Caesarius of Arles

In his own words on 1 John

• 1 John 1:8

  Let no one deceive you, brothers. Not to know your sin is the worst kind of sin.

  SERMONS 144.4

• 1 John 2:9

  Perhaps you think that such darkness is like that which people suffer when they are locked in prison. If only it were as easy as that!

  SERMONS 185.2

• 1 John 2:11

  If a man hates his brother, he walks in darkness and does not know where he is going. In his ignorance he goes down to hell, and in his blindness he is thrown headlong into punishment, because he withdraws from the light of Christ.

  SERMONS 90.6

• 1 John 3:15

  In this passage, every person should be regarded as a brother, for we are all brothers in Christ.

  SERMONS 219.2

• 1 John 5:1

  John immediately joined love to faith, because without love faith is useless. According to charity, faith belongs to Christians, but without love it belongs to the demons. Moreover, those who do not believe are even worse than the demons.

  SERMONS 186.1