 2) of the world: 2) are listened to by worldly followers. 1 6. The way to distinguish between teachers of truth and error is to compare their teaching with: 1) what is taught by the apostles; 2) by our feeling for them; 3) by their looks and dress; 4) by what tickles our ears. 3 7. The fear that John mentions in verse 18 is: 1) the beginning of wisdom Psalms 111:10; 2) a reverential, godly fear; 3) a terror, dread, slavish fear. 2 8. A man who says he loves God but hates his brother is: 1) a true believer; 2) a liar; 3) has love perfected in him. 4) abides in God; 5) God abides in him. 1,2 _ 9. A good and just motivation to love God is because: 1) God first loved us; 2) He gave His Son to die for us; 3) we have a terrible fear of a cruel God. all 10. God has given us the command to: 1) believe on His Son; 2) keep his commandments; 3) love our brother. MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 1) Verse: 1 1. Do not believe 9_Is love 1 2. Test 10_Propitiationn for our sins 2 3. Spirit of God 7 Listens to us 3 4. The antichrist 6 Greater than one in the world 4 5. Dear children 3 Confesses that Christ came in the flesh 4 6. One in believers 4 Heard he was coming 6 7. Whoever knows God 1 Every spirit 7 8. Love 5 Have overcome 8 9. God 2 Spirit whether from God 10 _ 10. God s Son 8 Comes from God MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 2) 11 _ 1. If God loved us 2 Has seen God 12 _ 2. No one 6 Jesus is the Son of God 12 _ 3. If we love 1 We also ought to love 13 _ 4. We know because 4 He has given us of His own Spirit 14 _ 5. We testify 8 Casts out fear 15 _ 6. Confesses 7 So are we 17 _ 7. As He is 10 Must love brother 18 _ 8. Perfect love 9 Love God and hates brother 20 _ 9. A liar 5 Father sent His Son 21 _ 10. Commandment 3 God abides in us

YES or NO _ 1. Is the evidence that one truly loves God to be seen in the way he keeps the commandments of God? _2. Is the conquering power that enables us to overcome the world our faith? _ 3. Did the Father give his testimony to Jesus at His baptism? (Water) (Matthew 3:13-17) _ 4. Did the Father show acceptance of Jesus s death (blood) as the atoning sacrifice (propitiation) for sin at the cross? (Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45; Heb. 6:19; Heb. 10:19-22) _ 5. Can the Christian have confidence that God hears our prayers? _ 6. Can we expect a petition to God to save one who has rejects and doesn t believe, to be granted? _ 7. Do you think God will forgive any sin we confess and repent of? _ 8. Can the wicked one touch one that is pure? _ 9. Can the desire to accumulate wealth become a person s idol? TRUE OR FALSE _ 1. Loving God and one another is more important than keeping His commandments. _ 2. John wants every Christians to know he has the right to pray. _ 3. Sins that are confessed and repented of can be forgiven. _ 4. One born of God does not live a life of continually practicing sin. _ 5. One born of God is to keep himself pure. _ 6. God sometimes lays greater burdens on us than we can bear. Studies in 1 st John 5:1-21 Faith Is the Victory: Witness Concerning the Son: Knowledge of Eternal Life 1. What does one born of God believe? _ If one loves God, who else does he love? _ 2. How do we know we love the children of God? 1 _ 2 _ 3. What is said of God s commandments? _ What is able to conquer the world? _ How did Jesus Christ come? 1 _ 2 _ 4. What three bear witness on earth? 1 2 _ 3 _ What is God s witness great than? _ How does one make God a liar? 5. What has God give us in His Son? What of the one who does not have the So? _ 6. Why is John writing this to believers? 1 _ 2 _ What confidence do we have in God? _ 7. What petitions will God grant us? What does John say about the sin that leads to death? (a mortal sin, or fatal sin) 8. What is sin? What does one born of God not practice? _ What will the wicked one not do to him born of God? 9. What about the whole world? _ What understanding has the Son of God given us? 1 _ 2 3 10. What is John s closing admonition for the saints? [How would you define one today? _] (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Apr 4, 2014

Studies in 1 st John 5:1-21 SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(s) _ 1. A believer in Jesus as the Christ: 1) is born of God; 2) loves Him who begot; 3) loves those who are begotten of God. _ 2. Keeping the commandments of God is: 1) evidence we love the children of God; 2) evidence that we love God; 3) is not a burden on us. _ 3. In evaluating the strength of witnesses, would you say: 1) the testimony of men is as good as God s; 2) God s testimony has greater weight; 3) men s testimony today is greater than God s. _ 4. Not believing and accepting God s testimony to Jesus as His Son, is to: 1) to be smart today; 2) to show one s wisdom; 3) to make God out to be a liar; 4) to have eternal life. _ 5. John wants his readers to: 1) believe in the name of the Son of God; 2) know that they have eternal life; 3) continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. _ 6. Verse 15 assures us of the petitions that we ask of God, and Verse 16 indicates that the petition in this context is about: 1) money; 2) political power; 3) forgiveness. _ 7. Sin: 1) wrong doing; 2) can lead to death; 3) can be confessed; 4) can be repented of; 5) can be forgiven. _ 8. John in v.13-16 points out he has written to show that believers have: 1) the right to eternal life; 2) the right to the throne of grace; 3) the right to intercede for our brethren. _ 9. While the believer belongs to God, the whole world is under the influence/control of: 1) the wicked one; 2) mothers and fathers; 3) good angels and spirits. 10. And idol is: 1) any figurine; 2) something put first before God; 3) a rock star; 4) a movie star. Verse: MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 1) _ 1. One born of God Are not too heavy for us _ 2. Know we love God By water and blood _ 3. God s commandments Bear true witness _ 4. Our faith The Spirit, water, blood _ 5. One overcoming the world Loves Him begotten of God _ 6. Jesus Christ came A liar _ 7. The Spirit Keep His commandments _ 8. In agreement Witness/testimony of God _ 9. Greater than men Believes Jesus Son of God _ 10. Not believing makes God Overcomes the world MATCH CORRECTLY (Group 2) _ 1. God has given us Prayers to God _ 2. Eternal Life Keep ourselves from _ 3. Theses things written Doesn t live to sin _ 4. Have confidence in Is in God s Son _ 5. Knowing God hears us Eternal Life _ 6. No need to pray for The whole world _ 7. One born of God A sin unto death _ 8. Under sway of wicked one To know Him who is true _ 9. Given an understanding The whole world _ 10. Idols We know we have the desired petitions

YES or NO Y 1. Is the evidence that one truly loves God to be seen in the way he keeps the commandments of God? Y 2. Is the conquering power that enables us to overcome the world our faith? Y _ 3. Did the Father give his testimony to Jesus at His baptism? (Water) (Matthew 3:13-17) Y 4. Did the Father show acceptance of Jesus s death (blood) as the atoning sacrifice (propitiation) for sin at the cross? (Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45; Heb. 6:19; Heb. 10:19-22) Y 5. Can the Christian have confidence that God hears our prayers? N 6. Can we expect a petition to God to save one who has rejects and doesn t believe, to be granted? Y 7. Do you think God will forgive any sin we confess and repent of? N 8. Can the wicked one touch one that is pure? Y 9. Can the desire to accumulate wealth become a person s idol? TRUE OR FALSE F 1. Loving God and one another is more important than keeping His commandments. They are equal to each other T 2. John wants every Christians to know he has the right to pray. T 3. Sins that are confessed and repented of can be forgiven. T 4. One born of God does not live a life of continually practicing sin. T 5. One born of God is to keep himself pure. F 6. God sometimes lays greater burdens on us than we can bear. Studies in 1 st John 5:1-21 Faith Is the Victory: Witness Concerning the Son: Knowledge of Eternal Life 1. What does one born of God believe? _ Jesus is the Christ _ If one loves God, who else does he love? _ Him begotten of Him 2. How do we know we love the children of God? 1 When we love God 2_ and when we keep His commandments _ 3. What is said of God s commandments? _ Not burdensome What is able to conquer the world? _ Our faith How did Jesus Christ come? 1_ by water and _ 2_ blood _ 4. What three bear witness on earth? 1_ the Spirit 2_ water 3_ blood _ What is God s witness great than? _ man s witness _ How does one make God a liar? not believing the testimony God gives of His Son 5. What has God give us in His Son? _ eternal life What of the one who does not have the So? He does not have eternal life 6. Why is John writing this to believers? 1 that they know they have eternal life 2 that they continue to believe in the Son of God What confidence do we have in God? That God hears our prayers 7. What petitions will God grant us? Whatever we ask according to His will _ What does John say about the sin that leads to death? (a mortal sin, or fatal sin) Don t expect prayer to answer that (forgiveness) 8. What is sin? _wrong doing, unrighteousness _What does one born of God not practice? _ continual sin _ What will the wicked one not do to him born of God? _ not touch or harm him 9. What about the whole world? Under sway of the wicked one (NKJV) What understanding has the Son of God given us? 1 to know Him who is true 2 we are in Him who is true 3 in His Son Jesus Christ _ 10. What is John s closing admonition for the saints? _Keep from idols _ [How would you define one today? Anything one puts before God _] (Please put the verse(s) number that provides the answer in the margin.) Printed: Apr 4, 2014