Do Not Love the World - 1 John 2:15-17
Understand It
- What restrictions should we place on our affections? (2:15)
- What passes away? (2:17)
- Who lives forever? (2:17)
Apply It
- What specific steps will you take in order to find satisfaction in your relationship with God rather than in the things of the world?
Warning Against Antichrists - 1 John 2:18-27
Understand It
- Who was coming and who had come at the time John wrote this? (2:18)
- In what way is denying (or acknowledging) the Son related to having the Father? (2:23)
- What did John encourage his readers to do? (2:24)
Apply It
- What steps do you need to take to better prepare yourself against antichrists and their false doctrines?
Children of God - 1 John 2:28-3:10
Understand It
- What is true about everyone who does what is right? (2:29)
- How is a person who lives in Christ unusual? (3:6)
- Why can’t the person who is born of God continue to sin? (3:9)
Apply It
- What area of weakness will you ask God to strengthen this week?
Love One Another - 1 John 3:11-24
Understand It
- How do we know what love is? (3:16)
- How should Christians love? (3:18)
- What is the result of obeying God’s command? (3:24)
Apply It
- For what fellow Christian whom you have difficulty loving will you do something kind this week?
Test the Spirits - 1 John 4:1-6
Understand It
- What did John instruct his readers to do? (4:1)
- How can we distinguish truth from error in spiritual matters? (4:2-3)
- Who does and does not listen to those who are from God? (4:6)
Apply It
- What influences in your life (for example, books, movies, music, ideas, etc.) will you "put to the test" this week to see whether they are from God?
God's Love and Ours - 1 John 4:7-21
Understand It
- What is the relationship between loving and knowing God? (4:7-8)
- How can believers know that they live in God and God lives in them? (4:13)
- Why should we love? (4:19)
Apply It
- What specific steps will you take this week to demonstrate your love for another believer?
