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1 John 1

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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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(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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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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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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1 John 1:7

“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.”

Study Summary

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.

Community Reflections

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Sarah Koenig (test user)7h ago
The role of community — 1 John 1

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage.…

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1 John 1:7

“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.”

Study Summary

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.

Community Reflections

1
Sarah Koenig (test user)7h ago
The role of community — 1 John 1

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage.…

Read the note →

1 John 1:7

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.