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(KJV) 1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

“Walk in the light” means to believe and accept God’s truth as revealed in His Word and to make an earnest and sustained effort, with His help, to live by God’s truth in words and actions. The expression, “the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin,” refers to the ongoing work of sanctification (spiritual and moral purification, refinement, growth, development, maturity and preparation for God;s purposes) within the lives of those who follow Christ. Through the inner presence of His Holy Spirit, God provides continual cleansing for a believer’s unknown and unintentional sins. John is probably not thinking here of deliberate defiance against God and His standard, since he speaks of walking in the light. This continual purifying allows us to have intimate companionship with God.

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1. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
2. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
3. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
4. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
5. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
6. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
7. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
8. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
9. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
10. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
11. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
12. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
13. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
14. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
15. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
16. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
17. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
18. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
19. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
20. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
21. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 1:6

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

To “walk in the darkness” means to live outside of God’s truth and a personal relationship with Him. It means to reject God’s standards and pursue one’s own direction toward selfish and immoral pleasure. People who live this way do not “have fellowship with Him,” and are “not born of God” (1 John 3:7-9; John 3:19; 2 Corinthians 6:14). Their actions show that they do not have a saving relationship with God. But those who have accepted God’s forgiveness and the opportunity to have true companionship with Christ experience His favor, help and strength to live in spiritual purity and to do what is right by God’s standard (1 John 1:7; 2:4; 3:10).

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1. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
2. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
3. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
4. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
5. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
6. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
7. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
8. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
9. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
10. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
11. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
12. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
13. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
14. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
15. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
16. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
17. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
18. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
19. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
20. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 1:3

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.

In our modern world, the word “fellowship” is often watered down. We associate it with casual small talk over coffee after a church service or gathering for a potluck dinner. But in the New Testament, fellowship means something far deeper, weightier, and infinitely more beautiful.

In 1 John 1:3, the Apostle John writes:

“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.”

John invites his readers into a sacred bond. To understand the depth of this invitation, we must look at the Greek word he used: koinonia.

Literally translated, koinonia means “having in common.” It goes beyond mere socialization; it involves a deep, mutual sharing and active participation with other believers. Christians do not just hang out—we share a common life.

As followers of Christ, we share a massive foundation of eternal realities that the world cannot understand. We have fellowship because we have the most critical things in common:

• A Common Faith: We share a unified, saving belief in the truth of the gospel (Titus 1:4; Jude 1:3).
• A Common Grace: We participate together in God’s unearned favor, love, and supernatural help through Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:9; Philippians 1:7).
• A Common Indwelling: The same Holy Spirit lives within each of us, sealing us into one spiritual body (John 20:22; Romans 8:9, 11).
• A Common Empowerment: We share in the diverse gifts of the Spirit, given to build one another up (Romans 15:27).
• A Common Battle: We are locked in the same spiritual warfare against a defeated but active enemy, navigating the same trials and temptations (1 John 2:15-18; 1 Peter 5:8).

Because true fellowship is anchored in the absolute truth of who Jesus is and what He accomplished, it naturally has boundaries. Christ’s followers can have no true, God-honoring fellowship with those who reject the teachings of the New Testament faith (2 John 1:7-11; Galatians 1:9).

Light cannot have fellowship with darkness. When the core truth of Christ is denied, koinonia becomes impossible, because the “common ground” of the Holy Spirit and saving faith is missing. True biblical community requires us to guard the truth zealously so that our fellowship remains pure and anchored in God.

The beauty of koinonia is that our horizontal fellowship with one another is entirely dependent on our vertical fellowship with God. We are brothers and sisters because we share the same Father. When we lock arms in truth, grace, and spiritual warfare, we experience the fullness of joy that John promised. Let us move past superficial relationships and dive deep into the true, supernatural partnership of the saints.

Heavenly Father, thank You for the profound gift of koinonia. Thank You for drawing us out of isolation and into a sacred, shared life with You, Your Son Jesus Christ, and the global body of believers. We praise You for the common faith, unearned grace, and Holy Spirit that unite us. Help us to guard the truths of the New Testament diligently and to reject compromise. Empower us by Your Spirit to stand together in our spiritual battles, sharing our gifts and lifting one another up. May our fellowship with one another burn brightly as a testimony of Your love to a broken world. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

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1. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
2. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
3. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
4. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
5. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
6. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
7. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
8. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
9. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
10. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
11. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
12. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
13. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
14. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
15. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
16. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
17. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
18. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
19. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 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;)

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “eternal life”? For many of us, our minds immediately fast-forward to the future—pearly gates, streets of gold, and a distant heaven long after our time on earth is done. While that future hope is absolutely real, the Apostle John opens his first epistle with a radical truth: eternal life is not just a destination. It is a Person, and it is a reality you can experience right now.

In 1 John 1:2, we read: “The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.”

John doesn’t define eternal life as a checklist of rules or a cosmic insurance policy. He defines it in terms of Jesus Christ Himself. We see this beautifully mirrored in his Gospel account, where Jesus prays, “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent” (John 17:3).

According to Scripture, eternal life is intimacy with the Creator. It is the vital, active, and personal relationship that begins the very moment you enter into faith through Jesus. You don’t have to wait until you die to start living the life of heaven; true life is available today.

When we view eternal life solely as a future reward, we miss the power of the gospel in our daily struggles. Knowing Christ intimately transforms how we live in the present. It brings peace into our anxiety, joy into our grief, and purpose into our mundane routines.

However, John is also careful to remind us that this connection requires active engagement. True life is found through an obedient faith. We cannot claim to share in His eternal life while actively walking in darkness (1 John 1:6-7). It requires a daily anchoring of our hearts in the truth of who Jesus is (1 John 2:22-25) and remaining safely under His guidance (1 John 5:20).

Are you merely waiting for heaven, or are you walking with the Living God today? Let us step out of the shadows, embrace a vital relationship with Jesus, and experience the fullness of the life He has already revealed to us.

Heavenly Father,
Thank You for revealing true, eternal life to us through Your Son, Jesus Christ. Forgive us for the times we treat our faith as a distant insurance policy rather than a daily relationship. We ask that You deepen our intimacy with You this week. Help us to know You more clearly, to hear Your voice, and to walk in obedient faith. Let Your light expose any darkness in our hearts so that we can fully experience the abundant, eternal life that is already ours in Christ Jesus, Amen.

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1. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
2. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
3. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
4. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
5. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
6. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
7. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
8. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
9. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
10. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
11. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
12. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
13. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
14. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
15. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
16. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
17. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
18. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 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;

1 John 1:1 anchors our faith in the undeniable reality that the eternal God entered human history as a flesh-and-blood man. In a world filled with abstract philosophies and shifting spiritualities, the Apostle John opens his first letter with a powerful, grounded testimony: “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.”

This profound declaration reminds us that Christianity is not built on clever myths or detached cosmic theories, but on a historical Person whom real people heard, saw, and physically touched.

John purposely mirrors the grand opening of his Gospel (“In the beginning was the Word…”) to establish the absolute authority of Jesus Christ. Before the universe was framed, Christ existed. Yet, the emphasis here is not just on His eternal divinity, but on the mind-bending reality that this eternal Creator stepped directly into our finite timeline. He is the ultimate anchor point for human existence.

During the first century, a dangerous false teaching known as early Gnosticism began to infect the church. Gnostics argued that the spiritual realm was inherently good, while the physical world (matter) was completely evil. To them, the idea of a holy God taking on a physical human body was repulsive. They claimed that Jesus was merely a phantom—a spirit who only appeared to have a body.

John completely shatters this heresy by using intensely sensory language. He leaves no room for debate:

• “We have heard” – They listened to His voice, His laughter, and His definitive teachings.
• “Seen with our eyes” – They watched Him walk on water, weep at gravesites, and bleed on a cross.
• “Our hands have touched” – They leaned against Him at dinner and physically felt the scars of His resurrection.

Jesus was not a phantom or a spiritual concept to be unlocked by a secret, elite knowledge (gnosis). He was fully God and fully man (Hebrews 2:14), offering salvation not through an escape from the physical body, but through faith in His physical sacrifice and resurrection.

If Jesus was not truly human, He could not have died in our place. If He was not truly God, His sacrifice would not have the power to save us. Because He became flesh, He understands our physical pain, our exhaustion, our temptations, and our grief. Our faith is tangible. It is rooted in history, validated by eyewitnesses, and experienced personally in our lives today.

Heavenly Father, Almighty Creator from the beginning, we stand in awe of the mystery of the Gospel. Thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus Christ, to step out of eternity and into our broken, physical world. We thank You that He is not a distant concept, but a Savior who can be known, trusted, and leaned upon.

Forgive us for the times we treat our faith as a mere philosophy rather than a living relationship with a real Person. Help us to anchor our souls in the absolute truth of His humanity and His divinity. May we, like John, boldly proclaim the Word of life to a world desperately searching for truth. In the holy and tangible name of Jesus, Amen.

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1. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
2. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
3. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
4. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
5. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
6. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
7. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
8. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
9. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
10. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
11. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
12. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
13. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
14. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
15. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
16. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
17. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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