1 John 2 - Chapter Study Flashcards
Section Titled: Warning Against Antichrist
1 John 2:18-27 (10 verses)
[UNIQUE TO 1J]
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Complete phrase, “sins of”
1J 2:2 sins of all the world
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About commandments John said what (4 verses)
1J 2:3 And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.
2:4 If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth.
2:7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment - to love one another - is the same message you heard before.
2:8 Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.
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About the Antichrist, John said what (2 verses)
1J 2:18 Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come.
2:22 And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist.
Section Titled: Living in the Light
1 John 1:5-2:6 (12 vs - 6vs & 6vs)
[1 of 6 sections that spans chapters]
[1 of 3 sections in 1J w/ 12 vs - Living as Children of God & Faith in the Son of God]
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Anyone who “hates a fellow believer” (2 verses)
1J 2:9 If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness.
2:11 But anyone who hates a fellow believer is still living and walking in darkness. Such a person does not know the way to go, having been blinded by the darkness.
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The verse that contains “Holy ONE” and the verse that contains “Holy SPIRIT”
1J 2:20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth.
2:27 But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true - it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
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Fellowship is mentioned in 4 verses
1J 2:24 So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father.
2:25 And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us.
2:27 But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true - it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
2:28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.
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Complete phrase, “truth of”
1J 2:8 truth of this commandment
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The word “truth” appears in 4 verses
1J 2:4 If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth.
2:8 Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.
2:20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth.
2:21 So I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies.
Section Titled: Living as Children of God
1 John 2:28-3:10 (12 vs - 2vs & 10vs)
[1 of 6 sections that spans chapters]
[1 of 3 sections in 1J w/ 12 vs - Living in the Light & Faith in the Son of God]
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Completion question, “Do” (Unique to 1J)
1J 2:15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
Section Titled: Do Not Love This World
1 John 2:15-17 (3 verses)
[UNIQUE TO 1J]
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Completion question, “For”
1J 2:16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
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The phrase “God’s children” found in 3 verses
1J 2:12 I am writing to you who are God’s children because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus.
2:14 I have written to you who are God’s children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. God’s word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one.
2:29 Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children.
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The phrase “remain in fellowship” appears in 3 verses
1J 2:24 So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father.
2:27 But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true - it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
2:28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.
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Verse that contains “from the very beginning” (1) and the verses that contain “from the beginning” (3 verses)
1J 2:7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment - to love one another - is the same message you heard before.
2:13 I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with the evil one.
2:14 I have written to you who are God’s children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. God’s word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one.
2:24 So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father.
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Receiving the Holy Spirit is mentioned in 2 verses
OR The Spirit does what
1J 2:20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth.
2:27 But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true - it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
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Devil called the “evil one” in 2 verses
1J 2:13 I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with the evil one.
2:14 I have written to you who are God’s children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. God’s word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one.
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Completion question, “My” (Unique to ALL)
1J 2:1 My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous.
