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New Testament · Letters

1 John chapter 1

What existed from the very -- what we’ve heard with our own ears, what we’ve seen with our own eyes, what we’ve looked at and touched with our own hands -- this is what we’re telling you about: the of .This life was -- we actually saw it. We’re telling you what we firsthand, and we’re announcing to you this that was with the Father and was made visible to us.What we’ve seen and heard, we’re sharing with you too, so that you can have a with us. And our deep connection is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus .We’re writing this to you so that our will be complete.This is the message we heard from him and are passing on to you: God is , and there is no in him at all.If we say we have a deep connection with him but keep , we’re lying and not living by the .But if we live in the light, the same way he is in the light, we have a deep connection with each other, and the of Jesus his Son us from every .If we say we have no in us, we’re fooling ourselves and the truth isn’t in us.If we our failures, he is and -- he will forgive our failures and cleanse us from .If we say we haven’t , we’re making him out to be a liar, and his has no place in us.