1 John 1:3 — Community Reflections

1 JOHN 1:3 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“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.”

That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ — the proclamation (apaggellō) aims at drawing readers into community (koinōnia). The fellowship encompasses both horizontal (you with us) and vertical (us with Father and Son) dimensions. Communion with God is constitutive of the church's identity.

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Jonas ErikssonNote1mo ago

Mercy and justice - 1 John 1

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