Gnostic , belief since, all flesh is evil, that Christ could not have come in the flesh and therefor was an apparition, was not physically here
John from the island of Patmos writes, a return letter to the one that sent him a letter over this concern of the battle of the believers, that gathered together to discuss truth between each other, and there is where Gnosticism came form
Believing all flesh is evil, which if born after Adam one is born of sinful flesh, having the propensity to sin
So read it 1 John 1:1 start right there in context:
[h=3]1 John 1:1[/h]Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
Why would John start out this epistle with stating we saw him, we touched him?
So this letter is the correction, as to the only flesh that never sinned is Christ, and by him, through him in his death we have forgiveness forever, but please receive this and do not take it for granted and use God as an escape goat to continue in sin, as the Corinthians did, and is why Paul wrote therm to correct their heresy they took thought of, as hey we are forgiven so who cares if I drink up all the wine and have sex against another persons free will. We are forgiven so why not, that thought came from the enemy and they revived it and did it. Today the heresy is to get more forgiveness as if God is going to sacrifice himself over and over again and give anyone more forgivenss
[h=3]1 John 2[/h]Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
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My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: [SUP]2 [/SUP]
and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. [SUP]3 [/SUP]And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. [SUP]4 [/SUP]He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. [SUP]5 [/SUP]But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. [SUP]6 [/SUP]He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.