“ And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. ”
And these things write we unto you - These things respecting him who was manifested in the flesh, and respecting the results which flow from that. That your joy may be full - This is almost t...
The Author's Purpose. The writer is concerned with the HYPERLINK "file:///Vord" of life. Life, which from the beginning had been contained in the Word, found at length in Jesus a manifestation to w...
full . fulfilled or filled full. App-125. Compare John 15:11 ; John 16:24 .
4 That your joy may be full By full joy, he expresses more clearly the complete and perfect happiness which we obtain through the Gospel; at the same time he reminds the faithful where they...
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. That your joy may be full - Ye have already tasted that the Lord is good; but I am now going to show you the height of your Christian ca...
That your joy may be full.— "That the divine life may be so improved in your souls, and your meetness for the heavenly inheritance may be so apparent, and so advanced, that your joy may, as far as...
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. These things - and none other: this whole letter. Write me unto you. 'Aleph (') B have х heemeis ( G2249 )] "we" for х...
Fellowship with God in Light 1. Observe the grammatical form of 1 John 1:1-3 . In 1 John 1:1 a sentence is begun which, interrupted by the parenthesis in 1 John 1:2 , is continued in 1 John 1...
[ 1. The Exordium ( 1 John 1:1-4 ). (1) OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING: The setting forth of the historical Christ for the spread of human fellowship with the Father and the Son (...
Chapter 2 THE CONNECTION OF THE EPISTLE WITH THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN 1 John 1:4 FROM the wholesale burning of books at Ephesus, as a consequence of awakened convictions, the most pregnant of al...
Fellowship in the Light 1 John 1:1-10 As the aged Apostle began to write he was living over again his first happy experiences with the Savior. He heard the voice, saw the person, touched the ve...
This is possibly the last apostolic message to the whole Church. It is complementary to the Gospel of John. Its subject is fellowship with God, into which believers are introduced through their union...
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; (2) (For the life was manifested,...
FULNESS OF JOY ‘These things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.’ 1 John 1:4 St. John gives in our text his reason for writing the Epistle. The Apostle, who lay on the breast of th...
And these things write we unto you ,.... Concerning the deity and eternity of Christ, the Word and concerning the truth of his humanity, and the manifestation of him in the flesh; and concerning tha...
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. Ver. 4. And these things write we ] Out of the Scriptures, those wells of salvation, draw we waters with joy, Isaiah 12:4 , suck th...
That which we have seen Him, I say, of whom we have such infallible knowledge, or that which we have seen and heard from him and of him; declare we to you For this end; that ye also may have fel...
Unlike his second and third epistles, this first from John's pen waits for no salutation, but more like Paul's to the Hebrews, immediately begins with a precious declaration of the glory of the Perso...
The Apostolic Testimony. A. D. 80. 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, w...
Not insipid, spiritless, empty, as carnal joy is, apt through the deficiency of its cause to admit of intermingled qualms; but lively and vigorous, 3 John 1:12 , well grounded, 1 Thessalonians 1...
The Word of Life Declared ( 1 John 1:1-4 ). ‘That which was (imperfect) from the beginning, that which we have heard (perfect), that which we have seen (perfect) with our eyes, that which we behel...
THE FELLOWSHIPS OF THE HOLY LIFE CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 John 1:1-4 are introductory, and may be compared with the prologue of the gospel by St. John. The subject of the epistle is “t...
1 John 1:1-6 The Ground of Christian Ethics. I. St. John begins with speaking of that which he saw, and heard, and handled. Those who read his letter could have no doubt that he was referring to...
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; You know who that...
1 John 1:1 . That which was from the beginning. We have before observed that the neuter gender is often preferred by the Greeks, and with great propriety, when speaking of the Divinity. L'ETRE Su...
EXPOSITION 1 John 1:1-62 1. THE INTRODUCTION . It declares the writer's authority, based on personal experience; announces the subject-matter of his Gospel, to which this Epistle forms...
Christ's Person and Office. Concerning the person of Christ:
2 Corinthians 1:24 ; 2 John 1:12 ; Ephesians 3:19 ; Habakkuk 3:17 ; Habakkuk 3:18 ; Isaiah 61:10 ; John 15:11 ; John 16:24 ; Philippians 1:25 ; Philippians 1:26
The Christ Chapter 1 John 1:2-10 ; 1 John 2:1-2 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is a striking similarity between the opening verses of the first chapter of the Gospel of John and the first chapter o...
That your joy may be full — So our Lord also, John 15:11 ; John 16:22 . There is a joy of hope, a joy of faith, and a joy of love. Here the joy of faith is directly intended. It is a concise expr...