PART 1
There’s an early Christian writing that shares a charming story about the Apostle John. It goes like this:
At a time when John was so old, that he had to be carried to church services, he would say to the people over and over, “Little children, love one another.” When asked why he repeated the same thing, he answered, “It’s the Lord’s commandment, and if you keep it, that long suffices.”
In John’s first letter he tells us three important facts; 1) that God is love, 2) that we are to love one another, and 3) that we are to show our love for God by obeying him. John’s goal was to encourage unity that comes from love.
PART 2
In starting his first letter, John jumps right in with the bare, simple truth. He, and the other apostles, have heard, seen, and touched the truth, the eternal life and the way to God. (1 John 1:1-4)
John places a strong emphasis on “fellowship with one another, and fellowship with God.” He also focuses on another key aspect of God; God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.” (1John 1:5-7)
Ending the first chapter of his first letter, John reminds us that, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8)
Amen!