Catching Up

OK, so I had a little trouble getting the 1 John study in digital form so I could be posting the info. each week so now there's just a little catching up to do. I'll start with the answers from our intro. session on the 21st.

Week 1:The Basics of Christianity


I. Written by John the Apostle
A. Brother of James. (Acts12:2)
B. Son of Zebedee. (Matthew 10: 2-4)
C. Nicknames “Sons of Thunder”—outspoken, intense, etc.
(Mark 3:17, Luke 9:54)
D. One of Jesus’best friends. (Matthew 17:1, 26:37)
E. An eyewitness to Jesus’ ministry. (1 John 1:1-4)
F. Disciple “Whom Jesus Loved”. (John 13:23, 19:26, 20:2, 21:7)
G. Wrote five Books of the Bible.
1. 1 John
2. 2 John
3. 3 John
4. Gospel of John
5. Revelation
H. The only disciple who died of natural causes.
1. He was boiled in hot oil.
2. He was exiled to die on Patmos—means my killing.
3. He was released by a new ruler.
I. The last Apostle to die. He was over 86 years old.
II. Why was 1 John written?
A. Gnostics--false teachers that believed that TRUTH was:
1. Man’s reason, not God’s revelation.
a. Sin doesn’t affect ones spirit.
1) Sin doesn’t matter. (Heb. 10:26-31)
2) The more one sins the more grace there is.
(Rom. 3:5-8)
b. Everything that appeals to flesh is sin. (Col. 2:20-23)
1) “Don’t handle, taste, or touch.” (Gen.3:1-3)
2) Severe treatment of the body.
2. Flesh is evil,
--therefore Jesus wasn’t God in the flesh.
3. The man's spirit is good.
--mystical knowledge
B. Failure to love.