Live Love Week 3 : Questions For Study

Mar 2, 2011

Live Love Week 3

Questions for deeper study: 1 John 2:7-14

7 Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. 8 Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.

9 Those who claim to be in the light but hate a fellow believer are still in the darkness. 10 Those who love their fellow believers live in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. 11 But those who hate a fellow believer are in the darkness and walk around in the darkness; they do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

Reasons for Writing

12 I am writing to you, dear children,
because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young people,
because you have overcome the evil one.

14 I write to you, dear children,

because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young people,
because you are strong,
and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.

1 John 2:7-14 (NIV)

1. John writes in verse 2:7: “I’m not writing you a new command but an old one.” Why do you think he chose to write something they already knew?

• Can you think of something you already know but need to be continually reminded of?

2. Reread verses 2:9-11 and replace the word “light” (or “the light”) with “God’s way” and replace “darkness” (or “the darkness”) with “the World’s way.” How do you feel about this passage when you read it like that?

• What are some practical ways you can “love others”?

3. What specific ways does John mention in this passage?

• Who are some “others” you need to show that type of love to?

4. After reading this section of scripture, how would you define the connection between loving God and loving others?

• Which is more difficult for you: loving God or loving others? Why?

5. John has some encouraging words about the Christians he was writing to. Make a list of  the words that described the dear children, fathers, and young men (verses 12-14):

Dear Children
Fathers
Young Men
e.g. sins were forgiven

6. In the New Living translation, verse 2:14 reads:

I have written to you, children, because  you have known the Father. I have written to you who are mature because you know Christ,  the One who is from the beginning. I have written to you who are young because you are strong with God’s word living in your hearts, and you have won the battle with Satan.  – 1 John 2:14 (NLT)

What  do you think would happen to you if God’s Word was living in your heart?

Wrapping It Up

1. What verse did you find most meaningful in this lesson? Why?
2. List some questions you have from this lesson:
3. Ask God to give you wisdom so you can show love to others.rootworks