We continue to examine how the order to 'love your brother' constrasts with the example of Cain and Abel. What does this sibling relationship demonstrate to us, and what does it imply about our positions as children of God?

This week we turn from the positive message about loving your brother to the (rather extreme) negative example: Cain. But why does John reach for this extreme example?

We look more closely at John's definitions of loving one another and loving God.

We begin to understand the connection between loving one another and loving God - and what the opposite might mean.

A breakthrough in our discussion of 1 John 3:7-10 as we come to grips with the meaning of John's convicting words.

We devote additional study to these important verses.

In this abbreviated study time, we spend more time focusing on 1 John 3:8&9.

...in which we finally begin to focus more closely on this vital, but sometimes troubling, verse 8.

This week we survey verses 7-9 of 1 John 3, a section that seems to serve as a glue, holding together the other adjoining sections that we will examine more closely in the future. And who is this Diablo fellow, anyway?

In this lesson, our focus is on a verse that has proven to be problematic for so many people.