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  1 JOHN 1:4
  by John Gill
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of declaring Gospel truths
to establish the saints in the faith of Christ's person and offices,
leading to spiritual joy and ultimate glory.

Topics: "Joy in Christ", "Fellowship With God"
Scripture References: Psalm 16:11, John 10:10, John 15:11, Romans 15:13, 2 Corinthians 1:24, Galatians 5:22, Philippians 4:4, Hebrews 12:2, 1 Peter 1:8-9, 1 John 1:4

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John Gill emphasizes the profound truths found in 1 John 1:4, focusing
on the deity and humanity of Christ, the eternal life offered through
Him, and the fellowship believers share with one another and with God.
He explains that the purpose of these declarations is to enhance the joy
of believers, which is rooted in their relationship with Christ and the
understanding of His redemptive work. This joy is both a present
spiritual experience and a future hope of eternal joy in God's presence,
reflecting the ultimate goal of the Gospel and the joy of ministers when
their congregations are grounded in faith.

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Ver. 4. And these things write we unto you,....

Concerning the deity and eternity of Christ, the Word and concerning the
truth of his humanity, and the manifestation of him in the flesh; and
concerning that eternal life and salvation which is declared in the
Gospel to be in him; and concerning the saints' fellowship one with
another, and with God the Father, and with Jesus Christ:

that your joy may be full; meaning either their spiritual joy in this
life, which has Christ for its object, and is increased by the
consideration of his proper deity, his incarnation and mediation by a
view of free justification by his righteousness, and atonement by his
blood; by a sight of his glorious person by faith, and by intimate
communion with him, and a discovery of his love, which passeth
knowledge: and which joy, when it is large, and very great, may, in a
comparative sense, be said to be full, though not absolutely so, and
being as much as can well be enjoyed in this state; and nothing can more
contribute to it than a declaration of the above things in the Gospel,
and an experimental acquaintance with them, and enjoyment of them: or
else it may intend the joy of the saints in the world to come, in the
presence of Christ, where are fulness of joy, and pleasures for
evermore; and so may express the ultimate glory and happiness of God's
people, which is the chief end, as of his purposes, promises, and
covenant, so of the Gospel, and the declaration of it.

The Syriac version renders it, "that our joy, which is in you, may be
full"; it is the joy of the ministers of the word, when the saints are
established in the faith of Christ's person and offices, and have
communion with him, with which view they declare him, and bear record of
him. Some copies read, our joy.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/john-gill/1-john-14/
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