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1 JOHN 1:4 h`mei/j {B}
Although the reading u`mi/n is widely supported (Ac C K L almost all
minuscules vg syrp, h, pal copsa, bo arm eth), a majority of the
Committee preferred h`mei/j because of the...
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Verse 1 John 1:4. _THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL._] Ye have already
_tasted_ that the Lord is good; but I am now going to show you the
height of your Christian calling, that your _happiness may be
complet...
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AND THESE THINGS WRITE WE UNTO YOU - These things respecting him who
was manifested in the flesh, and respecting the results which flow
from that.
THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL - This is almost the same l...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE LIFE MANIFESTED
CHAPTER 1:1-4
The opening verses of this Epistle are very precious and are the key
to the whole Epistle. Three Scriptures speak of what was in the
beg...
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THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE. The writer is concerned with the HYPERLINK
"file:///Vord" of life. Life, which from the beginning had been
contained in the Word, found at length in Jesus a manifestation to
whic...
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What we are telling you about is that which was from the beginning,
that which we heard, that which we saw with our eyes, that which we
gazed upon, and which our hands touched. It is about the word of...
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THE PASTOR'S AIM (1 John 1:1-4)...
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FULL. fulfilled or filled full. App-125. Compare John 15:11; John
16:24....
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1 John 1:1-4. The Introduction
That the first four verses are introductory is generally admitted.
They are analogous to the first eighteen verses of the Gospel and to
the first three verses of the Re...
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_these things write we_ These words apply to the whole Epistle, of
which he here states the purpose, just as in John 20:31 he states the
purpose of the Gospel. Both -write" and -we" are emphatic: it i...
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1 John 1:1-4. THE INTRODUCTION
The first four verses are introductory. They are analogous to the
first eighteen verses of the Gospel, and to the first three of the
Revelation. Like the Prologue to the...
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4. ἩΜΕΙ͂Σ ([424][425][426]) for ὑμῖν ([427][428][429]).
ἩΜΩ͂Ν ([430][431][432]) for ὑμῶν ([433][434]).
[424] 4th century. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the monastery
of S. Catherine on Mount Si...
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ΤΑΎΤΑ _пот. pl. от_ ΟΎΤΟΣ (G3778) этот; "эти
вещи". Ссылка на все содержание письма
(Brooke; Marshall), или на послание апостола в
ст. 1-3 (Westcott).
ΓΡΆΦΟΜΕΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΓΡΆΦΩ (G1125)
пис...
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THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL.— "That the divine life may be so improved
in your souls, and your meetness for the heavenly inheritance may be
so apparent, and so advanced, that your joy may, as far as pos...
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HEREBY WE KNOW
PART I
Prologue of I John
1 John 1:1-7
Life is Fellowship with God Who is Light
Chapter I
_GOD IN A TEST TUBE_
The Prologue 1 John 1:1-4
A.
_The Text_
That which was from the beg...
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And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
THESE THINGS - and none other: this whole letter. WRITE ME UNTO YOU.
'Aleph (') B have [ heemeis (G2249)] "we" for [ humin (G5213)] "u...
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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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John wrote this letter as if he were an agent for all those other
witnesses. ‘These things’ are all that is in the letter. He writes
so that both he and the readers may have much joy. It would give th...
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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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[1.
The Exordium (1 John 1:1).
(1)
OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING: The setting forth of
the historical Christ for the spread of human fellowship with the
Father and the Son (1 John 1...
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CHAPTER 2
THE CONNECTION OF THE EPISTLE WITH THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN
1 John 1:4
FROM the wholesale burning of books at Ephesus, as a consequence of
awakened convictions, the most pregnant of all comm...
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The Preface. “That which was from the beginning, which we have
heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we beheld and our hands
felt, concerning the Word of Life and the Life was manifested, and...
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ἡμεῖς, clearly the editorial plural. The reading ὑμῶν
seems at the first glance more attractive than ἡμῶν as evincing
a generous solicitude on the part of the Apostle for the highest good
of his reade...
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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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DEVELOPING A FELLOWSHIP WITH JOHN, THE FATHER AND HIS SON
After the parenthetical thoughts of verse 2, John resumed the thoughts
of verse 1 by emphasizing again his position as an eyewitness. It
appea...
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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; (2) (For the life was manifested,...
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_FULNESS OF JOY_
‘These things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.’
1 John 1:4
St. John gives in our text his reason for writing the Epistle. The
Apostle, who lay on the breast of the Mas...
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4_That your joy may be full _By full joy, he expresses more clearly
the complete and perfect happiness which we obtain through the Gospel;
at the same time he reminds the faithful where they ought to...
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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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AND THESE THINGS WRITE WE UNTO YOU,.... Concerning the deity and
eternity of Christ, the Word and concerning the truth of his humanity,
and the manifestation of him in the flesh; and concerning that e...
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And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
Ver. 4. _And these things write we_] Out of the Scriptures, those
wells of salvation, draw we waters with joy, Isaiah 12:4, suck these
b...
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_That which we have seen_ Him, I say, of whom we have such infallible
knowledge, or that which we have seen and heard from him and of him;
_declare we to you_ For this end; _that ye also may have fell...
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THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL; by your being thus brought into full
fellowship with God and Christ. The religion of Christ is benevolent,
leading all who enjoy its benefits to desire that others should en...
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CHRIST'S PERSON AND OFFICE.
Concerning the person of Christ:...
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AND THESE THING'S WRITE WE UNTO YOU THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL.
The apostle here announces the topic, or subject matter, of his
letter: Jesus Christ, the eternal Word, became flesh for the salvation
of...
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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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1-4 That essential Good, that uncreated Excellence, which had been
from the beginning, from eternity, as equal with the Father, and which
at length appeared in human nature for the salvation of sinne...
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Not insipid, spiritless, empty, as carnal joy is, apt through the
deficiency of its cause to admit of intermingled qualms; but lively
and vigorous, 3 JOHN 1:12, well grounded, 1 THESSALONIANS 16:24, s...
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1 John 1:4 And G2532 things G5023 write G1125 (G5719) you G5213 that
G2443 your G5216 joy G5479 be...
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THE WORD OF LIFE DECLARED (1 JOHN 1:1).
‘That which was (imperfect) from the beginning, that which we have
heard (perfect), that which we have seen (perfect) with our eyes, that
which we beheld (aoris...
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The apostle introduces this catholic Epistle by a compendious
description of the object, nature, and design of the apostolical
announcement concerning the Incarnate Word of life. Its object is the
Ete...
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WE WRITE
(γραφομεν ημεις). Literary plural present active
indicative of γραφω, which see in the singular in 1 John
2:12-14.MAY BE FULFILLED
(η πεπληρωμενη). Periphrastic perfect passive subjunctiv...
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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 1:4
The Joy of the Lord and its Fulness.
I. Joy, as it is commonly understood and exemplified among men, is a
tumultuous feeling, a quick and lively passion or emotion, blazing up
for the most...
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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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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;_
The fact that Chris...
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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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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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IN ORDER. "These things, about our fellowship with the Father and the
Son, we write to you who have joined with us in this fellowship, that
you will make our joy complete by living in the truth of the...
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1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 1:4 WRITING... SO THAT. One of 1 John 1:1’s
goals is to promote JOY. It is difficult to decide between “our
joy” ...
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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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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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_For every thing which is born of God_, &c. He proves what he had said
that _His commandments are not heavy_, because the faithful, who are
born again of faith, and charity, and are armed by God, over...
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THE FELLOWSHIPS OF THE HOLY LIFE
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 John 1:1 are introductory, and may be compared with the prologue of
the gospel by St. John. The subject of the epistle is “the Word...
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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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2 Corinthians 1:24; 2 John 1:12; Ephesians 3:19; Habakkuk 3:17;...
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These things. The whole Epistle.
Write we unto you [γ ρ α φ ο μ ε ν υ μ ι ν]. The best
texts read hJmeiv we, instead of uJmin to you. Both the verb and the
pronoun are emphatic. The writer speaks wit...
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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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That your joy may be full — So our Lord also, John 15:11; John
16:22. There is a joy of hope, a joy of faith, and a joy of love. Here
the joy of faith is directly intended. It is a concise expression....
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Observe here, The great end for which the apostles penned and wrote
the doctrine of the gospel, namely, that their joy may be full who do
believe it and obey it. The joy which good men experience in t...