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Verse 1 John 1:5. _THIS THEN IS THE MESSAGE_] This is the _grand_
_principle_ on which all depends, _which we have heard of_
απαυτου, FROM _him_; for neither Moses nor the prophets ever
gave that ful...
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THIS THEN IS THE MESSAGE WHICH WE HAVE HEARD OF HIM - This is the
substance of the announcement (ἐπαγγελία epangelia) which
we have received of him, or which he made to us. The message here
refers t...
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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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WALKING IN THE LIGHT.-- 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:1-6.
GOLDEN TEXT. --_ If we walk in the light, as he, is in the light, we
have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his
Son, clea...
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THE PASTOR'S AIM (1 John 1:1-4)...
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THIS THEN. And this.
MESSAGE. Greek. _angelia._ Only here and 1 John 3:11.
OF. from. App-104. as 1 John 1:1.
DECLARE. Greek. _anangello._ See Acts 20:27.
GOD. App-98.
light
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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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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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5. ἜΣΤΙΝ ΑὝΤΗ ([435][436][437]) for αὕτη ἐστίν
([438]). ἈΓΓΕΛΊΑ ([439][440][441]) for ἐπαγγελία
([442]). ΦΩ͂Σ ἘΣΤΊΝ. The enclitics ἐστίν, ἐσμέν,
ἐστέ, εἰσίν are accented thus when the previous word ca...
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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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5–7. FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD AND WITH THE BRETHREN...
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ΑΓΓΕΛΊΑ (G31) сообщение, весть. Весть,
содержащая представление о Боге, не
может быть воспринята людьми без Его
помощи. Это откровение, а не открытие
(Brooke),
ΆΚΗΚΌΑΜΕΝ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G...
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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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CHAPTER II
_THIS IS THE MESSAGE_
1 John 1:5
A.
_The Text_
And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto
you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
B.
_Tr...
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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.
First division of the body of the letter (cf. 'Introduction').
DECLA...
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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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LIGHT.. DARKNESS] The one suggests truth and goodness, the other
falsehood and evil. All truth and goodness emanate from God. To walk
in the light, therefore, i.e. to possess and practise these, is to...
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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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ἀγγελία in N.T. only here and 1 John 3:2. ἐπαγγελία
could only mean “promise” (_cf._ 1 John 2:25).
ἀπαγγέλλειν and ἀναγγέλλειν both mean
“announce,” the former with reference to the source of the mess...
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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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GOD IS LIGHT
The Gnostics John was likely dealing with claimed to be specially
enlightened. The word _gnosko_ means "I know." John proclaimed God as
light and even said there was no darkness in Him. O...
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(3) 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.
(3) Now he enters into a question, by which we may understand that w...
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_God is light, [3] &c. We cannot have this fellowship with God the
Father and his Son Jesus Christ, if we walk in the darkness of sin: we
must walk as the children of light. (Witham)_
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]...
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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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5_This then is the message_, or _promise_. I do not disapprove of the
rendering of the old interpreter, “This is the annunciation,” or
_message_; for though ἐπαγγελία means for the most part a
promise...
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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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THIS THEN IS THE MESSAGE,.... Of God by his Son the Word, or from
Christ by his apostles. The Syriac version renders it, "this is the
Gospel"; which is good news from a far country, a message sent fro...
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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.
Ver. 5. _That God is light_] He is αυτοφως, light essential,
and they t...
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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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GOD IS LIGHT; his nature is light. He is perfect knowledge and purity.
NO DARKNESS; the opposite of light: no ignorance or impurity. God is
in all respects perfect; and all that he does is perfectly...
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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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Walking in the light, cleansed by Christ's blood:...
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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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It being the professed scope and design of his writing, to draw men to
a final participation and communion with God in his own blessedness,
he reckons nothing more necessary to it, than to settle in t...
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Tertullian On Repentance
Draw whatever (veil of) darkness you please over your deeds, "God is
light."[53]
Tertullian On Modesty
Nay, but this whole world is the one house of all; in which world it...
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1 John 1:5 G2532 This G3778 is G2076 (G5748) message G1860 which G3739
heard G191 (G5754) from...
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GOD REVEALED AS LIGHT WHICH BY ITS NATURE CONSTANTLY REVEALS MAN'S
SINFULNESS AND CALLS HIM TO REPENTANCE (1 JOHN 1:5 TO 1 JOHN 2:2).
‘And this is the message which we have heard from him and announc...
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_The Message, which is the compendium of Christ's teaching._
1 John 1:5. AND, resuming the ‘we have heard' in the Introduction,
THIS IS THE MESSAGE WHICH WE HAVE HEARD FROM HIM: from ‘His Son
Jesus Ch...
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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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1 John 1:1
The Ground of Christian Ethics.
I. St. John begins with speaking of that which he saw, and heard, and
handled. Those who read his letter could have no doubt that he was
referring to the ti...
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1 John 1:5
I. A part of the teaching of the words, "God is light," is to show
that we cannot see God. You cannot see "light." You see things by the
light. You may in a certain sense see "light" reflec...
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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 1:1. _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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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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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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NOW THIS IS THE MESSAGE. "I want to show you the advantage of joining
with us in this fellowship." FROM HIS SON. _The Christ_ is the source
of this message. Compare Hebrews 1:1-2 and notes. GOD IS LIG...
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1 JOHN 1:1 God Is Light and Christ Is the Way. John begins by
emphasizing Christ’s deity, incarnation, saving death, and
continuing ministry. He also stresses God’s nature as “light” (1
John 1:5) 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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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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_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 11:23; 1 John 3:11; 1 Timothy 6:16; Isaiah 60:19;...
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This then is [κ α ι α υ τ η ε σ τ ι ν]. Rev., correctly
and literally, and this. According to the proper reading the verb
stands first in order [ε σ τ ι ν α υ τ η], with emphasis, not
merely as a copu...
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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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And this is the sum of the message which we have heard of him — The
Son of God. That God is light — The light of wisdom, love, holiness,
glory. What light is to the natural eye, that God is to the spi...
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That is, "This is the sum and substance of the gospel of Christ's
doctrine, and our message, to teach us to know what God is, namely
LIGHT, that is,a being of infinite knowledge, wisdom, and purity; a...