{"product_id":"2940149089567","title":"The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 69: 1 John","description":"THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe same vein of divine love and charity towards our neighbour, which\u003cbr\u003eruns throughout the Gospel written by the beloved disciple and\u003cbr\u003eEvangelist, St. John, is found also in his Epistles. He confirms the two\u003cbr\u003eprincipal mysteries of faith: The mystery of the Trinity and the mystery\u003cbr\u003eof the incarnation of Jesus Christ the Son of God. The sublimity and\u003cbr\u003eexcellence of the evangelical doctrine he declares: And this commandment\u003cbr\u003ewe have from God, that he, who loveth God, love also his brother (chap.\u003cbr\u003e4,21). And again: For this is the charity of God, that we keep his\u003cbr\u003ecommandments, and: His commandments are not heavy (chap. 5,3).  He shews\u003cbr\u003ehow to distinguish the children of God from those of the devil: marks\u003cbr\u003eout those who should be called Antichrists: describes the turpitude and\u003cbr\u003egravity of sin. Finally, he shews how the sinner may hope for pardon. It\u003cbr\u003ewas written, according to Baronius' account, sixty-six years after our\u003cbr\u003eLord's Ascension.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 John Chapter 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe declares what he has seen and heard of Christ who is the life\u003cbr\u003eeternal, to the end that we may have fellowship with God and all good\u003cbr\u003ethrough him. Yet so if we confess our sins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:1. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we\u003cbr\u003ehave seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and our hands have\u003cbr\u003ehandled, of the word of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:2. For the life was manifested: and we have seen and do bear witness\u003cbr\u003eand declare unto you the life eternal, which was with the Father and\u003cbr\u003ehath appeared to us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:3. That which we have seen and have heard, we declare unto you: that\u003cbr\u003eyou also may have fellowship with us and our fellowship may be with the\u003cbr\u003eFather and with his Son Jesus Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:4. And these things we write to you, that you may rejoice and your joy\u003cbr\u003emay be full.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:5. And this is the declaration which we have heard from him and\u003cbr\u003edeclare unto you: That God is light and in him there is no darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:6. If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness, we\u003cbr\u003elie and do not the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:7. But if we walk in the light, as he also is in the light, we have\u003cbr\u003efellowship one with another: And the blood of Jesus Christ his Son\u003cbr\u003ecleanseth us from all sin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:8. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth\u003cbr\u003eis not in us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:9. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our\u003cbr\u003esins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:10. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar: and his\u003cbr\u003eword is not in us.","brand":"Lost Leaf Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108933189872,"sku":"2940149089567","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149089567_p0.jpg?v=1763711699","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149089567","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}