1 John 1:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Declare

Our fellowship

With his

1 John 5:10

Colossians 1:13

1 Thessalonians 1:10

General references

Bible References

Declare

And this is the message that we have heard from Him and now announce to you: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in Him.

Righteous Father, although the world did not know you, I did know you, and these men have come to know that you sent me,

So now we are bringing you the good news about the promise that was made to our forefathers,

for I never shrank from telling you God's whole plan.

Now let me remind you, brothers, of the essence of the good news which I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you now are standing,

when He says: "I will announce your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise";

Our fellowship

But if we continue to live in the light, just as He is in the light, we have unbroken fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son continues to cleanse us from every sin.

No one who disowns the Son can have the Father. Whoever owns the Son has the Father too.

At that time you will know that I am in union with my Father and you are in union with me and I am in union with you.

Now eternal life means knowing you as the only true God and knowing Jesus your messenger as Christ.

God is entirely trustworthy, and it is He through whom you have been called into this fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

The spiritual blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the common sharing of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

So, if there is any appeal in our union with Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love, if we have any common share in the Spirit, if you have any tenderheartedness and sympathy,

Yes, I long to come to know Him; that is, the power of His resurrection and so to share with Him his sufferings as to be continuously transformed by His death,

For we have become real sharers in Christ, if we keep firm to the end the faith we had at first,

With his

Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his own heart. Whoever does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has borne to His Son.

It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of His dearly loved Son,

and to wait for the coming from heaven of His Son, whom He raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

General references

For nothing is ever hidden by people except for the purpose of having it known, and people do not keep secrets except to tell them.

you are to continue as witnesses to these things.

Now there are many other wonder-works which Jesus performed in the disciples' presence which are not recorded in this book.

for your cooperation in spreading the good news, from the first day you heard it until now.