'Beginning' in the Bible

What was from the beginning,what we have heard,what we have seen with our eyes,what we have observedand have touched with our hands,concerning the Word of life—

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the message you have heard.

I am writing to you, fathers,because you have come to knowthe One who is from the beginning.I am writing to you, young men,because you have had victory over the evil one.

I have written to you, children,because you have come to know the Father.I have written to you, fathers,because you have come to knowthe One who is from the beginning.I have written to you, young men,because you are strong,God’s word remains in you,and you have had victory over the evil one.

What you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you have heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father.

The one who commits sin is of the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil’s works.

For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another,