Love
Notice the structure ‘He who say’s’ in vv 4,6,9 similar to the three ‘If we say’ in 1:6,8,10
What command do you think John has in mind in v3-5? (see v7-8)
What walk do you think John has in mind in v6?
What do you think John is seeking to correct?
Why does John use love rather than correct doctrine as the test?
How would you summarise John’s test? (Love is the only true test of our knowledge of God.)
Who does John apply the test to? (see 2:3, v4, v12-13, 5:13)
**John 15:9-10** “As the Father loved Me, I also
Mat 22:37-39 ''You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself.''
Notice the structure 'He who say's' in vv 4,6,9 similar to the three 'If we say' in 1:6,8,10
What command do you think John has in mind in v3-5? (see v7-8)
What walk do you think John has in mind in v6?
- What do you think John is seeking to correct?
- Why does John use love rather than correct doctrine as the test?
- How would you summarise John's test? (Love is the only true test of our knowledge of God.)
- Who does John apply the test to? (see 2:3, v4, v12-13, 5:13)