Bibl 110 Exam 8

Study Guide: Module/Week 8

Derived from the class text book, The Essence of the New Testament: A Survey (2012),

and the New Testament documents.

Chapter 27, 1 John: Blessed Assurance

1. The apostle John wrote 1 John sometime between AD 85 and 95.

2. Where is the purpose statement for 1 John given? 1 John 5:13

3. 1 John 5:13 states: “I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.”

4. John wrote 1 John in order to (1) teach Discernment regarding a proper relationship with God; (2) affirm his readers’ faith; and (3) warn his readers about false teachers (303).

5. While the exact nature of the false teaching encountered in 1 John is impossible to define, some clues exist that enable us to grasp the broad contours of the false teaching that John writes to combat. Note the following characteristics:

* Denial that Jesus is the Christ (2:22–23).

* They do not know Him because they do not keep His comandments.

* They denied that Jesus had come in the flesh (4:2–3; cf. 2 John 7).

* They denied the ______ ____ of the cross of Christ (c f. 5:6).

6. Discuss the significance of koinōnia in 1 John (305).

7. 1 John 1:9 states: “If we confess our sin, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and purfy us from all unrighteousness” (NIV 1985).

8. 1 John 2:2 states: “He [Jesus Christ] is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world” (NIV 1985).

9. 1 John 2:15–17 clarifies that loving God is incompatible with loving the world.

10. 1 John 4:13 states: “We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his spirit” (NIV 1985).

Chapter 28, 2 John: Avoid False Teachers

1. John, “the Elder” wrote 2 John to the “elect lady and her children sometime between AD 85 and 95.

2. The key word in 2 John is “Remain” (Gk. menō).

3. The key verse in 2 John: “Anyone who does not remain in...