1 John 1

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1, 2, 3 John 1. The Object of Proclamation Highlighted (1:1)

It is because he wishes to draw attention equally to the “Word proclaimed” and the “Word as person.” The message and the person ultimately cannot be separated. Each explains the other. The message about Jesus is intimately related to who Jesus is.

1, 2, 3 John 2. The Object of Proclamation Clarified (1:2)

This truth is the key to the purpose of the epistle: John is fighting a Christological heresy that involved the denial of the incarnation of deity, that is, the denial that the Christ was the historical Jesus.

1, 2, 3 John 2. The Object of Proclamation Clarified (1:2)

Apparently, the heresy involved the separation of “Christ” and “Son of God” from “Jesus.” The issue this epistle addresses is not that the heretics believed Jesus to be someone other than the Christ (and believed in Jesus anyway), but rather that they believed the Christ to be someone other than Jesus. This was a direct assault on the person of Jesus (a denial of his deity) and one that would call into question his work of atonement as well. John writes to assure his readers that they and only they, who believe in Jesus, the incarnate Son of God, deity enfleshed, have eternal life (cf. 1 John 5:11–13). By so doing, John equips his readers to heed his concluding command to guard themselves from idols, that is, false christs and false religion. In short, John’s central purpose is to encourage his readers to persevere in their belief in the apostolic proclamation of the Christ as Jesus, the incarnate Son of God.

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