Commentary on 1 John

Hilary of Arles

Our fellowship is in the unity of our faith here on earth and in the eternal dwelling place of God in heaven.

The fullness of joy comes when we are in fellowship with the apostles, as well as of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The truth is light, so if we do not walk according to it, we are in the dark.

The blood of animal sacrifices was enough to cleanse people from whatever particular sin they had committed, but the blood of Christ is sufficient to cleanse those who walk in love from all sin.

If you say that you are not a sinner but act otherwise, you are deceiving yourself.

When John says that Christ died for the sins of the "whole world," what he means is that he died for the whole church.

Those who are perishing do not know God, and God will deny that he has even known them, as he himself said: "Depart from me, for I have never known you."

Love sustains all those who try to put God's commandments into practice.

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