Conservative Friends Bible Study of 1 John #02 Chapter 1 Verses 5-10

#02 1 John 1:5-10In 1John 1:5-10, Henry makes specific mention of foundational vocabulary.These words are also foundational concepts in Quaker understanding.  Whilesome nuances are explored in the podcast, there are too many to mention here.Below are a few of the words/concepts that are discussed: “Message” (v. 5) “angelion” in Greek.  “Light” (v. 5) is “phōs” in Greek which is the same root as in the English words photo, and photograph. God is Light, God is the spiritual illuminator, spiritual illumination. “Fellowship” (v. 6) in Greek is “koinōnia” - a sharing in something.“Walk” (v. 6) in Greek “peripateō” - to walk; also to behave, to conduct yourself.“Son” (v. 7): in Greek is “huios”.“Truth” (v. 8): in Greek is alētheia which also means “reality”.The quote in our introduction is from George Fox’s sermon on Firbank Fell in 1652 as reported in Chapter six of his Journal.  A complete list of our podcasts,  organized into topics, is available on our website.We will be publishing video interviews with Conservative Friends on YouTube.  See our YouTube channel.  The first interview is with Susan Smith. To learn more about Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), please visit  ohioyearlymeeting.org. Those interested in exploring the distinctives of Conservative Friends waiting worship should consider checking out our many Zoom Online Worship opportunities during the week here. All are welcome! We also have several Zoom study groups.  Check out the Online Study and Discussion Groups on our website.   Advices read in these podcasts can be found on page 29 in our Book Of Discipline.We welcome feedback on this and any of our other podcast episodes.   Contact us through our website.