That Ye May Have Fellowship with Us and with God

1.    Read 1 John 1:1–4. Describe in writing John’s desire for those he wrote to. Study the following scripture references and then list what these verses teach about how we can come to know God better and have greater joy and fellowship with God:

o       1 John 1:8–10- That we might be truthful and repent of our sins knowing that we can be forgiven and clean.

o       1 John 2:3–6- That we might be truthful and follow the commandments that the Lord has given us.

o       1 John 2:9–11; 3:11–19- That we might love one another and have the love of God for all men.

o       1 John 2:15–17- That we might be in the world, but not of the world and that we might not seek after the things of the world.

o       1 John 2:20–21, 27- That we might be able to know that truth so that no man can teach us a lie.

o       1 John 3:4–6- That we might be able to avoid transgression and sin so that we can abide with Him.

2.    Choose one of the ways to have greater joy and fellowship with God as you described it above, and write a paragraph explaining how you can better implement those principles in your life.

I think that the best thing we can remember when we are helping those that are not of our faith is to do what 1 John 2:9-11 & 3:11-19 tells us to do. We are to have a love for all men. We might not agree with the way that everyone thinks or the things that they do, but they are still a Child of God and it is important for us to remember that. When we get mad at someone or angry because of something they’ve done we should think about that fact and think about all of the things that we can do to help them rather than hurt them. We have the knowledge of the scriptures that we can use to help those around us and it is important that we use it and that we are willing to help all of those around us.