Bible History
The author of 1 John
What is John the Apostle?
"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world- the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life- is not from the Father but is from the world."
What is 1 John? (1 John 2: 15-16)
"We love because he first..."
(1 John 4: 19)
What is "Loved us?"
Other reasons for prayer besides to ask for something
What is praise, repentance, thanksgiving, confession, sharing faith, etc
John first warns us of the coming of this in 1 John 2:18
What is the antichrist?
Time period 2 John was written
What is around 85-90 AD?
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love."
What is 1 John? (1 John 4: 7-8)
"Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is..."
(1 John 4: 8)
What is "Love?"
Fill in the blanks.
Overcoming the world does not mean we will be free of sin completely, but we will see our desires change regarding sin: we will be quicker to ____ and slower to ____
What is quicker to repent and slower to repeat?
The three tests we discussed in study
What is the test of Truth (spirit), the test of Righteousness (water), and the test of Love (blood)?
What is around 30 AD?
"For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."
What is 3 John? (3 John 1: 3-4)
(1 John 3:13)
What is "hates you?"
In 1 John 4, we are commanded to love God as well as who
What is our brother?
The three witnesses to the truth of Jesus Christ, according to 1 John 5
What is the blood, the water, and the spirit?
The book of the bible John wrote before he died
What is Revelation?
"Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete."
What is 2 John? (2 John 1: 12)
"Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has..."
(1 John 5:1)
What is "been born of him?"
We are commanded to walk in the light rather than the darkness. According to 1 John 1:7, what will come from us walking in the light
The elder to the elect lady and her children that John addresses in the opening of 2 John
The last Apostle to testify to the living presence of Jesus
Who is John?
"By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked."
What is 1 John? (1 John 2: 5-6)
"This is he who came by water and blood- Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the..."
(1 John 5:6)
What is "truth"?
Fill this in one last time
Knowing that God is _____ shows me that I am _____
Now this is a hard one...
The one who died as a sacrifice in place of us for our sins
Who is Jesus?