1 John 1:1 - 2:5
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV. Chapter 2.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries. Chapter 2.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons. Chapter 2.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- III.XVII.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- III.12, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- III.4, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter III, On Patience, Tertullian (c. 202)
- Chapter VI, Considering Repentance, Tertullian (c. 203)
- I.4, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
- Chapter XVII, On the Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XII, On the Flesh of Christ, Tertullian (c. 211)
- Chapter XV, Chapter XXVIII, Against Praxeas, Tertullian (c. 213)
- Chapter VII, Chapter XIX, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- I.I.1, II.VII.4, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- I.23, I.38, II.18, II.20, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
- IV.Summary.28, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen / Rufinus (c.230)
- VI.37, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
- I.XLVIII, III.XLIX, IV.XXVIII, V.XI, VII.XXXIV, VIII.XIII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- Epistle XXIV -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250)
- Epistle LI -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- Concerning Works and Almsgiving -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- V.20, VII.25, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
-
Augustine's
Homily I on I John 1:1 - 2:11.
- "Perhaps some of the brethren who are not acquainted with the Greek do not know what the word "witnesses" is in Greek: and yet it is a term much used by all, and had in religious reverence; for what in our tongue we call "witnesses," in Greek are "martyrs.""
- From the Geneva Notes.
Chapter 2.
- "God is in himself most pure light, therefore he agrees well with them who are of the light, but with them that are of the darkness he has no fellowship."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
Chapter 2.
- "And as his perfect happiness cannot be separated from his perfect holiness, so our happiness will be in proportion to our being made holy."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
Chapter
2.
- "We have for our advocate, not a mean person, but him of whom it was said, "This is my beloved son." Not a guilty person, who stands in need of pardon for himself; but Jesus Christ the righteous; not a mere petitioner, who relies purely upon liberality, but one that has merited, fully merited, whatever he asks."
- "Justice
Satisfied," Romans 3:26/1 John 1:9, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1859.
- "Never has there been a sin pardoned, absolutely and without atonement, since the world began. There has never been an offense yet remitted by the great Judge of heaven, until the law has received the fullest vindication."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
Chapter 2.
- ""There is no incongruity that a father should be offended with that son whom he loveth, and at that time offended with him when he loveth him" [BISHOP PEARSON]. The only other place in the New Testament where Greek "propitiation" occurs, is 1Jo 4:10; it answers in the Septuagint to Hebrew, "caphar," to effect an atonement or reconciliation with God; and in Eze 44:29, to the sin offering. In Ro 3:25, Greek, it is "propitiatory," that is, the mercy seat, or lid of the ark whereon God, represented by the Shekinah glory above it, met His people, represented by the high priest who sprinkled the blood of the sacrifice on it."
- From
The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. Chapter 2.
- "To say that we have reached a sinless state in which we no longer need the blood of Christ to cleanse us is a deception. This language is in square opposition to the claims of the "Perfectionists" of all ages."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
1 John 1:1-2:2, Nijay Gupta, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- "Certainly it would have been an exciting period full of fresh revelation, miracles, and the rapid growth of the church. However, texts like 1 John bear witness to the first century of Christianity also as a time of strife and the splitting of some Christian communities over differences. "
- "Giving Blood and the Blood of Jesus," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2015.
- "Giving blood and the Blood of Jesus are, of course, so very different and yet, at least in my mind, there are some similarities. Does this comparison work for you? Why or why not?"
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, Stan Mast, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, illustration ideas, 2015.
- "Christianity is what the apostles proclaimed—not what they carefully thought out, but what they shouted out."
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015. 2014. 2013.
- Commentary,
1 John 1:13 (All Saints A), Audrey West, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
- "The church need not gaze wistfully for a "someday" to come in order to possess the fullness of its identity. There is no need to wait until there are more members, or more resources, or more of whatever we might believe is necessary to be a good, or faithful, or missional (choose your favorite adjective!) church. "
- "And That Is What We Are," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2014.
- "According to 1st John, what we are is grounded in God's love. What does this mean for you?"
- Resources specific to the Narrative Lectionary for Summer Series, 2014, 1 John):
- Commentary on 1 John 1:1-2:2, 4:1-21, Craig R. Koester, Working Preacher, 2014.
- Podcast, Preaching Series on 1 John, Rolf Jacobson, Craig Koeesster and Kathryn Schifferdecker, 2014.
- Lectionary Greek, 1 John1:5-2:2, Rob Myallis, 2014.
- Narrative Lectionary, Walk in the Dark Edition, RevGalBlogPals, 2014.
- Commentary,
1 John 1:1-2:2, Audrey West, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "This text plays nicely with this week's reading about Thomas and his desire to press his hands into the bloody wounds of Jesus. "
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Commentary,
1 John 1:1-2:2, C. Clifton Black, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "Ask a non Christian--even ask some Christians--what the point of Christian faith is."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
-
"First
Thoughts on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary:
Easter 2," William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "Flesh and blood and real human relations are not an encumbrance, but themselves the theatre of the divine."
- 1 John 1:1 - 2:2, A River Ride with 1 John: Texts of the Easter Season, Robert M. Brusic, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1997.
- "Becoming Forgiving People," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Forgiveness," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
- "Communion with Christ: 1 John 1:1 - 2:2," The Word of Life in the Witness of the Cross, Paul S. Berge, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1988.
- "Walking in the Light," "Our Advocate," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "Honest
to God! Or, God is Not a Pit Stop (1 John 1:5-10)," by Daniel B. Wallace,
Associate Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary.
- "The Christian life is not difficult to understand; it's just impossible to accomplish--that is, apart from the work of the Spirit in our lives. At bottom, God wants us to be honest with him about what we are and who he is."
-
"Jesus
Loves Everybody," Ronald Goetz, at
Religion
OnLine.
- "I must conclude that Jesus Christ's death entails not just God's atonement for our sins but God's own atonement for being the ultimate agent of evil as well as good."
- "A
Lifestyle of Confession," Kenneth W. Collins, at Ken Collins' Web Site.
- "Confessing sins is also like taking out the garbage. It is a stinky affair, but if you don’t get rid of that stuff, the problem only gets worse."
- Commentary,
1 John 1:1-2:2, Nijay Gupta, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Barton, Mukti, "I Am
Black and Beautiful," Black Theology, 2004. (Metaphor of "light" and
"darkness.")
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Baylis, Charles P., "The Meaning of Walking 'in the
Darkness' (1 John 1:6)," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Berge, Paul S., "The Word of Life in the Witness of the
Cross," Word & World, 1988. (Section on this text begins on page
181.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brusic, Robert M., "A River Ride with 1 John: Texts of
the Easter Season," Word & World, 1997. (Section on this text begins
on page 213.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Charry, Ellen T., "While Visions of Salvation Dance in
Our Heads," Theology Today, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Goetz, Ronald, "Jesus Loves Everybody," The Christian
Century, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hodges, Zane C., "Fellowship and Confession in 1 John
1:5-10," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1972.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Knapp, John C.,
"Pride and the Power of Self-Deception,"
Journal for Preachers, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sölle, Dorothee, "Sin Is When Life Freezes," The
Christian Century, 1982.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Yaqob, Olga, MVM,
"The Face of God in Suffering: Iraq," Theology Today, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Yarid, Jay R., Jr.,
"Reflections of the Upper Room Discourse in 1 John," Bibliotheca Sacra,
2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Barton, Mukti, "I Am
Black and Beautiful," Black Theology, 2004. (Metaphor of "light" and
"darkness.")
- Sermons:
- "Strength for Each New Day," David Zersen, 2006, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
- "1 John, the Lyricist of Love," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Easter 2, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2015. 2012.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," April 12, 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary. 2012.
- "The Greatest Commandment - Love," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "Don't Be Afraid," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- "Walking in the Light," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymns, midi files, scores at Blue Letter Bible/Cyber
Hymnal:
- How Can We Sinners Know (1 John 1:3)
- Father of Light, We Sing in Thy Praise (1 John 1:5)
- Father of Lights (1 John 1:5)
- Heavenly Sunlight (1 John 1:5)
- Light of Light, Enlighten Me (1 John 1:5)
- O Light That Knew No Dawn (1 John 1:5)
- Walk in the Light (1 John 1:5)
- Walking in the Good Old Way (1 John 1:7)
- Yes, I Know! (1 John 1:7)
- No, Not Despairingly (1 John 1:9)
- Search Me, O God (1 John 1:9)
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Hymns, midi files, scores at Blue Letter Bible/Cyber
Hymnal:
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 John
