Students of the Word

What John says about the one not loving his brother...

Why does John return again to this topic of who loved first?

John begins to discuss how fear functions in our lives, and how it is driven out by love. We also look at what is meant by 'perfect' love and what John's driving at.

Welcome back to Students of the Word! In this session, we're taking a step back to review paragraph 14 of 1 John, focusing on the main idea. It's important to look at the bigger picture and understan…

In John's courtroom drama, we've had the defense attorney, the testimony of the accuser, and we've had the witnesses. Now we get the Judge!

Let's look at the structure of John’s thought, where confessing Jesus as the Son of God and abiding in love frame the central truth: we have come to know and trust the love that God has in us. We exa…

Join us for session 84 of Students of the Word as we continue our in depth bible study of 1 John, focusing on verse 15 in chapter 4. Discover more about this New Testament passage and gain insights f…

In this session, delve into the role of believers as witnesses testifying that "the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world." Through an examination of the Greek term "soter," we connec…

In this episode, we dive into 1 John, paragraph 14, where John revisits the theme of seeing and testifying, echoing the epistle’s opening. He introduces the pivotal idea of Jesus as the "Savior of th…

This Bible study session emphasizes the importance of stepping back to see the epistle's broader themes, particularly God's love, the commandment to love one another, and the assurance of abiding in …

Let's talk about how God has given us His Spirit, and what that has done for us.

What prompts John to unexpectedly declare, 'Nobody has seen God'?

Once upon a time, a bible study group looked at 1 John and discussed the very good reasons why we should love each other.

...in which we look at how John connects being born of God with knowing the Son of God - and how this relates to the revelation of His love.

In what way was the love of God revealed, and why was that done?

A discussion on the nature of truth, and how we can recognize the spirit of truth.

We've studied Spirits both evil and of God, but what does John say about us, about those who listen to us, and how we can know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error?

In this session we continue to focus on distinguishing between the Spirit of God and the spirit of error and what it means that some spirits are of/in/from/out of the world.

In this session we back up a bit to more thoroughly re-examine and better understand the state of being in God and overcoming spirits.

Even more thoughts and dicussion about spirits - and why we must test them.