Last Bible Test - I John Flashcards
According to the EARLY CHURCH TRADITION, John ministered in _______, the capital of the _________.
-perhaps his readers lived in that province.
Ephesus
Roman province of Asia
The FALSE TEACHERS that are mentioned suggested that JOHN wrote about CONDITIONS that existed in ASIA: _____,_____,_____ and others.
Judaism
Gnosticism
Docetism
Others
Introducetion.
- Historical Background
- no author is mentioned, yet from its early history the church believed ________ wrote it.
- Neither is there any reference to whom the first recipients of this epistle were or where they lived other then they were CHRISTIANS .
Apostle John
The book I John is very difficult to date, but we may receive help from 2:19.
-if Joh meant that FALSE TEACHERS departed from among the _______, a date in the ___ seems possible.
Apostles
60’s
If John meant that FALSE TEACHERS departed from AMONG THE APOSTLES, a date in the 60’s seems possible.
- this may place the date at about A.D. ______, before the JEWISH REVOLTS of A.D. ____scattered the JEWS FROM JUDEA.
- some suggest a later date, when John wrote his GOSPEL and the BOOK OF REVELATION.
60-65
66-70
If John meant that FALSE TEACHERS departed from AMONG THE APOSTLES, a date in the 60’s seems possible.
- this may place the date at about A.D. 60-65, before the JEWISH REVOLTS of ____ SCATTERED the JEWS FROM JUDEA.
- some suggest a later date, when John wrote his GOSPEL and the BOOK OF REVELATION.
A.D. 66-70
What did John write?
His Gospel
Book of revelation
Message
_____ with God is the ESSENCE OF ETERNAL LIFE (I John 1:3).
Fellowship
Message
FELLOWSHIP with God is the __________(I John 1:3).
Essence of Eternal Life
Message
- FELLOWSHIP with God is the ESSENCE OF ETERNAL LIFE. (I John 1:3)
- ___________
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
- all the above describe our relationship with God in varying DEGREES OF INTIMACY.
“Fellowship with God”
“Knowing God”
“Abiding in God”
“Seeking God”
Message
- FELLOWSHIP with God is the ESSENCE OF ETERNAL LIFE. (I John 1:3)
- “FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD”
- “KNOWING GOD”
- “ABIDING IN GOD”
- “SEEKING GOD”
- all the above describe our relationship with God in varying _________.
Degrees of intimacy
Why did John write?
To cultivate greater intimacy with God
The greater the INTIMACY, the better we “_____” God experimentally, and the closer we “_______” the greater our intimacy with God, the more we will experience the LIFE that is ETERNAL.
Know
Abide in Him
The greater the INTIMACY, the better we “KNOW” God experimentally, and the closer we “ABIDE IN HIM” the greater our intimacy with God, the more we will experience the _____that is ______.
Life
Eternal
“_________”- most likely refers to the CHRISTIAN GOSPEL.
The beginning
“THE BEGINNING” most likely refers to the CHRISTIAN GOSPEL.
-use of 3 basic senses to hilight the REALITY OF THE GOSPEL.
John cites: _____,_____________-which some FALSE TEACHERS DENIED (DOCETISM)
Personal experience
Appealing to empirical evidence to support the humanity of Jesus Christ
“THE BEGINNING” most likely refers to the CHRISTIAN GOSPEL.
-use of 3 basic senses to hilight the REALITY OF THE GOSPEL.
John cites: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, APPEALING TO EMPERICAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE HUMANITY OF JESUS CHRIST-which some FALSE TEACHERS DENIED (______).
Docetism
Who does “we” refer to?
John and other eyewitnesses of Jesus Christ
In verse 1, the progression of the verbs (_____,____ etc) bring attention to Jesus as the ESSENCE OF FELLOWSHIP.
Heard
Seen
In verse 1, the progression of the verbs (HEARD, SEEN etc) bring attention to Jesus as the ________.
Essence of fellowship
The progression of VERBS in verse 2( ____, _____, _____, etc) shows the RESULTS OF ENJOYING HIS FELLOWSHIP.
Manifested
Seen
Bear witness
The progression of VERBS in verse 2( MANIFESTED, SEEN, BEAR WITNESS, etc) shows the RESULTS OF ENJOYING HIS FELLOWSHIP.
-1:2-
Stresses the _____ of the “LIFE” (JESUS CHRIST) and it’s ______ with the Father.
Externality
Life
John wrote to these CHRISTIANS so they could ___________, and ____________, the INTIMATE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM THAT THE APOSTOLIC WITNESSES ENJOYED.
Enter into
Continue to enjoy
John wrote to these CHRISTIANS so they could ENTER INTO and CONTINUE TO ENJOY, the ________ WITH HIM THAT THE _______ ENJOYED.
Intimate fellowship
Apostolic witnesses
FELLOWSHIP REQUIRES and RESTS ON ______.
Information
“_________”- what John writes in this EPISTLE.
These things
“THESE THINGS” -what John writes in this epistle.
-written that John and his readers would experience full (“______”) joy.
Complete
What is joy?
Joy is the product of fellowship with God
______: the product of fellowship with God
Joy
True tests/ evidence of fellowship with God
__________
____________
______________
Fellowship with one another
Cleansing by the blood of Christ
Confession of sin
What brings forgiveness?
Trusting that if we sin we have Jesus Christ as an ADVOCATE and SACRIFICE for our sins.
“_____________”- emphasizes His ability to reveal and to deal with what His holiness reveals.
God is light
God OPPOSES and CONDEMNS SIN (“_______”)
Darkness
“GOD IS LIGHT”- emphasis His ability to _____ and to _____ with what His holiness reveals.
Reveals
Deal
God EXPOSES and CONDEMNS SIN (“_____________”
Darkness
“________________”- the Christian who claims to have fellowship with God, but disobeys Him (WALKS IN “DARKNESS”) is LYING.
-A practicing sinner cannot have close fellowship with God.
If we claim
“IF WE CLAIM”-the Christian who claims to have fellowship with God, but disobeys Him (________________”) is ______
-A practicing sinner cannot have close fellowship with God.
Walks in darkness
Lying
“______________”-(GK.Koinonia) -sharing things in common by 2 or more parties.
Fellowship
What is fellowship?
(Gk. Koinonia) -sharing things in common by 2 or more parties.
“________”- happens at the moment or conversion; God will never bring us into condemnation for our sins.
-however, we need continual cleansing from defilement that sinful daily living brings, because it hinders our fellowship.
Cleanses
“___________”-(homologeo)-to say, the same thing
Confess
If we “______________,” God will then forgive the sins we confess and “_______________”.
Confess our sins
Cleanse us from all unrighteousness