Confident Christian Living (1 John)

We know real love because ________________. (1 John 3:16)

• God has made it known to us through the accounts of the apostles.

• God gave His Son, Jesus Christ who died and gave His life for us.

• God has already put this love in our hearts from the beginning.

• God used people to demonstrate this love to us.

In the first chapter of 1 John, what do John say when we claim that we have no sin? (1 John 1:8)

• We are in continuous fellowship with God and we live in the truth.

• We are living in the light and we have continuous fellowship with God.

• We are wicked and we live in the darkness.

• We are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.

What cleanses us from our sins? (1 John 1:7)

• Good works

• Blood of Jesus

• Our act of repentance

• Faith

Complete the verse. 1 John 2:10 “Anyone who loves a fellow believer is living in the light and _______________.”

• does not cause others to stumble

• truly obeys God’s Word

• demonstrates a life that is pleasing to God

• proves that the Holy Spirit is in him

“We love each other because ____________________” (1 John 4:19)

• “He loved us first”

• “He showed us what it looks like to love others”

• “we are His children”

• “we are given this Spirit of togetherness)

How do we know if someone who claims to speak by the Spirit that he/she really has the Spirit of God? (1 John 4:2-3)

• if he/she preaches the Gospel with confidence and boldness

• if he/she acknowledges the truth about Jesus Christ

• if he/she believes in the second coming of Jesus

• if he/she performs signs and wonders

A person who has no love is _________. (1 John 3:14)

• not a child of God.

• an enemy of God.

• still dead

• lonely

We know that we are living in God and that we truly know Him if ______________ (1 John 2:3-5)

• we obey His commandments

• we do not sin

• we always share things about God

• we always communicate with God

Complete the verse. 1 John 5:14 “And we are confident that He hears us whenever we ask for anything that _________.”

• benefits our brothers and sisters

• pleases Him

• is good for us

• glorifies Him

We truly love each other if we _____________ (1 John 3:18-19)

• affirm our love for each other through words

• work together in proclaiming the Gospel

• love ourselves as well

• show our love through actions