Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 John 1:3

"that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ:" — 1 John 1:3 (ASV)

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you.

See how he does hammer this nail, as if he will drive it firmly! How he rings this bell, that it may toll the death-knell of every doubt!

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us:

But John, what is the value of fellowship with you, you and your brethren, a parcel of poor fishermen? Who wants fellowship with you—hooted, despised, mocked, and persecuted in every city—who wants fellowship with you?

And truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

What a leap from the fisherman to the Father's throne, from the poor, despised son of Zebedee up to the King of Kings! Oh, John, we would have fellowship with you now! We will have fellowship with your scorn and spitting, that we may have fellowship with you, and with the Father, and his Son Jesus Christ.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, (1 John 1:3).

See how he hammers this nail as if he will drive it firmly! How he rings this bell that it may toll the death-knell of every doubt!

That you also may have fellowship with us:

But John, what is the value of fellowship with you, you and your brothers, a group of poor fishermen? Who wants fellowship with you — hooted, despised, mocked, and persecuted in every city — who wants fellowship with you?

And truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

What a leap from the fisherman to the Father's throne, from the poor, despised son of Zebedee up to the King of Kings! Oh! John, we would have fellowship with you now! We will have fellowship with your scorn and spitting, that we may have fellowship with you, and with the Father, and his Son, Jesus Christ.