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 1 John 1:3. The sense is, 'We declare unto you that which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, etc., concern... [ Continue Reading ]
DECLARE WE UNTO YOU] RV adds 'also,' FELLOWSHIP WITH US] i.e. union with us in Christian fellowship. AND TRULY] RV 'yea, and.' Fellowship with Christian teachers involves fellowship with God in Christ.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL] RV 'that our joy may be fulfilled.' 'Fellowship with Christ and with the brethren is the measure of the fulness of joy' (Westcott).... [ Continue Reading ]
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 have fellowship with Him. On the other hand, to be without these is to be without God (1 John 1:6).... [ Continue Reading ]
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 of the life laid down upon the Cross. CLEANSETH] The present tense denotes a continuous process—the... [ Continue Reading ]
DECEIVE OURSELVES] lit. 'lead ourselves astray.'... [ Continue Reading ]
JUST] RV 'righteous.' FORGIVE.. CLEANSE] 'Forgive' refers to the remission of punishment, 'cleanse' to the removal of pollution.... [ Continue Reading ]