As you will see in the next section, the word “new” does not mean original or first in place or time. Rather, it means “to refresh”, or to clean and make like new. I detail this out for you in the Hebrew and the Greek so that you can see it clearly. This has profound implications which you will now be exposed to.
Be patient with yourself in this section. Allow your mind to adjust to the scriptures I present here and how I present them. May the Holy Spirit enlighten the eyes of your heart that you may see.
1Jn 2:7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
1Jn 2:8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
Summary by Sierra
John
speaks of the “Word of life” that we heard, saw, looked upon, and handled as
being the commandment and word we heard from the beginning.
The entire Word of God is rooted in who is God and who are you, which is encapsulated in the command God spoke to mankind in Genesis 1:26. So we can see that John is pointing us towards Genesis 1:26 as the first ever “word” God spoke to us that laid the rest of the foundation of the Bible.
When
the Word of God was made flesh, we get Yashua, who is the perfect son and image
of the Father. He embodied Genesis 1:26 perfectly. We are flesh of His flesh and bone of His bone (Eph 5:30); and we are His bride that will walk as He walked in Genesis 1:26.
1Jn 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself
also so to walk, even as he walked.
The
Word of God is all about who is God and who are you and how do we walk together
with Him in dominion, which is exactly what Yashua demonstrated and lived out. He is the Word made flesh that was seen and looked upon, who carried Father's glory (John 1:14).
Joh 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.