1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the word of life —
1:2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us —
1:3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
1:4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.
Observations
God is old
God was on earth in person
We have eyewitness reports of seeing Him
Those reports are delivered to us so that
we can have fellowship with the witnesses
we can have full joy
Full joy! Not small or even large but full!!
Things God Does
and other interpretations
Testimony about Christ can bring complete joy and enable fellowship
The joy one gets as a result of hearing the eyewitness testimony about Christ is not a partial joy, but a complete joy
this is a special thing
Application
I should read testimonies of Christ’s time on earth
for full joy
for fellowship
look nowhere but the testimony of Christ for full joy