Bible Study @ the Grosjeans this coming Friday October 12th, 7pm

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Dear fellow douloi of the Noho Study

Again, we are looking forward to spend time together, build each other up in the faith and study the Word of God.  There are two things we would like to work through this coming Friday.

First, we will discuss the issue with the children and hope to get your feedback on what we announced before.

Second, if time permits, we are also going to continue our study in 1John.  I would like to change the format a little and make it much more interactive then before.  Please read through 1John chapter 1 and chapter 2:1-2.  We are going to focus on 2:1-2, although I would like to set the context again and see what you still remember.

In order to prepare yourself for the Study please work through the following questions (we will work through these together too):

 (VERSE 1)

1.     John is addressing his recipients with “my little children”, this is another word then the usual for “child” in Greek. It means little child, small child… why is he addressing them in this way?

2.     What are “these things”?

3.     What does the wording “so that” indicate, and why will it have this effect?
4.   Why is he saying: “if anyone does sin”? (…this stands for a subjunctive mood, indicating in this context a more probable future event… “it may happen, more likely, more certainly”…)   

5.     Is this not a contradiction to what he said in 1:5-7?

6.     “We have” is continual action in the Greek “we are continually having”, what is the significance of this?

7.     How is Christ further described and what is the significance of the three descriptions found in this verse?

(VERSE 2)

1.     Try to find out what “propitiation” (the English term; we will expand a little on the Greek term…) means (maybe a Lexicon or Dictionary or Google it… ;-)).

2.     Which theological debate comes to your mind by looking at the rest of the verse? What does it seem to teach?

3.     Related to question 2, what is the “whole world” in the context of 1John?

4.     Against the backdrop of Gnosticism, why do you think did John bring this idea of “Christ being the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world” up?

I am looking forward to a great time of studying God’s Word together…

Blessings and see you soon…

Pascal