“We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen.” – 1 John 1:1 NLT
The apostle John was one of the first disciples called by Jesus. The first few verses establish the fact that John and his fellow disciples experienced Jesus Christ in a very intimate way. They saw him do miracles, heard him teach, and learned at his side. Jesus chose them as he has chosen us all. Just as they were, so are we his representatives on earth. God desires to live thru us. We must allow that to take place. God doesn’t force his will on anyone. He desires willing servants, not people who feel obligated to serve. Since we believe scripture when it tells us Jesus was and is God, as well as God’s Son, when we fellowship with God we are fellowshipping with Jesus as well. We mustn’t leave out the Holy Spirit, who was given to us as a gift to teach, lead and guide us thru this life. These 3 entities make up the Trinity, aka, the Triune God.
John is sharing how well he and his fellow disciples knew Jesus as a means of making their testimony completely believable and wholly acceptable. It is always easier to believe something when you have the opportunity to meet and speak with someone who rubbed elbows with a person of renown. Jesus was that person of renown, even though there were those who were always attempting to diminish him in the eyes of believers. It happened in Bible times and is still happening today. Since no one alive today was alive 2000 years ago, believing in God hasto be by faith. No eyewitnesses exist … no facts exist either. Just faith based belief.
In this letter, John is attempting to show the difference between ‘light and darkness’, which represent ‘truth and error’. All things in God’s economy require faith because they cannot be seen with the naked eye. Those who see things thru spiritual eyes have accepted those things by faith as the truth. “The truth”, as scripture states in John 8:32, “will set you free.”Cling to the truth of scripture and allow it to help you be Jesus to those around you. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
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