1 John 1:1
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,... [ Continue Reading ]
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,... [ Continue Reading ]
CHRIST'S PERSON AND OFFICE. Concerning the person of Christ:... [ Continue Reading ]
(FOR THE LIFE WAS MANIFESTED, AND WE HAVE SEEN IT, AND BEAR WITNESS, AND SHOW UNTO YOU THAT ETERNAL LIFE WHICH WAS WITH THE FATHER AND WAS MANIFESTED UNTO US,)... [ 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.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE THING'S WRITE WE UNTO YOU THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL. The apostle here announces the topic, or subject matter, of his letter: Jesus Christ, the eternal Word, became flesh for the salvation of mankind. In the form which shows his intimate knowledge of the subject he writes: What was from the... [ 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.... [ Continue Reading ]
Walking in the light, cleansed by Christ's blood:... [ Continue Reading ]
IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM AND WALK IN DARKNESS, WE LIE, AND DO NOT THE TRUTH;... [ 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. The apostle now launches forth in his letter proper, developing, first of all, his topic that God is Light: And this is the message which we hav... [ Continue Reading ]
IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE NO SIN, WE DECEIVE OURSELVES, AND THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sin and its forgiveness:... [ Continue Reading ]
IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS, AND TO CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.... [ Continue Reading ]
IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE NOT SINNED, WE MAKE HIM A LIAR, AND HIS WORD IS NOT IN US. What St. John here discusses is the heresy of perfectionism, the idea which is held by many people to this day, namely, that they can attain to such a perfect state in this world that they are completely free from sin... [ Continue Reading ]