Choice 4: 1 John 1–3. That Ye May Have
Fellowship with Us and with God
• Read
1 John 1:1–4. Describe in writing John’s desire for those he wrote to.
• 1 That which
was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,
which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
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2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew
unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto
us)
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3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have
fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his
Son Jesus Christ.
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4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
o John desires us to be in full fellowship
with the Lord and with the saints (any who follow Christ).
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: Repent and
seek forgiveness
o
1 John 2:3–6: Keep His
Commandments
o
1 John 2:9–11; 3:11–19: Love others as yourself in word and deed
o
1 John 2:15–17: Love God more
than the things of this word
o
1 John 2:20–21, 27: Seek the
truth which is the gospel
o
1 John 3:4–6: Stay away
from sin and temptation
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.
One of
the ways from the above list that I feel is crucial in obtaining a better
relationship with our Heavenly Father would be to stay away from sin and
temptation. I was told a long time ago that if fill my life with good then I
will never have time for the bad. Satan only has power over you when you are
idol, slothful or lazy. It takes energy to follow Christ. It is worth the
exertion and God will always help you when you ask him. This is a promise. “Pray always, that you may come off conqueror;
yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the
servants of Satan that do uphold his work.” (D&C 10:5)
