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kjv@1John: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;

kjv@1John:1:2 @ (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;)

kjv@1John:1:3 @ 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.

kjv@1John:1:4 @ And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

kjv@1John:1:5 @ This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

kjv@1John:1:6 @ If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

kjv@1John:1:7 @ But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

kjv@1John:1:8 @ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

kjv@1John:1:9 @ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

kjv@1John:1:10 @ If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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kjv@1John:1 > > RandyP :

The core doctrines of the gospel are simply put to the reader by John in terms anyone even child can understand. From these core points we can expand the doctrine outward. The over arching truth is that any notion contrary to these points is either a lie by us or else a lie by Him; there is no middle ground. Light, fellowship with the Light, fellowship with each other, sin, confession of sin, forgiveness of sin and the cleansing of sin from unrighteousness are all a one way or no way proposition. Who shall be the liar here; man or Christ?

kjv@1John:3 > > RandyP :

There is so much said here that entire books can be (and have been) written. For the moment it should be enough to consider that these things are all expansions of the core doctrine that John presented in kjv@1John:1 , namely that God is light and in Him is no darkness. If we are in God, so too there can be no darkness in us. Knowing the 'how' this is possible is knowing the 'what' Jesus accomplished in His death and resurrection and the 'who' He is. The working of this knowledge produces unfeigned love in us for the brethren, which is the proof positive of possessing this knowledge. It can be produced in no other way.