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First John 1:1-10

I John 1:1-4:

1:1That-which used-to-be from (the) beginning, which we heard2, which we saw2 with our eyes, which we gazed-upon, and our hands touched-after – concerning the word of the life – .2and the life was manifested, and we saw2, and we witness, and we announce to you the life, the eternal (life), the-one-which used-to-be towards the Father and was manifested to us – .3which we saw2, and we heard2 – we announce also to you in order that also you may have a sharing-in-common with us, but also the sharing-in-common, our (sharing-in-common, is) with the Father and with His son Jesus Christ, .4and we write these-things in order that our joy may be having been filled2;

John writes:

…and emphatically we write these-things (what is written in this letter; in Greek there is a definite word for “we” plus the verb meaning “we write” giving emphasis – we ourselves write these-things [some Greek texts include “to you”]) for the purpose and result that…

The Greek word aionios may be translated “eternal” or “agelong”. In the context of verse 2 above, the life that is now being manifested to mankind will not end. It is eternal, agelong, lifelong, everlasting. It lasts throughout all durations of life, all ages from the time a person receives it. This life can only be received from God by God's giving of holy spirit by means of the Lord Jesus Christ. All holy-people (Christians) have received holy spirit-life within us, which is the spirit of Christ in us; it is the deposit, token, earnest of what we will receive at a future time. This holy spirit-life will remain for the duration of God's life which will not end. The full completeness for us will come to pass when our Lord Jesus Christ will come to gather all holy-people together with him giving us new spiritual bodies, the life of which will be holy spirit-life, like the body he has already received from God, his Father and our Father, when God raised him up alive from-among the dead-people.

Jesus Christ was dead but now he is alive. God marked Jesus Christ out as the son of God by raising him up from among the dead-people giving him his spiritual body. God gave him the name that is above every other name, designating the resurrected Jesus being Lord and Christ, and his name includes the name – SON – God’s son; he inherits everything that the firstborn son should inherit from his Father, the only true God. The word ‘son’ emphasizes origin, quality, and essence. The spirit of holiness is the spiritual essence of the resurrected Christ Jesus. Refer to Matthew 3:17, 17:5; John 17:1; Acts 2:21 and 38, 3:6 and 16, 4:7-12 and 30, 9:20, 13:33, 26:23; Romans 1:3, 4 and 9, 5:10, 8:3, 29 and 32; I Corinthians 1:9, chapter 15; II Corinthians 1:19; Galatians 2:20, 4:4 and 6; Ephesians 1:19-23, 4:13; Philippians 2:9 and 10; Colossians 1:13 and 18; I Thessalonians 1:10; II Thessalonians 3:6; Hebrews 1:1-8, 3:6, 4:14, 5:5-10, 6:6, 7:3, 21 and 28, 10:29; II Peter 1:17; I John 1:3 and 7, 2:22-24, 3:8 and 23, 4:9, 10, 14 and 15, 5:5, 9-13 and 20; II John 1:3 and 9; Revelation 2:18.

[Reference: Genesis 2:9, 3:15 and 22-24; John 1:1-18, 3:16, 5:24, 14:6, 15:11, 26 and 27; Acts 4:20, 5:20, 13:46-48 and 52; Romans 2:7, 5:21, 6:22 and 23, 15:13; I Corinthians 1:9, 9:1; II Corinthians 6:14, 13:14; Philippians 2:2 and 16; Colossians 1:26 and 27, 3:4; I Timothy 3:16; II Timothy 1:4; Titus 3:7; I John 2:25, 4:9-14, 5:11 and 13; II John 1:12; III John 1:4. Note: verbs with a superscript 2 (2) immediately following them indicate the "perfect" tense - details are provided in the "Relevant Notes" link of this study.]

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