Testimony and Fellowship (1 John 1:1-4)

TESTIMONY AND FELLOWSHIP (1 JOHN 1:1-4):

Apostle John starts his letter by reminding the recipients about certain things. He says about the things that was in the beginning which they have heard, seen with their eyes and looked upon, touched with their hands, which is concerning the Word of life. Apostle John addresses Jesus as the Word of life and says that He was from the beginning of everything which the believers have already heard. Also, most of the believers have seen and looked upon the life of Jesus, touching him with their hands. Apostle John continues saying that life was made manifest and they had seen it. In the beginning of creation, Jesus was not explicitly mentioned but He was present as Word. When Jesus came to the world, life was made manifest and people had seen it and testified to it. Jesus came in flesh to proclaim to the believers, the eternal life which was with the Father God and was made manifest to all the believers through the form of Jesus as wholly divine and wholly human. God’s eternal purpose of redemption is revealed through the personification of Jesus which could not be denied by anyone in the world.

Apostle John says that all the things concerning Jesus which He and the apostles along with him had seen and heard, they also proclaim to the believers so that they too may have fellowship with the apostles because their fellowship indeed is with the Father and with the Son Jesus Christ. Jesus was the mediator between men and God, thereby having a strong foundation about the truths concerning Jesus will not only help the believers to reconcile with God but also between themselves. Apostle John says that he is writing those things concerning Jesus and about fellowship, so that their joy may be complete. When the believers know more about God and enjoy bondage with Him as well as the people, it would bring the greatest and complete joy.

Stimulations for Self-Reflection:

1.      What was from the beginning and what John says about it?

2.      Who is mentioned as Word of life? Why?

3.      How the things that were from beginning heard and seen?

4.      What had happened to Word of Life?

5.      What was proclaimed by Word of Life? Who manifested it?

6.      Why Jesus was proclaimed?

7.      With whom John and apostles had fellowship?

8.      How things concerning Word of life and fellowship are necessary to us?

9.      How we could have a complete Joy?