Tuesday Questions

Study 1 JOHN 2 October 6, 2026

 

1. SINCE IT’S BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE WE’VE TALKED ABOUT JOHN’S LETTER, I’D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT ARE YOUR PERSONAL, MAIN MEMORIES, HIGHLIGHTS, OF WHAT THE LETTER HAS TALKED ABOUT SO FAR.  CHAPTER ONE AND CHAPTER TWO (UP TO AROUND VERSE 18). 

2. VERSE 18  JOHN MOVES ON TO A PROBLEM FACING HIS AUDIENCE, SOME WHO DENY THAT JESUS WAS THE CHRIST.   STRONGS DEFINITION OF “CHRIST” SEE INSERT BELOW:

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WHAT DO OTHER TRANSLATIONS USE FOR THIS GREEK WORD?  JOHN CALLS THIS GROUP (GREEK )  “ANTICHRISTOS”

 

 IS THIS A COMMON WORD IN THE NEW TESTAMENT?    WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS WORD??

 

HERE ARE THE TWO WORDS JOHN USES.  THEY LOOK VERY SIMILAR, ONE BEING A PLURAL OF THE OTHER.

                                               

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BELOW IS THE LISTING OF STRONGS CONCORDANCE FOR EVERY APPEARANCE OF G500:

 

 

 

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TO WHAT EXTENT IS THIS A PROBLEM TODAY, FOR US ?

 

1. VERSE 28 BRINGS THIS SUB-TOPIC TO A CLOSE IN A VERY NICE WAY.  WHAT PERSONAL MEANING WOULD YOU GIVE THIS STATEMENT?

 

1. ANY CONCLUDING THOUGHTS FOR CHAPTERS 1 OR 2.

 

CHAPTER 3

1 VERSE ONE TALKS ABOUT THE HEAVENLY FATHER LOVING US.  HOW IS THIS EXPRESSED IN THE VARIOUS TRANSLATIONS?   YOUR FAVORITE?

WHAT IS THE GREEK WORD TRANSLATED “SONS” ???  ANYTHING SPECIAL ABOUT THAT WORD??

 

2 VERSE 2 – IN WHAT SENSE IS THIS RELATIONSHIP “NOW” ?

 

3 VERSE 3 – WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSLATION USING THE WORD “HOPE”?

 

4 THE FIRST TEN VERSES OF THIS CHAPTER 3 TALK ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE “FATHER”.   WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS OF THE REMAINING VERSES, UP TO AND INCLUDING VERSE 10?