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Reading 1 John
Dinosaurs?
200
The meaning of name "Eden" refers to this experience.
What is delight or pleasure?
200
St. John summaries the message of the Gospel by saying "God is ____ and in him there is no darkness."
What is light?
200
This biblical prophet was eaten by a "sea monster" because he did not want to preach God's message to his enemies in Nineveh.
Who is Jonah?
400
Jesus said that he would give this to his disciples "not as the world gives".
(We study the Bible so that we may know the Lord and thus know ___)
What is Peace?
400
This is English word translate the Greek word "zōē" during the introduction to 1 John which reads
"That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked at, and our hands touched, about the Word of ___ (the ___ that was revealed, and we have seen, and testified-as-witnesses, and announced to you; the eternal ___ which was with the Father, and was revealed to us )"
What is life?
400
This New Testament Gospel account ends by saying
"Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name."
Who is St. John?
600
This Greek word is used to refer to New Testament letters.
What is epistle (or epistole)?
600
St. John writes that those who hate their brother or sister are like this biblical figure who was the firstborn son of Adam and Eve and became the first murderer in the Bible when he killed his brother Abel.
Who is Cain?
600
This saint whose liturgy we celebrate during Lent also wrote a sermon on the six-day creation narrative encouraged Christians to "hear Scripture as it has been written" because scientific claims that are not included in Scripture are not important for us to become mature followers of Jesus.
Who is St. Basil?
800
This word is used to describe letters that were written to a wide audience rather than to a person or church in a specific city.
What is "universal" or "general" or "catholic"?
800
This word is used twice in 1 John 4:20 where it reads
"For he who does not love his brother whom he has ___, how can he love God whom he has not ___?:
What is seen?
800
In the creation narrative of Genesis 1, God created the the reptilian sea monsters along with other sea creatures on this day.
What is the fifth day?
1000
This word is used to describe a living experience that is handed down, re-lived and renewed through time from generation to generation.
What is Tradition?
1000
To better understand scripture or other spiritual texts it can be very helpful to highlight these parts of the text.
What are repeated words or concepts?
1000
While Genesis 1 describes the heavens and earth being created in seven days, St. Peter's Second Universal Letter seems to indicate that a "day" for God might not always correspond to a "day" for humans as St. Peter reminds the readers that with the Lord a day is like this many years.
What is one thousand?
5000
The King James Version translation of 1 John hard to pronounce word is uses this very technical and difficult to pronounce word to talk about how Jesus is the sacrificial offering for our sins in order to restore our relationship with God.
What is propitiation? (but I will accept atonement)