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Verse 7. _BUT IF WE WALK IN THE LIGHT_] If, having received the
principle of holiness from him, we live a holy and righteous life,
deriving continual light, power, and life from him, then _we have_
_...
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BUT IF WE WALK IN THE LIGHT - Compare the notes at 1 John 1:5. Walking
in the light may include the three following things:
* Leading lives of holiness and purity; that is, the Christian must
be cha...
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II. LIGHT AND DARKNESS AND THE TESTS
Chapter S 1:5-2:17
_ 1. God is light; walking in darkness and in light (1 John 1:5)_
2. What the light manifests (1 John 1:8)
3. The advocacy of Christ to maint...
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1 JOHN 1:5 TO 1 JOHN 2:2. FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD REQUIRES A RIGHT VIEW OF
SIN.
1 John 1:5. Spiritual fellowship depends on moral affinity. Hence
since Jesus has declared the holy perfection of God, we ca...
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IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM, ETC.
To have fellowship is to have. common life and spirit. If God is
light, we cannot walk in darkness, without knowledge of him, living in
the dark ways o...
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THE PASTOR'S AIM (1 John 1:1-4)...
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If we say that we have fellowship with him and at the same time walk
in darkness, we lie and are not doing the truth. But if we walk in the
light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each o...
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AS HE. This refers to the Father. Compare 1 John 2:6.
ONE WITH ANOTHER. with one another. Not with fellow-believers, but
with the Father and the Son.
JESUS CHRIST. The texts read "Jesus".
SIN. App-...
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Fellowship with God and with the Brethren
5. _This then is the message which we have heard of Him_ Better, AND
_the message which we have heard_ FROM _Him_ IS THIS. -This" is the
predicate, as so ofte...
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1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:28. God is Light
1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:11. What Walking in the Light involves
This section is largely directed against the Gnostic do
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A further inference from the first principle laid down in 1 John 1:5:
walking in the light involves not only fellowship with God but
fellowship with the brethren. This verse takes the opposite hypothe...
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1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:28. GOD IS LIGHT
1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:11. WHAT WALKING IN THE LIGHT INVOLVES
This section is largely directed against the Gnostic doct
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7. After ἸΗΣΟΥ͂ omit Χριστοῦ with [443][444][445]
against [446][447][448] with Syr. and Vulg.
[443] 4th century. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the monastery
of S. Catherine on Mount Sinai, and...
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5–7. FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD AND WITH THE BRETHREN...
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DISCOURSE: 2431
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING CONFORMED TO GOD’S IMAGE
1 John 1:5. This then is the message which me have heard of him, and
declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at...
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BUT IF WE WALK IN THE LIGHT, &C.— "But if, on the other hand, we
walk in the light of holiness, as he himself is ever in the light of
it, and surrounded with it as his brightest glory, we have then
co...
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CHAPTER III
_IF WE WALK IN THE LIGHT_
1 John 1:6-7
A.
The Text
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we
lie, and do not the truth; 7) but if we walk in the light, as He...
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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.
WE WALK. (Ephesians 5:8; Ephesians 5:11) 'G...
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1 The ministry of John is based upon his personal acquaintance with
the Lord in the flesh.
Indeed, this was the prime qualification of all the twelve apostles
(Act_1:21). They were to bear witness to...
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1:7 walk (e-4) In all these cases the verb is in the subjunctive, and
puts the case of so doing. I should have translated them 'if we should
say,' &c., but that it is the case in ver. 9 also, where it...
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ONE WITH ANOTHER] i.e. with other Christians, the result of fellowship
with God. THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST] RV omits 'Christ.' Only those who
'walk in the light' can appropriate the cleansing efficacy...
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FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD IN LIGHT
1. Observe the grammatical form of 1 John 1:1. In 1 John 1:1 a
sentence is begun which, interrupted by the parenthesis in 1 John 1:2,
is continued in...
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HOW CAN I BE SURE?
1 JOHN
_IAN MACKERVOY_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
1. THE WRITER
The letter does not tell us who wrote it. The tradition is that John
is the author. John was an *apostle. He was one of...
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[2.
First Half. God is Light (1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:28).
(1)
STATEMENT OF THE LEADING THOUGHT (1 John 1:5).
(2)
FIRST INFERENCE: The true fellowship ...
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The heresy of Antinomianism, represented by the Nicolaitans (_cf._
Introd. p. 156). ἐὰν εἴπωμεν, a gentle and charitable
hypothesis. He does not charge his readers with actually holding this
perniciou...
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The Message of the Incarnation and the Duty which it brings. “And
this is the message which we have heard from Him and are announcing to
you, that God is light, and darkness in Him there is none. If w...
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FELLOWSHIP IN THE LIGHT
1 John 1:1
As the aged Apostle began to write he was living over again his first
happy experiences with the Savior. He heard the voice, saw the person,
touched the very body i...
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This is possibly the last apostolic message to the whole Church. It is
complementary to the Gospel of John. Its subject is fellowship with
God, into which believers are introduced through their union...
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WALKING IN THE LIGHT
The Christian's walk should be in the light. Woods says, "The verb
'walk' here (_ ean peripatomen_) is present active subjunctive, thus
literally, 'If we keep on walking in the li...
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But if we walk in the (d) light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship one with another, (4) and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin.
(d) God is said to be light by his own...
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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. (6) If we
say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we...
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_LIGHT AS THE EMBLEM OF TRUTH_
‘If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another.’
1 John 1:7
Light is an emblem of truth.
I. BECAUSE IT IS A MANIFESTER.—‘That...
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_HOLINESS AND THE ATONEMENT_
‘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.’
1 John 1:7
T...
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7_But if we walk in the light. _He now says, that the proof of our
union with God is certain, if we are conformable to him; not that
purity of life conciliates us to God, as the prior cause; but the
A...
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The Epistle of John has a peculiar character. It is eternal life
manifested in Jesus, and imparted to us the life which was with the
Father, and which is in the Son. It is in this life that believers...
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BUT IF WE WALK IN THE LIGHT,.... Are persons enlightened by the Spirit
of God, so as to have a true sight and sense of sin, to know Christ,
and the way of salvation by him; and are children of the lig...
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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.
Ver. 7. _We have fellowship one, &c._] That i...
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_This then is the message_ That is, one part of it; _which we have
heard of him_ The Son of God; _that God is light_ The light of truth,
wisdom, holiness, glory. What light is to the natural eye, that...
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WALK IN THE LIGHT; know and obey the truth.
FELLOWSHIP ONE WITH ANOTHER; joyful communion with each other and with
God.
CLEANSETH US FROM ALL SIN; expiates the guilt of all our sin, and
cleanses our...
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Walking in the light, cleansed by Christ's blood:...
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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.
The apostle now launches forth in his letter...
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Unlike his second and third epistles, this first from John's pen waits
for no salutation, but more like Paul's to the Hebrews, immediately
begins with a precious declaration of the glory of the Person...
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5-10 A message from the Lord Jesus, the Word of life, the eternal
Word, we should all gladly receive. The great God should be
represented to this dark world, as pure and perfect light. As this is
the...
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OLBGrk;
BUT IF WE WALK; which is a continued and progressive motion, i.e. do
persevere and improve in holiness. IN THE LIGHT; being transformed
into the holy image and likeness of God, and showing the...
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Tertullian On Modesty
From the Epistle also of John they forthwith cull (a proof). It is
said: "The blood of His Son purifieth us utterly from every sin."[240]...
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1 John 1:7 But G1161 if G1437 walk G4043 (G5725) in G1722 light G5457
as G5613 He G846 is...
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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 his Son cleanses
us from all sin.'
Here is the other side of the matter. If we do come...
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_The atoning provision for fellowship in the light of God, viewed
generally and with specific reference to the Christian life._
1 John 1:6-7. IF WE SAY: this is a keyword throughout the section, and
m...
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First the apostle announces his message that God is light and only
light (1 John 1:5). Then follows (down to chap. 1 John 2:2) a
universal statement of the evangelical conditions of fellowship with
Hi...
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IF WE WALK
(εαν περιπατωμεν). Condition of third class also with
εαν and present active subjunctive (keep on walking in the light
with God).AS HE
(ως αυτος). As God is light (verse 1 John 1:5) an...
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LIGHT
What it is to "walk in the light" is explained by (1 John 1:8). "All
things. . .are made manifest by the light". (Ephesians 5:13). The
presence of God brings the consciousness of sin in the nat...
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1 John 1:5
I. The form of the announcement in the fifth verse is very peculiar:
"This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto
you." It is not a discovery which we make concern...
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1 John 1:4. _And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be
full._
Some Christians have joy, but there are only a few drops in the bottom
of their cup; but the Scriptures were written, and...
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1 John 1:1. _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;_
The fact that Chris...
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May that Divine Spirit, who inspired every word of this wonderful
letter, bless it to all our hearts as we read it!
1 John 1:1. _That which was from the beginning, which we have heard,
which we have...
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1 John 1:1. _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;_
You know who that is...
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CONTENTS: Fellowship with God made possible through the incarnation.
Conditions of perpetual fellowship walking in the light and confessing
sins.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John.
CONCLUSION: Fellowship...
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1 John 1:1. _That which was from the beginning._ We have before
observed that the neuter gender is often preferred by the Greeks, and
with great propriety, when speaking of the Divinity. _L'ETRE Suprê...
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BUT IF WE. This is the other side of the test of fellowship. "If our
lives are filled with the light of purity and holiness, this shows the
truthfulness of our claims to fellowship with the Father and...
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1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 1:5 “God is light” (v. 1 John 1:5)
reflects the OT, where “light” symbolizes both knowledge and
purity (see notes on John 1:4–5;...
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1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 1:7 WALK IN THE LIGHT means to reflect God’s
perfection (see v. 1 John 1:5) in daily life. It includes both correct
doctrine (truth) and moral purity (holiness).
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THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF
S. JOHN..
CHAPTER 1 VER. 1. _That which was from the beginning_, &c. The
beginning of this Epistle corresponds with the beginning of St. John's
Gospel. Both here and the...
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CHAPTER 5 Ver. 1. _Every one that believeth_, with a living faith,
which extends itself to charity, and worketh by love, _that Jesus is
the Christ_, i.e., the Messiah, the Saviour and Redeemer of the...
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_Because there are Three which bear witness in Heaven_, &c. S. John
here more fully explains and confirms the testimony already adduced of
the water, the blood and the spirit concerning Christ. The pa...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 John 1:5.—The first part of the epistle begins here. It is
directed against the Gnostic teaching, that to a man of enlightenment
all conduct is morally indifferent. I...
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EXPOSITION
1 JOHN 1:1
1. THE INTRODUCTION. It declares the writer's authority, based on
personal experience; announces the subject-matter of his Gospel, to
which this Epistle forms a companion; and...
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Shall we turn to 1 John.
Why did John write this epistle? In chapter one, verse four, he tells
us, "These things write we unto that your joy may full." So that you
might have the fullness of joy. Do y...
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1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 John 1:3; 1 John 1:5; 1 John 2:1; 1 John 2:10;...
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We walk in the light [ε ν τ ω φ ω τ ι π ε ρ ι π α τ ω
μ ε ν]. The phrase occurs only in the First Epistle. Walk, as
above. In the light, having our life in God, who is light.
He is in the light. God i...
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THE CHRIST CHAPTER
1 John 1:2; 1 John 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There is a striking similarity between the opening verses of the first
chapter of the Gospel of John and the first chapter of the First
E...
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But if we walk in the light — In all holiness. As God is (a deeper
word than walk, and more worthy of God) in the light, then we may
truly say, we have fellowship one with another — We who have seen,...
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Note here, 1. The pollution and uncleanness of sin implied and
supposed in the word CLEANSING; sin is the great pollution and
defilement of the soul, and universal pollution, an abiding
pollution,. mo...