Because God First Loved Me – 1 John 4:19
God loves me. In spite of who and what I am. And, because God first loved me, I am able to love other people in return.
1 John
Studies from the first epistle of John
How to Recognize the Spirit of Truth – 1 John 4:6
How do you recognize the spirit of truth and distinguish it from falsehood? If it does not conform to the Scripture, it is not from God.
Keep Yourselves from Idols – 1 John 5:21
John tells us to keep ourselves from idols. An idol is anything that takes away from God’s rightful place in your life.
And This Is His Command – 1 John 3:23
What does God expect of me as his child? To faithfully walk with Christ. And to love those that I am walking with. That is his command.
To Make Our Joy Complete – 1 John 1:3-4
John proclaimed what he knew about Christ in order to have fellowship with new believers and to make his joy complete.
What A Great Love God Has Lavished On Us – 1 John 3:1
How great is the love that God has for us? It is so great that he has called us his children. The creator of the universe is our Father.
Assurance of Salvation – 1 John 3:24b
Can you have assurance of your salvation? Yes. When we live in obedience to his commands, his Spirit will live in us and gives us assurance.
Assurance of Eternal Life – 1 John 5:13
Can you have assurance of eternal life? You can! John says that all who have the Son can know with certainty that they have eternal life.
The Challenge to Love – 1 John 4:20-21
John here challenges us with the need to love fellow believers. And not just the lovely. But also to those who act unlovingly toward you.
Laying Down Our Lives – 1 John 3:16-18
Not many of us would likely think of themselves as martyrs. But as believers we are called to lay down our lives for other believers.
If We Keep His Commands – 1 John 2:3-6
If we do indeed know Christ, then we will keep his command to love each other. This love is a product of a saving relationship with Christ.
Loving God Means Keeping His Commands – 1 John 5:3
Can you love God without obedience to him? John pretty clearly responds to that question saying that obedience to God is love for him. I cannot rightly claim to love God and blatantly disregard his instruction for my life.
