The First Letter of John
Chapter 1
Read verses 1-4.
1. What is the subject of this letter and how does the author claim to have the authority to write about this?
2. Why is John writing this letter?
3. What specific things are said about “the Word of Life” or “The Eternal Life” in these verses?
4. Is “The Word of Life” a word (or message) or a life (a being)? See the Gospel of John 1:1-14.
5. Where can “The Word of Life” be located? What is our relationship with this Word? And what comes from having a relationship with this word?
Read verses 5-7.
6. John says “God is light.” How do these relate to ‘God is light”...to say that we are to walk by the light, live by the truth, be purified from all sin? How does having fellowship with one another relate to this way of life?
7. How do these relate to “God is Light”...to walk in darkness, to lie and not live by the truth, and to lack being purified from all sin?
8. What are the two kinds of fellowship described in these verses?
Read verses 8-10.
9. Verse 7 said that Jesus purifies us from all sin. Verse 8 says that we cannot truthfully claim to have not sin. Can both be true? How?
10. What is the condition of a person who says they have not sin, or that they do not sin?
11. If this chapter was your only source for knowing about Jesus Christ, what would it tell you about him?
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