That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; Instead of a focal, John adopts a virtual, address (cf. 1 John 1:4). To wish joy to the reader was the ancient address. The sentenc... [ Continue Reading ]
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) THE LIFE - Jesus, "the Word of life." WAS MANIFESTED - previously having been "with the Father." SHOW, [ apangellomen (G518)] - as... [ Continue Reading ]
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. THAT WHICH WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD - resumed from 1 John 1:1, where the sentence was interrupted by 1 John 1:2, a parenthesi... [ Continue Reading ]
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. THESE THINGS - and none other: this whole letter. WRITE ME UNTO YOU. 'Aleph (') B have [ heemeis (G2249)] "we" for [ humin (G5213)] "unto you." Thus the antithesis is between "we" (apostles and eyewitnesses) and "your" (A C). We write... [ Continue Reading ]
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. First division of the body of the letter (cf. 'Introduction'). DECLARE, [ anangellomen (G312)] - 'announce;' report in turn: different from 1 John 1:3. As the Son anno... [ Continue Reading ]
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM () - the essence of the Christian life. WALK in inward and outward action WALK - in inward and outward action. IN DARKNESS (Greek, 'in the darkness') - opposed to "the lig... [ Continue Reading ]
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. WE WALK. (Ephesians 5:8; Ephesians 5:11) 'God IS (essentially, in His very nature, as "light," 1 John 1:5) in the light.' WALKING in the light,... [ Continue Reading ]
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Confession of sins flows from 'walking in the light' (). 'If thou shall confess thyself a sinner, the truth is in thee; for the truth is light. Not yet has thy life become perfectly light, as sins are still in thee; ye... [ Continue Reading ]
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. CONFESS - with the lips, from a contrite heart; involving confession to our fellow-men of offences against them. HE - God. FAITHFUL - to His own promises: 'true' to His word.... [ Continue Reading ]
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Parallel to . WE HAVE NOT SINNED - commission of actual sins, even after regeneration and conversion; whereas in , "we have no sin," refers to present GUILT, remaining (until cleansed) from actual sins committed,... [ Continue Reading ]