Reference: John, The First Epistle General Of
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John, The First Epistle General of.
There can be no doubt that the apostle John was the author of this epistle. It was probably written from Ephesus, and most likely at the close of the first century. In the introduction, ch.
the apostle states the purpose of his epistle: it is to declare the word of life to those whom he is addressing, in order that he and they might be united in true communion with each other, and with God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ. His lesson throughout is that the means of union with God are, on the part of Christ, his atoning blood, ch.
1Jo 1:7; 2:2; 3:5; 4:10,14; 5:6
and advocacy, ch.
on the part of man, holiness, ch.
, obedience, ch.
purity, ch.
faith, ch.
and above all love. ch.
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THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld and our hands felt, concerning the Word of life,??2 and the life was made manifest, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,??3 that which we have seen and heard, we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
And these things we write to you, that your joy may be complete.
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and observe not the truth; but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
My little children, these things I write to you that you may not sin. But if any one has sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but for all the world. read more. And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.
Beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but an old commandment, which you had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you heard.
And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, as he is pure.
And we know that he was manifested to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers; he that loves not, continues in death.
And this is his commandment; that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he gave commandment.
and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. And this is the [spirit] of anti-christ, of which you have heard that he is coming, and he is now in the world already.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and every one that loves has been born of God and knows God.
In this is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son, the Saviour of the world.
Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and every one who loves the Father loves also the Son who is born to him.
Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus, the Christ; not by water only, but by water and by blood; and the Spirit is that which testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.