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1 John 01 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This letter does not begin in the way letters in the ancient Near East traditionally began. Instead, it begins in a similar way to the Gospel of John. Both do not really have an introduction of any kind. John appears to almost begin in the middle of an idea.
Special concepts in this chapter
Christians and sin
This chapter teaches that all Christians remain sinners after they come to faith in Jesus. Despite this, God still forgives a Christian's sins. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Metaphors
There are many metaphors in this chapter, all of which are commonly used in Scripture. Light is always used in a positive way to describe righteousness. Darkness is always used in a negative way to describe unrighteousness. The Christian life is also described as a walk. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/unrighteous)