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The First Epistle
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John

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Introduction to 1 John:
Author: John, the author of the Gospel of John, as indicated by this book's comparable style and tone.Time of Writing: Approximately A.D. 90-95, after John's return from exile on Patmos, according to church history and the content of this book.Place of Writing: Ephesus, where, according to church history, John ministered in his last days.Recipients: The believers in general, who have the eternal life of God by believing into the Son of God (5:11-13).

Subject of 1 John:
The Fellowship of the Divine Life

First John

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Verses (10)
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I. |The fellowship of the divine life — 1:1-2:11

A. |The manifestation of the divine life — 1:1-2
1|John|1:1|-||1|That which was |2|from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have |a|seen with our |b|eyes, which we |3|beheld and our hands |4c|handled, concerning the |5|Word of |6|life
1|John|1:2|-|(And the |1a|life was |2b|manifested, and we have seen and |c|testify and report to you |3|the |d|eternal life, which was |4e|with the |5|Father and was |6|manifested to us);
B. |The divine fellowship — 1:3-4
1|John|1:3|-|That which we have |1|seen and heard we report |2|also to you that you |2|also may have |3a|fellowship with us, and indeed our fellowship is with the |4|Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
1|John|1:4|-|And these things we write that |1|our |2a|joy may be made full.
C. |The condition of the divine fellowship — 1:5-2:11
1. |Confessing our sins — 1:5-2:2
1|John|1:5|-||1|And this is the |a|message which we have heard from Him and announce to you, that |2|God is |3b|light and in Him is no |4|darkness at all.
1|John|1:6|-|If we say that we |1|have fellowship |2|with Him and yet |3|walk in the |a|darkness, we |4b|lie and are not |5|practicing the |6|truth;
1|John|1:7|-|But if we |a|walk in the light as He |1|is in the light, we |2|have fellowship with one another, and the |3b|blood of |4|Jesus His Son |5|cleanses us from every |6|sin.
1|John|1:8|-|If we say that we |1|do not have sin, |2|we are deceiving ourselves, and the |3a|truth is not in us.
1|John|1:9|-|If we |1a|confess our sins, He is |2b|faithful and |c|righteous to |d|forgive us our |e|sins and |3f|cleanse us from all |4g|unrighteousness.
1|John|1:10|-|If we say that we |1|have |a|not sinned, we make Him a |b|liar, and His |2c|word is not in us.

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