Chapters 36-37

Question 1

What are the two main divisions of 1 John 5:13-21?

Answer 1

• 13-17 – the blessings of belief

* 18-21 – the certainess of belief

Question 2

What are the three blessings that result from true belief in Christ according to 1 John 5:13-17?

Answer 2

• Eternal life
• Answers to prayer
• Forgiveness of Sins

Question 3

What does the “sin that leads to death” (1 John 5:16) most likely mean?

Answer 3

• Seceding from the community

Question 4

What most likely does “keep yourselves from idols” in 1 John 5:21 mean?

Answer 4

• The idolatry of leaving the worship of the true God to follow a false Christology

Question 5

What does “presbyter” mean?

Answer 5

• An elderly man

Question 6

How do the words “In truth I love you” encapsulate the message of 2 John (and 1 John)?

Answer 6

• Combines the commandments to walk in truth and walk in love

Question 7

Does John warn the church that the false teachers should not be allowed in members’ home, or in their house churches, or both?

Answer 7

• Both homes and churches