First Epistle General of St. John: Notes of Lectures to Serve as a Popular Commentary (Biblia.com)

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In this accessibly commentary, Charles Henry Watson attempts to “catch the true sense of the terms used by St. John,” delivering the plain meaning of the epistles to their audience: the church universal. Watson highlights John’s vibrant spiritual themes and their implications for everyday life.

His resurrection and ascension have all led up to taking away your sins. So from all that your life has taught you, as well as from the words of Gabriel, you know why He was called Jesus.1 We see that in the angel’s message to Joseph, as well as here, the word is “sins” not “sin,” for it is not from a vague dislike to law, but from each and every act wrought in lawlessness, that we have escape through the manifestation of God in Jesus Christ. Let it also be marked that our sins are thus taken away,

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