Messenger Marcus expounds First John chapter 1. Marcus first quotes verse one as being very significant. The apostle John commences the epistle with a grand , indefiniteness – ” THAT which was from the beginning”. Not “Him who!” He will be proclaiming the glorious Person of Jesus Christ but not only this. He is going to declare also His Being and all that relates to Him, His gospel, the treasures of wisdom that lay in Him, His truth, all that could be known about Him by human understanding as guided and taught by the Holy Spirit.
God Exists Outside Time And Space
The apostle takes us back to “the beginning” This One was already there when the heaven and earth where created (Genesis 1:1). He was there when , according to John’s Gospel He created all things.
John 1:1 to 3 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
Einstein’s theory of realativity teaches us that space, time and matter are interdependent. With no space, without any matter created, – time itself would not exist. Our Lord, the creator God exists outside time and space.
The Supreme Emptying
The heart of John and all the apostles of the Lord was inflamed with awesome gratitude, wonder and love as they gazed captivated at the lengths that our Lord went in emptying himself of all his God attributes to walk amongst us. The book of Philippians describes his amazing emptying he went through to become as mortal man, ( Phil 2: 6, 7). He who knew all things and all heavens mysteries emptied himself as he walked amongst us; Jesus had to learn and study as we do and had to grow in wisdom ( Luke 2:52). When Jesus asked the sick ones how long they had been sick – he was asking a genuine question, ( Mark 9:21)! He as true man, did not know while he sojourned among us the day and hour that he would return to earth, (Mark 13:32 ). He who was omnipresent ( filling all of heavens, earth and even the lower regions could only minister, teach and heal in one place at a time. No longer was Jesus omnipotent and able to achieve anything by his power. He had voluntarily decided to rely on the power of The Holy Spirit.
Acts 10:38- God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
John’s heart was filled with wonder that he and the other apostles of the Lord had heard the beautiful voice of ‘ That which was from the beginning’. That they had seen this One with mortal eyes and because they were so transfixed by the life of this man full of grace and truth they had gazed at him and his anointed ministry with rapt awe. They had even touched this eternal, almighty, one with lovely human hands and known his loving touch.
Hearing His Voice
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Seeing The Lord
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The Vision That Captivates
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Touching The Lord
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Proclaiming The Word of Life
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