1 John 1:1-10

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 with the Father, which has been made possible through the incarnation of Christ, the eternal Word, can be maintained only by walking in the light, which signifies the recognizing of our sins with frank confession of them and forsaking of them as they are revealed to us, and belief in Christ crucified as the remedy for sin.

Key Word: Fellowship, 1 John 1:6.

Strong Verses: 1 John 1:6; 1 John 1:7; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 1:9; 1 John 1:10.

Striking Facts: 1 John 1:9. Our sins were judicially dealt with at the cross (1 Peter 2:24) which results in eternal life, but unconfessed and unforsaken sin in the believer brings the loss of fellowship with God and chastisement. (1 Corinthians 11:31-33) Confession of sin would not bring fellowship with God, unless the sinner had accepted the finished work of Christ on the cross.