Sunday, September 28, 2008
1 John 1:1-4
1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. (ESV)
by Angie Osborn
John encourages us to proclaim our experiences with and in Christ so that we can have fellowship together. There are many things that pull the Christian community apart. We have differing views, differing theologies, and differing practices. Through Christ, however, we are bound in unity of spirit. We should be joyfully sharing that unity amongst ourselves as well as willingly sharing the good news with those who do not yet know Christ. In doing so, we will truly make our joy complete!
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
