1 John 1
10 verses
The eyewitness testimony that opens this epistle grounds Christian faith in apostolic authority: the Word of life, which existed from the beginning, was heard with ears, seen with eyes, and touched with hands by those who now testify to the community. The content of the proclamation concerns fellowship with the Father and the Son, invitation to share in the divine communion that the apostles themselves have experienced, creating a community bound together by common participation in God's life. The categorical assertion that God is light and in him is no darkness at all establishes the absolute nature of God's purity and separates light from darkness without admitting any gradation or mixture. To claim fellowship with God while walking in darkness—living in sin and rebellion—is to lie and to practice a falsehood that contradicts the very nature of God and the nature of Christian confession. The pathway to authentic community rests on confession and transparency rather than on pretense and self-deception. Yet if believers confess their sins in the light, God is faithful and just not only to forgive but also to cleanse them from all unrighteousness, restoring relationship and removing the stain of sin through Christ's advocacy and sacrifice.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
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That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
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God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. My grandmother used to quote this verse ...
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(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
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Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. What a re...
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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.
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And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
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This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
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Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the ...
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But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
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If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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