1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
As John begins his letter, he invites us to join him in the examination room, as if we were a medical examiner or other professional. To do our job well, we must engage every facility. Looking is very important, and John will use more than one term to refer to that. But for us in our society, we wrongly equate seeing and believing, and there is much more than meets the eye. Our seeing must include the microscope to look more closely, and we need to learn to listen to the patient, or to the one who has been with the patient or victim to describe what they were experiencing. And we must handle the evidence - not just look at it. How closely have you looked at all the evidence of Who Christ is? How engaged have you been in the examining room with those who know Him well? There is a story to hear, to see, to touch, and to become a part of. That is doing church.
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