Children of God - 1 John 2:28-3:10
Understand It
- Why did John encourage his readers to continue in Christ? (2:28)
- What is true about everyone who does what is right? (2:29)
- How has the Father lavished love upon believers? (3:1)
- Why doesn’t the world know Christians? (3:1)
- What will happen to the children of God when they see Christ? (3:2)
- What kind of person purifies himself or herself? (3:3)
- What is sin? (3:4)
- Why did Christ appear? (3:5)
- How is a person who lives in Christ unusual? (3:6)
- What does it mean to do what is right? (3:7)
- What did John say about the person who does what is sinful? (3:8)
- Why did the Son of God appear? (3:8)
- Why can’t the person who is born of God continue to sin? (3:9)
- How are children of God and children of the devil identified? (3:10)
Apply It
- What step will you take today to purify yourself?
- What area of weakness will you ask God to strengthen this week?
Love One Another - 1 John 3:11-24
Understand It
- What message had the readers of 1 John heard from the beginning? (3:11)
- Why did Cain murder his brother? (3:12)
- About what should believers not be surprised? (3:13)
- How can a person know that he or she has passed from death to life? (3:14)
- What is the result of hating one’s brother? (3:15)
- How do we know what love is? (3:16)
- What question did the author ask his readers? (3:17)
- How should Christians love? (3:18)
- What is God greater than? (3:20)
- What is the result of not being condemned by one’s heart? (3:21-22)
- What is God’s command? (3:23)
- What is the result of obeying God’s command? (3:24)
- How do believers know that God lives in them? (3:24)
Apply It
- For what fellow Christian whom you have difficulty loving will you do something kind this week?
- How can you use your material possessions to love another believer this week?
- What specific step will you take this week to put your love for another Christian into action?
