Read 1 John 1:7 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on walk in the light and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read 1 John 1:9 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on confess and be cleansed and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
LESSON 3
Test the Spirits
Primary passage: 1 John 4:1
Read 1 John 4:1 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on test the spirits and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read 1 John 5:13 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on know that you have eternal life and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.