1 John 1:7 — Community Reflections

1 JOHN 1:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 1

“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.”

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin — the parallel construction offers the true alternative: walking in light parallels God's existence in light. The mutual fellowship (koinōnia allelois) among believers flows from shared participation in God's light. The blood (haima) of Jesus serves as the cleansing agent, grounding sanctification in the atonement.

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