1 John 1:4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
In this first verse we see John wants us to know that we can have joy all the time. If we allow Jesus to dwell in us we can have constant fellowship with Him and therefore have joy unspeakable. This is to help us to see that walking with Christ brings a deep sense of satisfaction and purpose and thus bringing joy. Verse 5 goes on to tell us that because God is the light and in Him is no darkness so nothing can hinder His truth and holiness. If you Christ in your you cannot have darkness in your because light dispels the dankness. With this Light in life you life you will have complete joy overflowing. Please attend church today and see what joy God can put in life.
1 john 1:2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Here we see John doing what he most wants to do and that is to get people see who Christ really was. That through the crucifixion we gain salvation by putting our faith and trust in Jesus and gain eternal life in Heaven. He lets us know that Jesus was with God in the beginning and God sent Him to be our Savior. John wanted people to listen to him so they could come to know the fellowship we can have together as believers in Christ. Having fellowship with other believers helps you to get closer to God and Jesus and helps your relationship with the Father and the Son grow.
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;
Decided to look at some more of the writings of John. As this begins we see that John makes reference to being with Jesus from the beginning. He reminds us that they heard Jesus when he taught the people. That people saw Jesus as he performed the miracles He did. How they even touched Jesus and were even witness to His crucifixion. To me this is even saying that even though they witnessed all of this some still did not realize that Jesus was the Word of life. John knew Jesus was the source of Light and Life and that Jesus was the Lamb of God. Let us be strong enough in our faith to stand for Christ and John did.
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
