1 John 1 NKJV
What Was Heard, Seen, and Touched
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, concerning the Word of life— 2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.
What Was Heard, Seen, and Touched
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, concerning the Word of life— 2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.
John starts this letter as an eyewitness. He was with Jesus from the beginning of His ministry. John was first a follower of John the Baptist. John was the youngest of the apostles and the only Apostle to die of natural causes. He wrote 1st, 2nd and 3rd John late in his life, sometime around 95 ad. I started researching John this morning and was getting lost in all the information. So instead of a history lesson on John, I'll get back to the text. As I always say, if your curious, "Google it".
I guess John must be one of my favorite Bible authors, I've done my morning devotions on his writings more then anyone else. However it's easier to identify with Peter and his "foot in mouth" disease. John did have a quick temper and seemed to fly into a "storm" when angered earning him the nick name "son of thunder". I can identify with that trait of John's. But I digress again....
John is long winded in the first sentence. It takes up 3 verses. Basically what He is saying Is:
1) Jesus was from the beginning ( John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.)
2) We, His apostles, heard Him teach and saw Him with our own eyes, touched Him with our own hands and know He was real.
3) He IS The Word of Life (see 1 above)
4) We were with Him when He lived, we were with Him when He died, we were with Him when He was buried and we were with Him, in His physical body, when He rose from the grave and walked on the earth with us again.
4) We were with Him when He ascended back to heaven, we saw Him physically rise into the air and go back to be with the Father.
5) We share this eyewitness account so you may share in the joy we know as Jesus.
1) Jesus was from the beginning ( John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.)
2) We, His apostles, heard Him teach and saw Him with our own eyes, touched Him with our own hands and know He was real.
3) He IS The Word of Life (see 1 above)
4) We were with Him when He lived, we were with Him when He died, we were with Him when He was buried and we were with Him, in His physical body, when He rose from the grave and walked on the earth with us again.
4) We were with Him when He ascended back to heaven, we saw Him physically rise into the air and go back to be with the Father.
5) We share this eyewitness account so you may share in the joy we know as Jesus.
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