![]() He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock and when a flood occurred, the river burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation upon the rock and when a flood rose, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. ![]() He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock and when there was a flood, the river burst against that house and yet it could not shake it, because it had been well built. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. And a flood having come, the stream burst upon that house, and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well. He is like to a man building a house, who dug and deepened, and laid a foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. QUESTIONS: How do I now what are the things of the world? Some are obvious but many are subtle.ĪPPLICATION: I must make a conscious effort to avoid desiring the things society offers and expects me to want.They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. (1 John 2: 16-17) What society offers is not from God and will not last but if we are obedient to God we will have eternal life. MESSAGE: John makes it clear that if we are to experience God’s love then we must not desire what society has to offer.ĬONTEXT: (1 John 2: 7-14) Our attitude to our fellow Christians will show whether or not we are truly followers of God (by this shall all men know. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. These might be changes to your behaviour or to your attitude.Įxamples: VERSE: 1 John 2:15 (ESV) Do not love the world or the things in the world. Finally, write down one or two actions you can take as a result of this verse.Next, write down any questions you have about anything you have come across in the study so far.Write down what these verses say, particularly in relation to the key verse being studied. Then look at the verses immediately before and after the verse which help to place your verse in context.If you want to refer to a commentry or Bble notes, try to do this after you have written your own thoughts. ![]() ![]() Think about what the verse commands, or teaches, promises or warns about. Don’t try to be “theological” or look for hidden meanings, the best way to look at the verse is with a straight forward reading of its meaning. Next, rewrite the verse in your own words as you understand it.The aim of this study is to form your own understanding of the verse so try to avoid using a paraphrase which will give someone else’s view. Firstly, write out the verse in one or more translations.Although this method of study is simple, it is very powerful and can lead to a deeper understanding and application of God’s word. ![]()
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