1 John - Chapter 1

1 John 1

v1 - experienced with 3 of the 5 senses (can you smell and taste that which they've seen?)
v2 - what was it? the life made manifest = the eternal life = was with the Father = was made manifest
v3 - can be proclaimed, proclaiming will lead to fellowship with them, their fellowship is already with the Father and his Son (is this because they have seen the life?)
v4 - joy would be complete (if you have fellowship with them?)

v5 - there is a message: God is light and not at all dark.
v6 - cannot have fellowship with him and walk in darkness.
v7 - walk in the light, have fellowship with one another, and Jesus' blood cleanses us from all sin.

What is walking in darkness? Not 'sinning' per se - as this seems to be included within v7 - you can walk in the light and Jesus' blood cleanses from all sin..

ah yes,
v8 - lying if you say you have no sin.
v9 - we confess our sins - He is faithful and forgives us and cleanses us (is confessing part of walking in the light - the result is the same).
v10 - we really shouldn't say that we have not sinned..... that makes him a liar.