The Basics

December 29 - Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas

1 John 2:3-11 / Psalm 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6 / Luke2:22-35

The Basics

1 John informs us that we must live justly if we are to live with God. John’s message echoes what some scholars call the best summary of the message of the Law and the Prophets: “You have been told, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: Only to do the right and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8). John’s message is this: if you want to know God, keep his commandments. If you want to know Jesus, live as he lived.

·        What do you find challenging in Micah’s saying?

·        What do you find challenging in the passage from John?

·        How would you summarize what it means to keep the covenant or to follow Jesus?