Conceal or Confess - Week 3

In week 3, we clarify that using other resources to understand the Bible is not “cheating” and look at some online resources available. Specifically we look at a website that allows you to look at the original languages and search for other occurrences of the key words in the Scriptures we’re studying.  After a recap from the last passage, we looked at verses 5-9.  John introduces several themes that get repeated throughout the letter in these introductory verses. He also shows a contrast between what we choose to do about sin: We can lie to ourselves and try to cover it up, or we can confess it.

The assignment: 1.) See if any themes from your original list jump out of these verses and dig a little deeper to see where else they might show up in Scripture. (I think we may make a comment thread for each theme that shows up and share our thoughts in replies below each theme.) 

2.) Think of a time when you may have learned a difficult lesson about confession: either you didn’t and should have, or you did and it paid off. (Use discretion in sharing these responses, some stories are just for close trusted friends)

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