about Jesus as the source of life and about fellowship with God the Father and Jesus, His Son. Thus, John is affirming that what he was about to write to his readers had come to him directly from Jesus and that it involved those things needed to commune with God and other believers. 1:5. John’s message was that which he had “heard from Him.” He follows this with a discussion of the holy nature of God and the place of confession and cleansing in the life of the believer who wishes to have fellowship