Chapter 34-37 Flashcards
Ch. 34 What is the overall theme of 1 John 4:7-5:4a?
Love
Ch. 34 What are the four aspects of love that emerge in 1 John 4:7-5:4a?
a. The origin of love—God
b. The revelation of love—the Christian
c. The opposite of love—fear
d. The test of love—authenticity
Ch. 34 What is the true test of authenticity (1 John 4:20-5:4a)?
Loving God is to love others.
Ch. 35 What is the theme of 1 John 5:4b-12?
Faith
Ch. 35 What does the phrase “water and blood” (1 John 5:6a) mean?
It sums up the totality of Jesus’ incarnational ministry on earth—baptism and crucifixion.
Ch. 35 What is meant by the “hypostatic union”?
a. Two natures under one person: Jesus Christ is the God-Man in one person with two natures
Ch. 36 What are the two main divisions of 1 John 5:13-21?
a. Vv. 13-17: blessings of belief
b. Vv. 18-21: certainties of belief
Ch. 36 What are the three blessings that result from true belief in Christ according to 1 John 5:13-17?
a. Eternal life
b. Answers to Prayers
c. Forgiveness of sins
Ch. 36 What does the “sin that leads to death” (1 John 5:16) most likely mean?
The secession of John’s opponents
Ch. 36 1. What most likely does “keep yourselves from idols” in 1 John 5:21 mean?
Keep yourself from the idolatry of the secessionists who left the worship of the true God to follow after a false Christology
Ch. 37 What does “presbyter” mean?
An elderly man of dignity and importance
Ch. 37 How do the words “in truth I love you” encapsulate the message of 2 John (and 1 John)?
Truth is believing the correct theological view of Jesus and love is loving fellow Christians because they believe the truth (pg. 321)
Ch. 37 Does John warn the church that the false teachers should not be allowed in members’ homes, or in their house churches, or both?
Both
