How do we know God hears us when we pray?  What does it mean to pray according to Jesus' will or in His name?  What is a good definition of sin?  What is the sin leading to death, as opposed to the sin not leading to death, as mentioned in verses 16-17?  How is it … Continue reading Podcast: 1 John 5:13-21

How can we be confident that our faith overcomes the world, as stated in verse four?  Why is it important that Jesus came by both the water and the blood?  What is the life that it is in God's Son, referenced in verse 11? https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=23811422

There is so much content in these three verses!  What is lacking in most English translations of this passage? What is it to believe?  What is essential in order to obey God's commands?  Are God's commandments really not burdensome, as the text says?  How does that align with the common view of religion? https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=23783171

How does the Greek grammar in this passage help our understanding? How do we see God?  What verse would be especially good to keep with us all day? https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=23750528

Who does "they" refer to in verse five?  What is the source of love?  What are the proper definitions of key words from this passage? https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=23399180

What is God's will for us?  How do we test the spirits to see what is from God?  Why is that so important in our culture today?  How is Biblical Christianity different from every other religion? https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=23350793

John continues to go back and forth between the two natures of people.  He's not talking about "us versus them," but the two natures--the sinful Adam and regenerated soul--that is in each person.  How does that change the way we treat other people? Why does the world hate us, as it says in verse 13?  … Continue reading Podcast: 1 John 3:10-21

Consider the wonder of being "children of God".  What does it mean that whomever has been generated of God cannot sin (verse 9)?  This passage continues to consider the relationship between the corrupt human nature and the regenerated soul. https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=23282852

What is the difference between what God gives and the things of human invention?  What is lust and what is the problem with it?  What about the mention of the antichrist, and what is the solution?  How do we know all things?  What is the anointing that is referenced in verse 27?  Do we have … Continue reading Podcast: 1 John 2:15-27

The word "know" features in the third verse--how is this word correctly defined in the Bible?  How do we know love?  How are we able to identify wickedness and evil?  How does this passage apply to the culture in which we live today? https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=23234492