He is from the beginning, 1 Jn. 1:1, cf. Jn. 1:1. He is the Word of life, 1 Jn. 1:1 f.; 5:20. He has also appeared in history as a man, 1 Jn. 1:1–3. Through Him the witnesses who stand behind 1 Jn. have fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ, and they pass this on to those who pay heed to their witness, 1 Jn. 1:3
Divinity and Humanity
We need both
Theologise before you moralise
Jesus' True Nature
… of God and Man the Son
The eternal Christ
That which was from the beginning … (1 John 1:1a, NIV)
The earthly Christ
… which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched–this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. (1 John 1:1b, NIV)
Cannot separate human and divine natures
Jesus — the Word Made Flesh
Relationships
Wrapped up in each other
Cannot separate human and divine relationships
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another. (1 John 1:7, NIV)
If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. (1 John 4:20, NIV)
… with God
… our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3, NIV)
That we might experience fellowship with both the Father and Son
… with one another
We write this to make our joy complete. (1 John 1:4, NIV)
