We know that Jesus – the Word – was at the beginning of Creation with the Father, but is the beginning from 1 John 1:1, “which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at with our hands,” the same beginning at John 1:1? Yes and no.
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First John, an Introduction
John has some major themes which are in both his Gospel and epistles: light and dark, remaining in Christ, and love. For John, be in the light and not in the dark was remaining in Christ and to remain in Christ was being love. These were themes all believers had the opportunity to live in. All could walk in the light. All could remain in Christ. And all would be loved.
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