He now recognized that they had been handling the Word of God, His whole plan of salvation in Christ (1 John 1:1-3). Whilst we cannot physically see Christ, we, too, can rejoice that through a true understanding of him, we can so intimately know God's purpose with us and thereby be assured of eternal life (1 Peter 1:8,9). We must ask ourselves the question: 'Do I really know Christ?' Just accepting that a good man called Jesus once existed is not enough.
Kwa kuvuviwa, mtume Yohana alifurahi mno jinsi gani mpango wa Mungu wa uzima wa milele ulivyoelezwa na Kristo, ambaye wanafunzi waliweza wao wenyewe kupapasa na kuona. Basi, alitambua ya kuwa walikuwa wanalipapasa Neno la Mungu, mpango mzima wa wokovu unaopatikana kwa Kristo (1 Yoh. 1: 1-3) Wakati sisi wenyewe hatuwezi kumwona Kristo, nasi vile vile, tunaweza kufurahi kwamba kwa kumfahamu hakika yeye, tunaweza kufahamu kusudi lake Mungu kwetu na kwa sababu hiyo kuwa na uhakika wa uzima wa milele (1 Pet. 1: 8,9). Imetupasa tujiulize swali sisi wenyewe:'Je! ni kweli namjua Kristo?. Kukubali tu kwamba mtu mzuri aitwaye Yesu aliwahi kuishi hakutoshi.