Yes, in 1 John 1:3 we read the story: “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, THAT ye also may have fellowship with us.” The second occurrence of the pronoun “that” in our verse (“that ye may have fellowship with us”) introduces what’s called a “purpose clause” in Greek. This is WHY John wrote his little Epistle, that we (through reading it and meditating upon it, 1st John) might have “fellowship” with that godly old Apostle! (Honestly, I fell like I know him personally!)

Christian “fellowship,” how sweet it can be!

This important noun is spelled “koinonia,” and it primarily means “sharing things in common.” (Love for the same Saviour, obedience to the same Bible, attendance at the same Church, etc.)

Then John goes even further!

We can not only have fellowship with each other … but also: “fellowship with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”

Astounding!

Jesus, my great High Priest … willing (eager) to fellowship with me!

And through Jesus my Mediator fellowship with God the Father!

No higher honor exists!

Implicitly John is teaching us that as we read (and study) the Word of God … we can walk with its human writers and (even more than that) walk with the God Who authored it!

The verse itself best explains what I am trying to say …

“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”

On my part … invitation accepted!

How about you, dear friend?

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

No wonder John’s next verse (1 John 1:4) talks about JOY! If a person is in communion with the Godhead … what else could possibly result but “FULL JOY?”

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