COMMENTS

COMMENTS are posted in the comments section near the bottom of the blog each day. Please feel free to post your comments on 1 John verses 1-10.

Here are some of our recent comments concerning overview of 1 John:


Contributor J B:
In these opening verses of greeting, John establishes his position with Jesus; his history of personal, first-hand knowledge; his deep belief and his current walk with the Lord.More importantly, John underlines Christ's identity; His position in the history of creation, His life-giving power and the reality of His existence for all time.John begins to introduces his purpose in writing to his audience and to motivate them to hear what remains.The first readers of this letter from the apostle John were, like us, in challenging times for Christians; false doctrines were being spread, some were being led astray and others were questioning. John models for us the concern we should have for our brothers and sisters, that they should be encouraged and built up in truth and their paths should lead them away from doubt and into full knowledge of the truth.
July 13, 2009 4:29 PM
THE HANSON MANSION said...

this is the third time try and trying to post. here goes. we are not traveling to heaven alone. many Christians try to isolate themselves from the body of Christ and then fall prey to false doctrines and stinking thinking. the Holy Spirit inspired John to write this letter to remind us of the importance of church family and to be able to provide a spiritual checkup when times of doubt come to the Christian life.
July 13, 2009 6:15 PM

Contributor ktfordalord:
on an introduction to the first four verses:I really like how personal the introduction is. John uses the pronoun "we" to include all believers, but he also includes himself. He is writing a personal testimony to share. What is he testifying about? This question solely is answered by verse one. He testifies of his experience with "the Word of life." I believe this is not only his lifespan as a Christian, but the eternal life (past, present, and future) that he received in Christ. This is a testament of our heritage, our relationship with our heavenly Father and our existence as children of the King.

Contributor buttercup:
Wow! My first thought is that “my joy may be full” How exciting! I feel that people often see Christians as people who are glum and stoic rather than joyful. I have been caught in this trap of seriousness before and really think it is not God’s full intention. As Pilgrim, we must put our burdens aside to experience joy. This verse (1 John 1: 4) reminds me of Jesus’ own words in John 10:10 “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” The chorus to one of my favorite youth group songs in high school reads, “Abundant Life, Abundant Life, Abundant Life is YOURS.” I desire the abundant life of Christ, full of joy from knowing Him. The first three verses of 1 John explain that I can do this by reading the Word and learning from those who were physically present with him and experienced him through their own senses: see, hear, touch, even his smell (which is not mentioned, but assumed).
Also important to me is verse one; he was present in the beginning, the Creator of all things. He chose to walk the planet with His creation, love and teach us, and die for us so that we may have an abundant life full of joy. Noah Webster defined joy in 1812 as “The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight.” We can ‘expect good.’ Have a JOY-filled day!

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