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The First Epistle of John Introduction (1:1-4)

The First Epistle of John Introduction (1:1-4). Facts About the Apostle John. - Also, wrote The Gospel of John, 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd Epistles of John, and Revelation (Patmos). - “Sons of Thunder” (headstrong – Luke 9:28-29) - Son of Zebedee, brother of James

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The First Epistle of John Introduction (1:1-4)

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  1. The First Epistle of John Introduction (1:1-4)

  2. Facts About the Apostle John - Also, wrote The Gospel of John, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Epistles of John, and Revelation (Patmos). - “Sons of Thunder” (headstrong – Luke 9:28-29) - Son of Zebedee, brother of James - Among the 1st disciples called (Peter, John, and James) - Classically known as, “John the Evangelist” or “John the Revelator” - Not to be confused with John the Baptist

  3. Overview of 1st Epistle of John Written by the Apostle John, although no author is mentioned. “This anonymity strongly affirms the early church’s identification of the epistle with John the Apostle, for only someone of John’s well known and preeminent status as an apostle would be able to write with such unmistakable authority, expecting complete obedience from his readers, without clearly identifying himself.” – MacArthur Study Bible.

  4. The Background of 1st John Written approximately at the end of the 2nd Century. - Last surviving eye witness of Jesus Christ - Papias of Hierapolis (“hearer of John”) described John as, “a living and abiding voice.” - According to the Church Fathers, John lived out his life in Ephesus. *Extensive evangelistic ministry *Supervised many churches *Completed writings (except Revelation)

  5. The Background of 1st John Why Ephesus? - Cultural, Philosophical, and Intellectual Hub Gnosticism: salvation through “secret knowledge” - gnōsis - “The aim of salvation is for the spirit to be awakened by knowledge so the inner man can be released from his earthly dungeon and return to the realm of light where the soul becomes reunited with God.” – Illustrated Dictionary of the Bible

  6. 1st John 1:1-4 “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.” – 1st John 1:1 (KJV) - Usage of “we” speaks regarding the eye witnesses - Manifested in the flesh

  7. 1st John 1:1-4 “He begins with the description of the person of Christ who he makes one and not two: and him both God from everlasting (for he was with the Father from the beginning, and is that eternal life) and also made true man, whom John himself and his companions both heard, beheld, and handled.” – Geneva Bible *Deity of Christ (“All Man, Full God”)

  8. 1st John 1:1-4 “And the Word was made flesh, anddwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” – John 1:14 (KJV) - “dwelt” translates literally as “tabernacled.” Just as the Tabernacle was a physical building that housed God, Jesus Christ was a physical being that housed the Spirit of God.

  9. 1st John 1:1-4 “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made (kenoō, “to make empty”) in the likeness of men. - Philippians 2:5-7 (KJV) - Kenosis, “The Self-Emptying God” - Jesus is the vessel which received the essence and attributes of God as they were emptied into him.

  10. 1st John 1:1-4 Controversy: “(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested (unto us;).” – 1st John 1:2 (KJV) “The same was in the beginning with God.” – John 1:2 (KJV) - “with” (pros)

  11. 1st John 1:1-4 “with” (pros) Thayer Definition: 1) to the advantage of 2) at, near, by 3) to, towards, with, with regard to Part of Speech: Preposition (shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.)

  12. 1st John 1:1-4 “…which was to, towards, with, with regard to (with) the Father…” – 1st John 1:2 (KJV) “The same was in the beginning to, towards, with, with regard to (with) God.” – John 1:2 (KJV) Reconciling the Language: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” – John 1:1 (KJV)

  13. 1st John 1:1-4 “was God — in substance and essence God; or was possessed of essential or proper divinity. Thus, each of these brief but pregnant statements is the complement of the other, correcting any misapprehensions which the others might occasion. Was the Word eternal? It was not the eternity of “the Father,” but of a conscious personal existence distinct from Him and associated with Him. Was the Word thus “with God?” – Jamieson, Faussett, and Brown Commentary

  14. 1st John 1:1-4 “It was not the distinctness and the fellowship of another being, as if there were more Gods than one, but of One who was Himself God - in such sense that the absolute unity of the God head, the great principle of all religion, is only transferred from the region of shadowy abstraction to the region of essential life and love.” – Jamieson, Faussett, and Brown Commentary

  15. 1st John 1:1-4 “But why all this definition? Not to give us any abstract information about certain mysterious distinctions in the Godhead, but solely to let the reader know who it was that in the fullness of time “was made flesh.” After each verse, then, the reader must say, “It was He who is thus, and thus, and thus described, who was made flesh.” – Jamieson, Faussett, and Brown Commentary

  16. 1st John 1:1-4 “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.” – 1st John 1:3-4 (KJV) Theme of Epistle: The Basics of Christianity

  17. 1st John 1:1-4 Proof: “Little Children” – used 9 times in 1st John Divisions of 1st John: - The Conditions for Fellowship - The Cautions to the Fellowship - The Characteristics of Fellowship - The Results of Fellowship 1st John is considered a “General Epistle” because it does not identify a specific church, location, or individual.

  18. 1st John 1:1-4 “…that your joy may be full.” – 1st John 1:3-4 (KJV) “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.” – Ephesians 3:17-19 (KJV)

  19. 1st John 1:1-4 “That ye might be filled with all the fulness of God; this is the last petition, and is to be understood, not of a full comprehension of the divine Being, nor of a communication of his divine perfections, nor of having in them the fulness of grace, which it has pleased God should dwell in Christ; but either of that fulness of good things, which they may receive from God in this life; as to be filled with a sense of the love and grace of God; with satisfying views of interest in the righteousness of Christ; with the Spirit, and the gifts and graces thereof;…”

  20. 1st John 1:1-4 “…with full provisions of food for their souls; with spiritual peace, joy, and comfort; with knowledge of divine things, of God in Christ, of Christ, of the Gospel, and of the will of God; and with all the fruits or righteousness, or good works springing from grace; or else of that fulness which they shall receive hereafter, even complete holiness, perfection of knowledge, fulness of joy and peace, entire conformity to God and Christ, and everlasting communion with them.” – John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible

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