In 1 John 1:1-4 – The Transmission of Joy, John the apostle testifies to the vital importance of an abiding relationship with Jesus. John self-identified as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” and according to the Scriptures, our highest calling in life is fellowship with God, which brings us the fullness of joy. A genuine relationship with Jesus is not found in going to church, being a good person or being religious in rules and regulations. A real relationship with Jesus begins with God’s love for us and our joyful response of obedience to His Word. In 1 John 1:1-4 – The Transmission of Joy, we are called to be the disciple whom Jesus loves as we joyfully abide in relationship with Him and others.
1 John 1:1-4 – The Transmission of Joy
Since the Beginning God Has Been and is Pursuing a Relationship with you
How Can I be Certain God desires a Relationship with Me?
Jesus is:
- The Creator
- Eternal
- God in the flesh
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:8 ,(NKJV) https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rev/1/8/s_1168008
“For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’ And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.”
2 Peter 1:16-18, (NKJV) https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2pe/1/16-18/s_1157016
A Relationship with Jesus is the Only way to Eternal Life
“The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent His own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving His Son as a sacrifice for our sins. He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.”
Romans 8:3-4, (NLT) https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rom/8/3-4/s_1054003
Our Highest Calling is Fellowship with God
“If you love Me, obey My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it isn’t looking for Him and doesn’t recognize Him. But you know Him, because He lives with you now and later will be in you. No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. Soon the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me. Since I live, you also will live. When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you. Those who accept My commandments and obey them are the ones who love Me. And because they love Me, My Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal Myself to each of them.”
John 14:15-21, (NLT) https://www.blueletterbible.org/nlt/jhn/14/15-21/s_1011015
A Transformed Life in Jesus Transmits Joy for Jesus
“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.”
John 15:9-11,(NKJV) https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jhn/15/9-11/s_1012009
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