FELLOWSHIP WITH THE FATHER, SON AND EACH OTHER

Passage: 1 John 1:1-10

Key verse: 3

NIV

The Incarnation of the Word of Life

1 That which was from the beginning,(A) which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,(B) which we have looked at and our hands have touched(C)—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared;(D) we have seen it and testify to it,(E) and we proclaim to you the eternal life,(F) which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,(G) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.(H) 4 We write this(I) to make our[a] joy complete.(J)

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

5 This is the message we have heard(K) from him and declare to you: God is light;(L) in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(M) we lie and do not live out the truth.(N) 7 But if we walk in the light,(O) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.(P)

8 If we claim to be without sin,(Q) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(R) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(S) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(T) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(U) we make him out to be a liar(V) and his word is not in us.(W)

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  1. 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your
  2. 1 John 1:7 Or every
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The Word of Life

1 (A)That which was (B)from the beginning, (C)which we have heard, (D)which we have seen with our eyes, (E)which we looked upon and (F)have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 (G)the life (H)was made manifest, and we have seen it, and (I)testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, (J)which was with the Father and (K)was made manifest to us— 3 (L)that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed (M)our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things so (N)that our[a] joy may be complete.

Walking in the Light

5 (O)This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that (P)God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 (Q)If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and (R)do not practice the truth. 7 But (S)if we walk in the light, (T)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (U)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 (V)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and (W)the truth is not in us. 9 (X)If we confess our sins, he is (Y)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and (Z)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, (AA)we make him a liar, and (AB)his word is not in us.

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INTRODUCTION TO 1 JOHN (THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE KINGDOM PEOPLE) Key Verses 1:3,4 'We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.' 1 John is written by John, the disciple of Jesus around AD 9 in Ephesus. It is a pastoral letter. The reason John wrote 1 John is in 5:13, 'I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.' He warns against the anti-Christ (Gnosticism) smeared into the church of God. The first part deals with fellowship with God as walking in the light (1:1-2:17). The second part deals with the present situation of the church (2:18-3:24). The third divides those who belong to God from the world by the tests laid out in the epistle (4:1-5.12). John lays down three tests:(1) True believers must believe that Jesus is the Christ who came in the flesh, and this belief must work itself out (2) in righteousness and (3) in love. So that the believers may have fellowship with God the Father, with his Son, Jesus and with other believers by the Holy Spirit and be filled with complete joy (1:3-4) FELLOWSHIP WITH THE FATHER, SON AND EACH OTHER 1. Jesus, the word of life (1-4) John saw Jesus, heard him, touched his pierced side and believed that he is the Word of life, the eternal life who was with God in the beginning. Jesus is God. This Jesus came into the world. Why? John proclaims that Jesus came to restore our broken fellowship with God and with each other. It was to give us complete joy. 2. Confess your sins (5-1 ) God is light. In God there is no darkness. If one claims to have fellowship with God, but walks in darkness claiming to be without sin, he lies. He has no light. The light reveals we are all sinners without exception. So we must confess our sins. Then God is faithful and just. He will forgive all our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Then we can have beautiful fellowship with God and with Jesus and with others as forgiven sinners walking in the light.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for Jesus who came and died so that we can have fellowship with God and with each other. Help me to confess my sins and walk in the light.

One Word: Jesus, the word of life and light!