Category: 1 John
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First John 1:6-7: God is Light
Walking in the Darkness vs. Walking in the Light 1:6 If we say, “We have fellowship with ˹God˺,” and yet are walking in the darkness, then we are lying and not living by the truth. 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as ˹God˺ Himself is in the light, then we have fellowship with…
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First John 1:5 / Overview: God is Light
First Proclamation Section: God is Light 1:5 It is this message that we have heard from ˹Jesus Christ˺ and make known to you: God is light. There is no darkness in Him – none whatsoever! 1:6 If we say, “We have fellowship with ˹God˺,” and yet are walking in the darkness, then we are lying…
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First John 1:3-4: Prologue
Prologue 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked at intently and our hands touched, concerning the Word, the source of life – 1:2 This Life was revealed. We have seen it. And so, we testify to it and proclaim to you this…
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First John 1:1-2: Prologue
Prologue 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked at intently and our hands touched, concerning the Word, the source of life – 1:2 This Life was revealed. We have seen it. And so, we testify to it and proclaim to you this…
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First John: Prologue Overview
Prologue 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked at intently and our hands touched, concerning the Word, the source of life – 1:2 This Life was revealed. We have seen it. And so, we testify to it and proclaim to you this…
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First John: Book Structure and Outline
This post continues a long series that comments on the New Testament book of First John. In this post I comment on some of the major elements of the structure and present an outline of the book. As noted in the previous post, First John was written to address a crisis that was disrupting the…
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First John: Book Background
This post begins a long series that comments on the New Testament book of First John. Let’s begin this series by looking at background information on First John. Who wrote First John? The author of First John does not name himself anywhere in the book even though the modern title of the book includes the…
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God is Light
This is the message that we have heard from ˹Jesus Christ˺ and make known to you: God is light. There is no darkness in Him – none whatsoever! (1 John 1:5) Word FocusGod is lightὁ θεὸς φῶς ἐστινho theos phōs estin<Hear It> The New Testament book named First John is a letter written by the Apostle…
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