And this is what such teachings do – they abandon the spiritual for the carnal; the heavenly for the earthly. Though someone believes that Jesus is the Son of God and that he has forgiveness through His blood; though he believes many other things that are true, yet, if he seeks to add anything to what Christ has done, if he seeks to take us back to things that Christ actually came to replace or fulfil, then that person is in effect denying Christ’s salvation. Christ, and faith in Christ are of no use to him any more and that person’s faith is in vain (Gal. 4:11,19,20; 5:3,4).
Katika msitari wa pili, kifungu cha kwanza, Yohana anasema kwamba yale yote aliyoyaandika alifanya hivyo kwa uangalifu sana kwa maana ni maneno ambayo yametoka kwa Mungu, na pia ushuhuda wake Kristo. Yohana anasisitiza kwamba yeye ni mjumbe, na akiwa mjumbe kazi yake ni kuwapa wakristo ujumbe huu kutoka kwa Mungu ambao umewafikia kupitia kwa Kristo. Katika Ufunuo basi, mwandishi Yohana ni mjumbe.