Friday, September 18, 2015

Daily Bible Study--1 John 1:8-10

Sins and Forgiveness


1 John 1:8-10


"If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we claim that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us." (1 John 1:8-10, EMTV)


A1 Outline

B1 Conditional sentence 1. 1 John 1:8

C1 If

D1 We claim

D2 That we have no sin

C2 Main clause

D1 We are deceiving

E1 Ourselves

D2 The truth is

E1 Not

E2 In us

B2 Conditional sentence 2. 1 John 1:9

C1 If

D1 We confess

E1 Our sins

C2 Main clause

D1 He is

E1 Faithful

E2 Just

F1 To

G1 Forgive

H1 Us

H2 Our sins

G2 Cleanse

H1 Us

H2 From all unrighteousness

B3 Conditional sentence 3. 1 John 1:10

C1 If

D1 We claim

D2 That we have not sinned

C2 Main clause

D1 We make

E1 Him

E2 A liar

D2 His word

E1 Is

E2 Not

E3 In us


A2 Notes

B1 Three types of conditional sentences (Condition and result clauses. The condition clause starts with the word if. The main clause starts with the word then or equivalent).

C1 Types

D1 Possible (If it rains, the grass will become wet. If I stand in the rain, I will get wet. If I drink coffee at night, I stay awake).

D2 Not possible (If I were a king, I would not live here. If I were you, I would save that money).

D3 In the past (If it would have rained, the grass would have become wet. If she would have treated me like that, I would just walk away. If I had to do it all over again, things would be different).

C2 Usually start with the word if or have if in the sentence.

C3 For more information see here, here, or here.

B2 1 John 1:8 – First conditional. This is one of the tests in 1 John for us to know if we are a Christian. Do we acknowledge that we are sinners, do sin, and have sinned?

B3 1 John 1:9 – Second conditional. This is test two. Will we confess not only are we sinners but also our sins to God? If not, there is a problem.

B4 1 John 1:10 – Third conditional. This is the third test. A very serious issue confronts us. If we refuse to acknowledge that we are sinners, then our diagnosis is we are calling God a liar and His word is not in us. If this is our attitude, then we need to confess this sin to God.


A3 Questions

B1 Does 1 John 1:8 refer to a position of being sinless or referring to being caught in sin and proclaiming your innocence (when you are not innocent)?

B2 If we are deceived and the truth is not in us, does that mean we are not Christians? (No, it may be where we believe at that moment. If we continue and/or teach this about sin, it is obvious that we are a fake, a false convert. We must face the reality of our sinfulness and the forgiven in Christ).

B3 What is deception? How to we avoid being deceived?

B4 Since truth is so important to God, what are some ways we don't face, acknowledge, say, do, etc. the truth?

B5 Why is the truth so hard to admit?

B6 What is humbly accepting the fact that we do break God's law so difficult to acknowledge?


Daily Bible Study--1 John 1:5

1 John 1:5

"And this is the message which we have heard from Him and we announce to you, that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all. " (1 John 1:5, EMTV)

A1 Outline
B1 This is
C1 The message
D1 We have heard
E1 from Him
D2 God is light
D3 God has
E1 No darkness in him at all
B2 We announce
C1 To you

A2 Notes
B1 Message
C1 The Greek word is ἐπαγγελία epaggelia
D1 Sometimes the word means an announcement. 1 John 1:5
D2 Usually it is used as a special announcement--a promise. Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4, etc.
D3 A promise is a message about something in the future.
D4 A message, as used here, refers to something in the past.
C2 The message here is something that John and the other Apostles heard.
B2 Heard and announce
C1 John heard this teaching from the Lord Jesus. John 1:9 and John 8:12
C2 He writes about it, so that others will know, too.
C3 This message probably has been spoken of many times.
B3 You--the readers
B4 God--the God of the Bible
B5 Light
C1 Not the physical substance, photons
C2 Speaks
D1 Of His appearance 1 Timothy 6:16, Revelation 22:5
D2 Of His personal characteristics
E1 Truth John 8:12
E2 One that teaches truth Psalm 27:1, James 1:17
E3 Glory Isaiah 4:5, Acts 7:55, 2 Corinthians 3:7
E4 Holiness Ezekiel 28:25, Ephesians 4:24
E5 Perfection (no flaws)
B6 Darkness--the opposite of light
B7 In Him--God, that is, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit

A3 Questions
B1 Are we to announce this message as well?
B2 How complete, perfect, is this light? ("...no darkness, at all").
B3 How should this affect a Christian's life?
B4 When God speaks of history, geography, science, human emotions, etc., is it true? How does this affect Genesis 1?
B5 What is the natural state of humanity? (See Matthew 6:23, John 3:19, John 12:46