Questions for 1 John 4:19-5:21
*Please make the time to study at home in order to answer the questions below. All of our Bible classes are richer in the sharing of thoughts when we dedicate time to prepare for our public Bible studies.
1 John 4:19-5:5
1. Why are Christians to love God?
2. What must one do if he truly loves God?
3. There are several pairs of commands and/or principles in these verses that go hand in hand (that is you cannot have one without the other). Please list as many of these pairs as you can.
1 John 5:6-13
4. Look at 1 John 5:6-9 in light of verses such as Mark 3:9-11, John 1:29-34, 3:1-16, 31-34, 19:33-35, Acts 2:4,14-43, 5:32 and be prepared to discuss their meaning.
5. Are witnesses important in establishing truth? What strengthens the testimony of a witness?
6. Which is greater, the witness of men or the witness of God?
7. Under what condition(s) can we accept the witness of men?
8. Can we be witnesses of Christ today? How?
9. In verse 13, why does John say he had
written these things?
1 John 5:14-17
10. What confidence (assurance) can we have in God?
11. What is a sin “not leading to death”?
12. When can we pray for a brother whom we see sinning?
1 John 5:18-21
13. John reminds the readers of some principles or knowledge that can help us stay away from sin. What are they?
14. What is John’s last admonition of the letter of 1 John?
Review Question: What do you think is that the overall message of the book of 1 John?