1 John 5:6

Jesus Christ. John expands what he said in 1 John 5:5. Some taught that Jesus was completely human, and that The Christ came down on him at his baptism and left him before his death (see Introduction to this Letter). In saying Jesus Christ, John is saying they were not two discrete personalities, but one FUSION of the Logos as a human being! The one who came. John points back to the Christ of History!!! The First Coming is now a historical event (Galatians 4:4-5). Water of his baptism. The TEV brings out the true meaning here. John wants to prove the Jesus of the Gospels is The Christ, The Son of God. It was no make-believe!!! The Logos as a human being passed through these physical experiences!!! At his baptism, Jesus Christ was publicly identified for his work of "buying men for God." See John 1:29-34. The blood of his death. If Jesus were only human, his death would mean nothing! But as Jesus the Christ, His death was and is the FULFILLMENT of His INFINITE SACRIFICE!!! See Hebrews 2:14; Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 9:26. Not only with the water. John repeats this to make it stronger!!! And the Spirit. The people to whom John wrote knew that the Holy Spirit had testified to the truth of what he is saying in many ways (by miracles, gifts, etc.). The Spirit cannot lie. [We are baptized into Christ's death (Romans 6:3-5); and the Lord's Supper (Holy Meal) points to the blood of His death (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).]