https://youtu.be/eR7ABqxPcgk Verse 5: God is Light 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. John’s first epistle is all about “life”: “the word of Life” (v.1), “the life” (v.2), and “the eternal life” (v.2). Therefore, John begins by …
The Prologue: 1st John 1:1-4 Sermon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8qu1Lhs_NY&feature=youtu.be Authorship The author of 1 John claims to be an eyewitness of Christ (1 John 1:1–3) Emphasizes his sensory perception of Jesus, “the Word of life” Testifies to what was physically revealed to the apostles Unfortunately, Johannine authorship and the author’s claim to eyewitness testimony has come under attack from modern scholars Many suggest …
