The Bible Study Hour

1 John 4:1-6

How may I discern the Spirit of God? It’s a question that has challenged believers through the ages. How do we know if someone who claims to speak for God is really speaking for Him, or merely voicing that which promotes his own interests? Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he presents the Apostle John’s two methods of testing the spirits.

1 John 3:19-24

For many of us, doubt is a constant companion and the antithesis of our faith. The Apostle John was keenly aware of this in his day and addressed both its cause and its remedy. Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he seeks to reassure modern doubters with John’s words of wisdom and assurance from I John chapter 3.

1 John 3:11-18

It’s only when you can say what something is not, that you can say anything meaningful about what it really is…and if love is to mean anything, we have to contrast it with its opposite: hate. Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he takes us through the Apostle John’s reasoning on the true meaning of love as a test for true Christianity.

1 John 3:4-10

It is always the work of the devil to confuse the minds of men, and that’s especially true in the matter of the assurance of their salvation. As we progress in the study of John’s first letter, he seeks to debunk the devil and to clarify once again who indeed is truly saved. Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he presents the Apostle John’s contrast of righteousness and sin in such a way that no one in his day or ours can escape its meaning.

1 John 2:28-3:3

The great English reformer Lord Shaftsbury once said that not an hour goes by in his life that he doesn’t think about the Second Coming. If we really believe Christ is coming back, it should have a similar, profound effect on our lives as well. Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he presents the Apostle John’s musings on the second coming of Christ and what it means to the Christian.

1 John 2:18-27

It’s a characteristic of our time that people no longer believe in truth. When they say a thing is true, they don’t mean that it’s true absolutely but only that it’s true for some. Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he reveals the consequences of modern man’s distorted view of the truth and in what—or in whom—the truth really lies.

1 John 2:12-17

Have you ever made a comment to an individual and have another individual for whom the comment was not directed, hear it and take it personally? As John continues his letter to believers, he pauses in his tests for being a Christian to assure those who ARE Christians that they should not be in doubt of their own salvation. Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he studies John’s encouragement and directions to the believers.

1 John 2:7-11

In Jesus, love became “new” as it reached others. To the Orthodox Jew, the sinner was not to be loved but despised…and the Gentile, rejected. Jesus, on the other hand, turned the world of His day upside down when He declared that the love of God extends to everyone. Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he explains John’s new commandment that we love one another as a sign of our love for Christ.

1 John 2:3-6

The initial experience of a new believer is joy. He’s been lost in the darkness but has come to the light. As the new Christian goes on in his faith, doubts are likely to come. The same temptations and habits plague him again and he asks, “Is it possible to be certain that I’m saved?” Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he explores this question and John’s answer in I John chapter two.

1 John 2:1, 2

If sin is inevitable, why struggle against it? If sin is forgiven, why worry about committing it? Have you heard John’s words taken out of context? Maybe you’ve been guilty of such misinterpretations yourself! Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he reveals the real meaning of John’s discourse on the subjects of sin and holiness from I John chapter 2.