![]() Which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled: This indicates that this eternal being - the One from the beginning - came to earth, and John (among others) personally experienced this eternal One. Whoever, or whatever, John wrote of, he said his subject was eternal and therefore was God because the subject existed before all else and was the source and basis of the existence of all things.ī. ![]() John takes us back to this time in eternity past, to meet this One which was from the beginning. The beginning of John 1:1 is profound: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The beginning of Genesis 1:1 is simple: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. It is the beginning of Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1, the beginning there was before there was anything, when all there existed was God. That which was from the beginning: The beginning John wrote of is not the beginning of this world nor is it the beginning of creation. 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, concerning the Word of life-the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us.Ī. ![]() ( 1 John 1:1-2) John begins with the center of relationship: Jesus Christ. The purpose of the letter: to bring you into relationship with God.ġ. In this remarkable letter, John tells us the truth about relationships - and shows us how to have relationships that are real, for both now and eternity.Ī. God has put a desire for relationship in every one of us, a desire He intended to be met with relationships with other people, but most of all, to be met by a relationship with Him. Most people understand that the important things in life are not things at all - they are the relationships we have.
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