CHAPTER 1
In 1 John 1:5, John says God is what?
light
In 1 John 2:1 who or what does John say speaks in his readers' defence?
Jesus Christ
In what is there no fear? (4:18)
love
What is the victory that overcomes the world? (5:4)
faith
In 1 John 1:1, what does John say we have seen with our eyes, observed and touched with our hands?
But the one who hates his brother or sister is doing what? (1 John 2:11)
Walking in darkness
What Old Testament character did John use as an example of someone who did NOT love one another? (3:12) ?
Cain
Who or what is greater than he that is in the world? (4:4)
He who is in you
Where can you find this quote..."Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him"?
2 john 2:15
How did John define sin? (3:4) ?
The transgression of the law/ lawlessness
In 1 John 4:11-12 what does John say his readers should do to demonstrate that God lives in them?
love one another
In chapter 2:15-17 John warns his readers to be careful as to what takes top priority in their lives. He says that, "The world and its desires pass away, but the man who ... lives forever". What phrase completes the sentence in the NIV?
does the will of God
How did John say we should love? (3:18) ?
In deed/action and in truth
Who cannot love God? (4:19)
He who does not love his brother or sister
In 1 John 1:3, John states that God's commands are not what?
Burdensome/grevious
According to 1 John 3:17, what is a sign that God's love does not reside within oneself?
Seeing a fellow believer in need and withholding compassion
According to 1 John 4:2-3, what litmus test does John give to distinguish between the Spirit of God and the spirit of the antichrist?
Every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God
At the end of this epistle what does John say we should keep ourselves from? (5:21)
Idols