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This also leads to an examination of what is meant by an anointed one.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A Discussion of 1 John 2:18-20","date_published":"2023-08-24T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/5bb0789d-618e-4dfe-be94-8eb5087f0739.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68292440,"duration_in_seconds":5691}]},{"id":"4e89c30f-e5e6-4ed5-9da1-9d5ea3fa48aa","title":"Episode 28: Abiding to the Age in the Last Hour","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/28","content_text":"What is abiding? How does abiding in Christ empower us to overcome the Evil One? In this episode we explore exactly those questions.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is abiding? How does abiding in Christ empower us to overcome the Evil One? In this episode we explore exactly those questions.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A Discussion of 1 John 2:15-20","date_published":"2023-08-23T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/4e89c30f-e5e6-4ed5-9da1-9d5ea3fa48aa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57954220,"duration_in_seconds":4829}]},{"id":"3f09cacb-abdb-4c87-a3e5-5ce7ba57c2aa","title":"Episode 27: The Serpent in the Garden","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/27","content_text":"In chapter 3, we examine the apparent contradiction: God loves the world, and we are to be like God, so why do those who love the world, and the things in it, not have God in them? The astounding answer is in Genesis.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn chapter 3, we examine the apparent contradiction: God loves the world, and we are to be like God, so why do those who love the world, and the things in it, not have God in them? The astounding answer is in Genesis.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A Discussion of 1 John 2:15-17","date_published":"2023-08-22T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/3f09cacb-abdb-4c87-a3e5-5ce7ba57c2aa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56238289,"duration_in_seconds":4686}]},{"id":"3bc76b6d-0ac9-4f7f-96b8-54832172ab2f","title":"Episode 26: Loving The Things in the World","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/26","content_text":"In this episode we deep-dive into I John 2:15-17 and the many different ways John could be using the word 'love' as it relates to loving the world, and the things in it.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode we deep-dive into I John 2:15-17 and the many different ways John could be using the word \u0026#39;love\u0026#39; as it relates to loving the world, and the things in it.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A Discussion of I John 2:15-17","date_published":"2023-08-21T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/3bc76b6d-0ac9-4f7f-96b8-54832172ab2f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66156460,"duration_in_seconds":5513}]},{"id":"c33012e2-e20c-4073-8158-41d2670e4781","title":"Episode 25: Our Love, God's Love","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/25","content_text":"Before moving on to verse 15, we spend some time again reviewing the poetic section of verses 12-14. One last time we explore the three questions we must ask when we encounter poetic material.\nThe admonition not to love the world is considered.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBefore moving on to verse 15, we spend some time again reviewing the poetic section of verses 12-14. One last time we explore the three questions we must ask when we encounter poetic material.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe admonition not to love the world is considered.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A Discussion of 1 John 2:12-15","date_published":"2023-08-20T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/c33012e2-e20c-4073-8158-41d2670e4781.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53916734,"duration_in_seconds":4493}]},{"id":"7cce5db6-5173-44d9-89d2-17ab7a03e4bb","title":"Episode 24: So, Whom Are You Writing To, Again?","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/24","content_text":"We return to the poetry found in 1 John 2:12-14. This time we consider the question of how the poem is connected to the rest of the text and why it has been inserted where it was.\n\nThen the relationships between the various chiastic parallel components are compared and contrasted, and an understanding of how these connections impact the overall message is sought.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe return to the poetry found in 1 John 2:12-14. This time we consider the question of how the poem is connected to the rest of the text and why it has been inserted where it was.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen the relationships between the various chiastic parallel components are compared and contrasted, and an understanding of how these connections impact the overall message is sought.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A Discussion of 1 John 2:12-14","date_published":"2023-08-18T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/7cce5db6-5173-44d9-89d2-17ab7a03e4bb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57309727,"duration_in_seconds":4775}]},{"id":"53b8685e-28de-40c8-a0ad-7dc2e6d97e00","title":"Episode 23: Not Skipping the Poetry","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/23","content_text":"In 1 John 2:12-14, John gives a heartfelt address to three different groups within the Christian community - children, fathers and young people - conveying words of encouragement and assurance.  His message reinforces the believers' confidence in their relationship with God through Christ and that the foundation of a faith in Christ provides the means to conquer challenges and grow closer to God.\n\nIn this episode the poetic nature of these verses is considered.  We question why we have broken into poetry in the first place, and why the author thought a poetic structure was important. Then the poetic structure itself is very closely examined.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1 John 2:12-14, John gives a heartfelt address to three different groups within the Christian community - children, fathers and young people - conveying words of encouragement and assurance.  His message reinforces the believers\u0026#39; confidence in their relationship with God through Christ and that the foundation of a faith in Christ provides the means to conquer challenges and grow closer to God.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode the poetic nature of these verses is considered.  We question why we have broken into poetry in the first place, and why the author thought a poetic structure was important. Then the poetic structure itself is very closely examined.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A Discussion of 1 John 2:12-14","date_published":"2023-08-18T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/53b8685e-28de-40c8-a0ad-7dc2e6d97e00.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71669133,"duration_in_seconds":5972}]},{"id":"f1198d3d-1720-4b22-b7c1-c603ed3e6954","title":"Episode 22: Why Are You Writing?","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/22","content_text":"This is a convicting exploration of 1 John 2:7-11, about the connection between loving our brother and loving the Father, what that love looks like, and how this love affects our position within either the Light or the darkness. \n\nJohn's many reasons for writing are then examined in verses 12-14, with an emphasis on WHO the letter is for, starting with who is meant by the \"little children\".","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a convicting exploration of 1 John 2:7-11, about the connection between loving our brother and loving the Father, what that love looks like, and how this love affects our position within either the Light or the darkness. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn\u0026#39;s many reasons for writing are then examined in verses 12-14, with an emphasis on WHO the letter is for, starting with who is meant by the \u0026quot;little children\u0026quot;.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"1 John 2:7-14","date_published":"2023-08-18T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/f1198d3d-1720-4b22-b7c1-c603ed3e6954.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56529188,"duration_in_seconds":4710}]},{"id":"cd7742a6-bd7a-45dd-bd20-5cafb99d1e1b","title":"Episode 21: The Stumblingblock in Me","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/21","content_text":"In this episode, we spend a good bit of time wrestling with the word choice and syntax of 2:10-11, and in doing so, we stumble across some interesting patterns and questions that shed light on the whole paragraph that we are finishing. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we spend a good bit of time wrestling with the word choice and syntax of 2:10-11, and in doing so, we stumble across some interesting patterns and questions that shed light on the whole paragraph that we are finishing. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A Discussion of 1 John 2:11","date_published":"2022-12-24T03:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/cd7742a6-bd7a-45dd-bd20-5cafb99d1e1b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40366416,"duration_in_seconds":5045}]},{"id":"09a51708-e907-4c06-a74e-2e0e2360b6e3","title":"Episode 20: Love and Hatred","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"We begin today by returning to verse 9 and thinking through what exactly it means to hate your brother. Do we let ourselves off this charge too easily on some technicality or other?  Then in verse 10 we consider the implications of John's assertion that the one loving his brother abides in the light.  Tune in next time for more on stumblingblocks!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe begin today by returning to verse 9 and thinking through what exactly it means to hate your brother. Do we let ourselves off this charge too easily on some technicality or other?  Then in verse 10 we consider the implications of John\u0026#39;s assertion that the one loving his brother abides in the light.  Tune in next time for more on stumblingblocks!\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A Discussion of 1 John 2:9-10","date_published":"2022-12-24T02:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/09a51708-e907-4c06-a74e-2e0e2360b6e3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41115399,"duration_in_seconds":5138}]},{"id":"37f4f9b2-2454-4afe-8568-c1624e76219d","title":"Episode 18: This Past Darkness","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/18","content_text":"So, hang on -- is the commandment old, or is it new?  And in what sense is it true in both Jesus and in us?  And what does this have to do with the light and the darkness?  This verse is pretty puzzling, even for John, so let's see if we can work through it together.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSo, hang on -- is the commandment old, or is it new?  And in what sense is it true in both Jesus and in us?  And what does this have to do with the light and the darkness?  This verse is pretty puzzling, even for John, so let\u0026#39;s see if we can work through it together.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of 1 John 2:8","date_published":"2022-12-24T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/37f4f9b2-2454-4afe-8568-c1624e76219d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39772078,"duration_in_seconds":4970}]},{"id":"ca55e4cb-cf67-4e00-a86f-28e3752e5252","title":"Episode 19: Abiding in the Light","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/19","content_text":"We start by going back and putting John's statements about the darkness passing away and the true light shining into the larger context of John's teaching in the epistle thus far, looking more closely at the plain meaning of John's words.  Doing so leads us to a shocking conclusion!  We will then go on to begin discussion of verse 9, in which we will ask who exactly our brother is and in which we will discover hope and redemption in the end of the verse.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe start by going back and putting John\u0026#39;s statements about the darkness passing away and the true light shining into the larger context of John\u0026#39;s teaching in the epistle thus far, looking more closely at the plain meaning of John\u0026#39;s words.  Doing so leads us to a shocking conclusion!  We will then go on to begin discussion of verse 9, in which we will ask who exactly our brother is and in which we will discover hope and redemption in the end of the verse.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 2:8-9","date_published":"2022-12-24T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/ca55e4cb-cf67-4e00-a86f-28e3752e5252.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38250289,"duration_in_seconds":4780}]},{"id":"80d296d7-4864-43c9-83a8-0efc36c991b0","title":"Episode 17: Something Old, Something New","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/17","content_text":"After a look back at how paragraph three fits into the big picture, we plunge ahead into a discussion of I John 2:7, the first verse in paragraph four.  Our discussion contains some fun explorations of the Greek, in which we look at the potential implications of John's choice for the pairing \"old\" and \"new\", have some fun with verb tenses, and think about the many relevant senses of the phrase \"from the beginning.\"","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a look back at how paragraph three fits into the big picture, we plunge ahead into a discussion of I John 2:7, the first verse in paragraph four.  Our discussion contains some fun explorations of the Greek, in which we look at the potential implications of John\u0026#39;s choice for the pairing \u0026quot;old\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;new\u0026quot;, have some fun with verb tenses, and think about the many relevant senses of the phrase \u0026quot;from the beginning.\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 2:7","date_published":"2022-09-04T23:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/80d296d7-4864-43c9-83a8-0efc36c991b0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35313707,"duration_in_seconds":4413}]},{"id":"234ec723-8395-488c-8851-e7eb4c27fc41","title":"Episode 16: We Ought Just as He Walked to Walk","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/16","content_text":"The last sentence of John's third paragraph brings together all the terms that he has been throwing around in this third paragrah, as well as bringing back one or two from paragraph two and introducing a big new one as well.  It is a wonderfully rich and dense sentence, not to mention really tangled up and hard to to follow -- until we notice that John is doing something completely brilliant and beautiful through his apparently convoluted syntax!   ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe last sentence of John\u0026#39;s third paragraph brings together all the terms that he has been throwing around in this third paragrah, as well as bringing back one or two from paragraph two and introducing a big new one as well.  It is a wonderfully rich and dense sentence, not to mention really tangled up and hard to to follow -- until we notice that John is doing something completely brilliant and beautiful through his apparently convoluted syntax!   \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of 1 John 2:6","date_published":"2022-08-28T23:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/234ec723-8395-488c-8851-e7eb4c27fc41.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39819517,"duration_in_seconds":4976}]},{"id":"12359980-7d33-4a23-8636-2efb531c84f6","title":"Episode 15: The Perfect Love of God","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/15","content_text":"Today we went back to complete out discussion not only of I John 2:4 but of the parallel statement that completes the sentence: I John 2:5.  We have a lot of very fruitful discussion of what it means to \"keep\" Jesus's commandments, and then explored the rich and powerful idea of \"perfecting\" the love of God.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eToday we went back to complete out discussion not only of I John 2:4 but of the parallel statement that completes the sentence: I John 2:5.  We have a lot of very fruitful discussion of what it means to \u0026quot;keep\u0026quot; Jesus\u0026#39;s commandments, and then explored the rich and powerful idea of \u0026quot;perfecting\u0026quot; the love of God.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 2:4-5","date_published":"2022-08-28T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/12359980-7d33-4a23-8636-2efb531c84f6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39367703,"duration_in_seconds":4920}]},{"id":"bc6a5ba4-db23-46ea-9ec6-e1bfc4527164","title":"Episode 14: Knowing that You Know God","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/14","content_text":"After a look back over where we have come from, we begin discussing the third paragraph of John's epistle, starting in chapter 2, verse 3.  After all those \"if\" statements about deceiving ourselves and making God a liar, we may want to know: How can we be sure?  How do we know if we are in community with God?  John addresses that squarely in his third paragraph. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a look back over where we have come from, we begin discussing the third paragraph of John\u0026#39;s epistle, starting in chapter 2, verse 3.  After all those \u0026quot;if\u0026quot; statements about deceiving ourselves and making God a liar, we may want to know: How can we be sure?  How do we know if we are in community with God?  John addresses that squarely in his third paragraph. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 2:3-4","date_published":"2022-08-21T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/bc6a5ba4-db23-46ea-9ec6-e1bfc4527164.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36597678,"duration_in_seconds":4574}]},{"id":"71569dc2-c2c4-402a-80a6-6da2e99c1569","title":"Episode 13: Propitiation for the Whole World","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/13","content_text":"In this second half of the last sentence of this big second paragraph of the epistle, we learn not only more about the nature of Jesus's work for us, but the magnitude of its cleansing power.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this second half of the last sentence of this big second paragraph of the epistle, we learn not only more about the nature of Jesus\u0026#39;s work for us, but the magnitude of its cleansing power.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 2:2","date_published":"2022-06-22T03:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/71569dc2-c2c4-402a-80a6-6da2e99c1569.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44223439,"duration_in_seconds":5398}]},{"id":"20e5c9af-1f5e-45f2-b0b0-17cb1fc03701","title":"Episode 12: And Now, But If","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/12","content_text":"Turning to the second chapter of I John and ready to begin the third paragraph of the epistle, I suddenly realize that we are actually still in the second paragraph! The rhetorical shift at the start of the second chapter seems not to open a new idea, but to begin the conclusion of the previous series of parallel ideas. And in that conclusion, John explains the simple but profound status of our relationship with sin.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTurning to the second chapter of I John and ready to begin the third paragraph of the epistle, I suddenly realize that we are actually still in the second paragraph! The rhetorical shift at the start of the second chapter seems not to open a new idea, but to begin the conclusion of the previous series of parallel ideas. And in that conclusion, John explains the simple but profound status of our relationship with sin.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 2:1","date_published":"2022-06-22T03:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/20e5c9af-1f5e-45f2-b0b0-17cb1fc03701.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45121956,"duration_in_seconds":5639}]},{"id":"85532cc4-7763-4784-9ae0-ac78010fc8ce","title":"Episode 11: It's About the Koinonia","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/11","content_text":"The last verse of Chapter 1 provides the fifth and final if/then statement in this paragraph.  We spend some time looking at the patterns that the whole series presents, and some of the implications they have for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe last verse of Chapter 1 provides the fifth and final if/then statement in this paragraph.  We spend some time looking at the patterns that the whole series presents, and some of the implications they have for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 1:10","date_published":"2022-06-22T02:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/85532cc4-7763-4784-9ae0-ac78010fc8ce.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42613365,"duration_in_seconds":5326}]},{"id":"8d076ba8-ae04-4cf3-98e0-e076856f409c","title":"Episode 10: Words and Actions","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/10","content_text":"Having heard a couple times now about lies and self-deception through things we might say, we now learn about a positive use for speech: one that connects our unrighteousness with the righteousness of Jesus, bringing us into cleansing and koinonia.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHaving heard a couple times now about lies and self-deception through things we might say, we now learn about a positive use for speech: one that connects our unrighteousness with the righteousness of Jesus, bringing us into cleansing and koinonia.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 1:9","date_published":"2022-06-22T02:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/8d076ba8-ae04-4cf3-98e0-e076856f409c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42530191,"duration_in_seconds":5315}]},{"id":"0905c72d-8dde-4285-948f-3522e400b37c","title":"Episode 9: Leading Yourself Astray","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/9","content_text":"In verse 8, John seems to address the question of sinlessness head-on. We spend a good deal of time working out the parallels between verse 6 and verse 8, looking at walking in darkness and John's apparent extension of the \"walking around\" metaphor with his reference to how we can \"lead ourselves astray\".  ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn verse 8, John seems to address the question of sinlessness head-on. We spend a good deal of time working out the parallels between verse 6 and verse 8, looking at walking in darkness and John\u0026#39;s apparent extension of the \u0026quot;walking around\u0026quot; metaphor with his reference to how we can \u0026quot;lead ourselves astray\u0026quot;.  \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Discussion of I John 1:8","date_published":"2022-05-22T03:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/0905c72d-8dde-4285-948f-3522e400b37c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40580411,"duration_in_seconds":5072}]},{"id":"91f85565-2c24-401a-8d15-a92cb358434c","title":"Episode 8: Christians Are Not Your In-Laws","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"This week we follow up with a longer discussion of verse 7, considering the promise that it contains which completely transforms the otherwise rather terrifying message of verse 6.  We discuss the syntax of John's sentence, and consider especially what the \"if/then\" structure of the sentence suggests.  We focus on the structure of verse 7, looking at the parallel between the light and the blood, with a little trinitarian digression concerning being \"in the light\".  Finally, we confront the strange and uncomfortable fact that right in the middle of everything, in pride of place, is the reality of fellowship one with another that is the primary consequence of walking in the light.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week we follow up with a longer discussion of verse 7, considering the promise that it contains which completely transforms the otherwise rather terrifying message of verse 6.  We discuss the syntax of John\u0026#39;s sentence, and consider especially what the \u0026quot;if/then\u0026quot; structure of the sentence suggests.  We focus on the structure of verse 7, looking at the parallel between the light and the blood, with a little trinitarian digression concerning being \u0026quot;in the light\u0026quot;.  Finally, we confront the strange and uncomfortable fact that right in the middle of everything, in pride of place, is the reality of fellowship one with another that is the primary consequence of walking in the light.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 1:7","date_published":"2022-05-15T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/91f85565-2c24-401a-8d15-a92cb358434c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43219615,"duration_in_seconds":5401}]},{"id":"9e373214-8b4d-40f8-a1d6-a9394feeab44","title":"Episode 7: Doing the Truth","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/7","content_text":"Light and darkness, truth and lies: John's language here is pretty stark and uncomfortably uncompromising here in verse 6. In this episode we confront this difficult verse, and, glancing ahead, we can begin to see that this opposition contains a promise, not a threat.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eLight and darkness, truth and lies: John\u0026#39;s language here is pretty stark and uncomfortably uncompromising here in verse 6. In this episode we confront this difficult verse, and, glancing ahead, we can begin to see that this opposition contains a promise, not a threat.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of I John 1:6","date_published":"2022-05-15T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/9e373214-8b4d-40f8-a1d6-a9394feeab44.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37192225,"duration_in_seconds":4648}]},{"id":"cfec40d7-e96a-4967-a058-67c53ce1943d","title":"Episode 6: The Suspiciously Simple Message","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"In this session we discussed not one but two verses. In verse 5, we finally get to the message, the proclamation itself that John has been setting up in the first four verses. But it sounds like we might be the ones getting set up!  In verse 6, John drops the hammer.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this session we discussed not one but \u003cem\u003etwo\u003c/em\u003e verses. In verse 5, we finally get to the message, the proclamation itself that John has been setting up in the first four verses. But it sounds like we might be the ones getting set up!  In verse 6, John drops the hammer.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Discussion of I John 1:5-6","date_published":"2022-04-23T02:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/cfec40d7-e96a-4967-a058-67c53ce1943d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45133868,"duration_in_seconds":5641}]},{"id":"07d91695-c901-4ce3-b55f-b8b60a8b2637","title":"Episode 5: The Fullness of Joy","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/5","content_text":"In this session we finished discussing the first paragraph of 1 John 1, looking at the significance of joy's fulness and the awesomeness of John's pronoun usage.\n\nFor those following (more or less) live: there will be no new study until April 10, 2022, as I will be traveling the next few weekends.  In April, we'll get to the actual message!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this session we finished discussing the first paragraph of 1 John 1, looking at the significance of joy\u0026#39;s fulness and the awesomeness of John\u0026#39;s pronoun usage.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor those following (more or less) live: there will be no new study until April 10, 2022, as I will be traveling the next few weekends.  In April, we\u0026#39;ll get to the actual message!\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of 1 John 1:4","date_published":"2022-03-19T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/07d91695-c901-4ce3-b55f-b8b60a8b2637.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43719076,"duration_in_seconds":5464}]},{"id":"723109da-aafe-4add-bbe7-37c4e37267d6","title":"Episode 4: The Purpose of the Proclamation","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"Today we get to the main verb and finish the whole first sentence of 1 John!  John announces his intention to proclaim ... something, but then instead of actually proclaiming it, he explains why he is going to proclaim it.  And the primary reason he gives is probably not what we thought it was going to be.  Surprises and twists abound this week, as we discuss 1 John 1:3!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eToday we get to the main verb and finish the whole first sentence of 1 John!  John announces his intention to proclaim ... something, but then instead of actually proclaiming it, he explains why he is going to proclaim it.  And the primary reason he gives is probably not what we thought it was going to be.  Surprises and twists abound this week, as we discuss 1 John 1:3!\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of 1 John 1:3","date_published":"2022-03-06T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/723109da-aafe-4add-bbe7-37c4e37267d6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39165619,"duration_in_seconds":4895}]},{"id":"45ce27c7-0bc1-4c2f-bf64-d47743ee73eb","title":"Episode 3: Life, Revealed","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"Having just mentioned the Word of Life stuff, John interrupts himself in 1:2 to tell us more, not about the Word, but about the Life, and how it is related both to us and to God.  \n\nAlso, we have started a discussion board in a Slack workspace. If you would like to join us for discussion and sharing, send me a note in the Contact Form at the bottom of the homepage at studentsoftheword.org, and we'll send you an invitation to join us!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHaving just mentioned the Word of Life stuff, John interrupts himself in 1:2 to tell us more, not about the Word, but about the Life, and how it is related both to us and to God.  \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, we have started a discussion board in a Slack workspace. If you would like to join us for discussion and sharing, send me a note in the Contact Form at the bottom of the homepage at studentsoftheword.org, and we\u0026#39;ll send you an invitation to join us!\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A discussion of 1 John 1:2","date_published":"2022-02-26T01:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/45ce27c7-0bc1-4c2f-bf64-d47743ee73eb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45538034,"duration_in_seconds":5691}]},{"id":"36d1d05d-a1be-4ada-a5b3-6c27832bad70","title":"Episode 2: You Know, Word of Life Stuff","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"In this session, we discuss the rest of 1 John 1:1 (yep, the whole verse!).  Questions discussed: Which arche? Who is the \"we\" in all these clauses?  What is the logic of the progression of the noun clauses, and what do they suggest about our relationship to the Word of Life?","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this session, we discuss the rest of 1 John 1:1 (yep, the whole verse!).  Questions discussed: Which arche? Who is the \u0026quot;we\u0026quot; in all these clauses?  What is the logic of the progression of the noun clauses, and what do they suggest about our relationship to the Word of Life?\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"1 John, Session 2","date_published":"2022-02-15T01:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/36d1d05d-a1be-4ada-a5b3-6c27832bad70.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38702103,"duration_in_seconds":4837}]},{"id":"95eb019d-f199-4173-a9d8-43635231969e","title":"Episode 1: What We Are (and Are Not) Doing Here","url":"https://studentsoftheword.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"In this first episode, Corey gives an introduction to the Bible study, explaining what we are and are not setting out to do in these sessions.  After answering a lot of questions, we do finally start discussions, which get almost as far as \"the beginning\".","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this first episode, Corey gives an introduction to the Bible study, explaining what we are and are not setting out to do in these sessions.  After answering a lot of questions, we do finally start discussions, which get almost as far as \u0026quot;the beginning\u0026quot;.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The Introductory Session, and the Beginning of 1 John 1:1","date_published":"2022-02-12T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7f45300f-6cb3-468c-8e6c-a4aa458e8122/95eb019d-f199-4173-a9d8-43635231969e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41200473,"duration_in_seconds":5020}]}]}