"Water and blood". What does this refer to. Some see it as referring to the blood and water that came from His side on the cross (John 19:34). Others as referring to his baptism and the cross, or His birth and the cross. Yet others put it down as referring to His human birth and to the Spirit.
Whatever the meaning actually is, it is true that Jesus was born fully human, and died on the cross. Many heresies, including those around at the time of John, deny one or other of these.
"There are three who testify". The Holy Spirit testifies to who Jesus is, but the historical facts testify as well. Today you will often here people talking about faith accepting things on trust, and not being concerned about the facts, or about evidence. This is nonsense. From beginning to end the Bible is concerned about evidence, and the evidence agrees with the testimony of the Spirit.
The truth is very simple, if we accept that Jesus is the Son of God then we are agreeing with the Father. Anyone who does not accept that Jesus is the Son of God is calling God a liar.
Furthermore, if we have the Son we have life, if we do not have the Son then we do not have life. It is all about knowing Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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