The author’s theme is the word of life. The key words and contrasting phrases-light, darkness; truth, lie; keeping the commandments, sin; love, hate; of the Father, of the world; him from the beginning, the evil one; -create a spiraling argument about the nature of Christianity. The style is typical of Johannine writings where words and phrases suggest more than one meaning. Thus the word of life is also the Word of Life i.e. the message of truth is also a living person.
The author’s theme is the word of life. The key words and contrasting phrases-light, darkness; truth, lie; keeping the commandments, sin; love, hate; of the Father, of the world; him from the beginning, the evil one; -create a spiraling argument about the nature of Christianity. The style is typical of Johannine writings where words and phrases suggest more than one meaning. Thus the word of life is also the Word of Life i.e. the message of truth is also a living person.
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