1 John 1:7

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 1:7

1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light … we have fellowship one with another.The Christian life a walk1. The first aspect of the Christian life which this figure suggests is that it is a life begun in connection with a public profession. A man who goes out to walk does something in the face of the world. The eye of man can watch your steps, and observe your gait and your whole demeanour. Thus also is it in relation as Christian disciples. From the moment we take the side of Christ the eye of the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 John 1:7

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. Ver. 7. We have fellowship one, &c. ] That is, God and we; inasmuch as we are made partakers of the divine nature, and are pure as God is pure, 1 John 3:3 , in quality though not in an equality. We have fellowship with God: 1. In his holiness. 2. In his happiness. And the blood of Jesus ] That whereas God’s pure eye can soon find many... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 John 1:7

If we: 1 John 2:9, 1 John 2:10, Psalms 56:13, Psalms 89:15, Psalms 97:11, Isaiah 2:5, John 12:35, Romans 13:12, Ephesians 5:8, 2 John 1:4, 3 John 1:4 as: 1 John 1:5, Psalms 104:2, 1 Timothy 6:16, James 1:17 we have: 1 John 1:3, Amos 3:3 and the: 1 John 2:1, 1 John 2:2, 1 John 5:6, 1 John 5:8, Zechariah 13:1, John 1:29, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 1:19, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 7:14 Reciprocal: Genesis 5:22 - General Genesis 5:24 - for Exodus 12:13 - and when... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.But if we walk in the light — In all holiness. As God is (a deeper word than walk, and more worthy of God) in the light, then we may truly say, we have fellowship one with another - We who have seen, and you who have not seen, do alike enjoy that fellowship with God. The imitation of God being the only sure proof of our having fellowship with... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 1:5-10

A preliminary summary of the entire epistle, 1 John 1:5-10. Our apostle now summarizes the substance of his message or epistle, by unfolding the true Christian doctrine of purity from sin in opposition to the errorists’ theory of purity in sin. God is absolute purity, and the only method of coming into oneness with his purity is, by absolute confession of sins, repentance, the atonement, the pardon, and the sanctification. Every other method is a fatal falsehood. read more