My God and My Country

The First Epistle of JohnChapter 1 Verses 1-4
1 That which was from the beginning, whichwe have heard, which we have seen with these oureyes, which we have looked upon, and these handsof ours have handled of that word of life,2 For that life was made manifest, and we haveseen it, and bear witness, and show unto you thateternal life, which was with the Father, and was mademanifest unto us.3 That I say, which we have seen and heard declarewe unto you, that ye may also have fellowship withus, and that our fellowship also may be with theFather and with his Son Jesus Christ4 And these things write I unto you, that yourjoy may be full.
Related Scripture

John 1:1; John 1:14; 2 Peter 1:16; Luke 24:39;  Colossians 1:18 Revelation 1:5; Matthew 17:1-6; Mark 14:62; John 20:25;  John 1:4; Romans 16:26; John 21:24; John 1:18; John 16:28; 1 John 2:5; John 14:23; John 6:56; John 14:20; John 15:1-7; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Psalm 36:9; John 12:46; John 16:28; 1 John 4:9; 1 Corinthians 1:9; Romans 8:28;
Editor’s thought If one reads the verses in reverse, each one supports the preceeding one. This is to say, that John is writing to the reader, that he is saying that upon reading, we will likewise be in fellowship, not only with himself, (John and the Disciples), but also with God the Father and Christ the Son. He declares that the Spirit of God was made flesh through Christ and bears witness to the Father; that they not only seen it, but heard it and touched it with their own senses. And finally that both were there in the beginning and both are eternal.