1, 2 & 3 John

Teacher: Stephen King

Points For Discussion John 1,2,3,

1. How do you reconcile/align 1 John 1:8-2:2 and 1 John 3:4-6? Sinning and not sinning. 
2. 1 John: 2:15-17: What is “The World”? Where do you see its influence in your life?
3. 1 John 2:18 and 1 John 4:3. Antichrist is not only for the end. They are here now. Where do you see them?
4. 1 John 3:17-19: Johns equation Belief/Faith=Love+Action. How complete is this in our experience?
5. 1 John 3:20-21,22. What is this saying about guilt? Does guilt ever play a role in your Cristian experience?
6. 1 John 3:21,22: 1 John 5:14 Really????  How does 1 John 5:14 affect this?
7. 1 John 5:16,17: What is a sin unto death? How would we know?
8. 1 John 4:7: "Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God” How broad is this? 

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Outline of 1 John from the Today's English Version

• Introduction (1:1-4)
• Light and darkness (1:5 – 2:29)
• Children of God and children of the Devil (3:1-24)
• Truth and error (4:1-6)
• The duty of love (4:7-21)
• Victorious faith (5:1-21)

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Outline of 2 John from the Today's English Version

• Introduction (1-3)
• The primacy of love (4-6)
• Warning against false doctrine (7-11)
• Conclusion (12-13)

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Outline of 3 John from the Today's English Version

• Introduction (114)
• Gaius is praised (5-8)
• Diotrephes is condemned (9-10)
• Demetrius is commended (11-12)
• Conclusion (13-15)