Answers – To Difficult Questions (1st John)

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1 John 1:9 – Is forgiveness conditional on continual confession?

1 John 1:9 – Can you be forgiven of all sins or not?

1 John 2:2 – Does this passage support unlimited atonement?

1 John 2:27 – Do we need to be taught or not?

1 John 3:6-9 – Can Christians gain sinless perfection?

1 John 3:9—Doesn’t John contradict himself when he asserts that Christians are without sin?

1 John 3:9 – Can a true Christian sin or not?

1 John 3:13 – Did anyone ascend into heaven before Jesus or not? Several biblical passages mention people who were caught up into heaven. Yet, Jesus argues in John three that no one had ascended into heaven. So, which is it? Did anyone ascend into heaven before Jesus?

1 John 3:15 – Are we supposed to hate or not?

1 John 3:15 – Are murderers not forgiven by the blood of Christ?

1 John 4:2–3—Does this refer to Jesus being in the flesh before or after His resurrection?

1 John 4:7-8 – Does God hate people or love them?

1 John 4:18—If love casts out all fear, why are we told to fear God?

1 John 4:8 – Love is not Jealous, so Why is God?

1 John 4-9 – Counting Offspring

1 John 4:12 – Seeing God “Face to Face”

1 John 4:18 – Are We to Fear God?

1 John 4:18 – Should we fear God or not?

1 John 5:7—Why is this verse on the Trinity missing in many modern translations?

1 John 5:7-8 – Do modern translations want to avoid the Trinity?

1 John 5:7-8 – How many Gods are there, one or many?

1 John 5:16—What is a sin unto death?

1 John 5:16 – What is the sin leading to death?

1 John 5:18—Can Satan injure God’s children or not?

1 John 5:20 – Does this passage support the deity of Christ?