Living in the Light. A series on 1 John, part 2. (1John 1: 5-10)




Read 1 John 1:5-10

John writes that God is light. In the beginning, God spoke, and there was light (see Genesis 1:3). He even sent His Son to be a light in this dark world. We sinned and brought the darkness. In John 8:12, Jesus calls Himself the light of the world. Logically speaking, we know you can not be both light and dark. Either light is shining on you, or you are in darkness. John tells us that God is light and we can not have fellowship with Him if we walk in darkness. Ephesians 5:8 says, "For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light." We know that God is light but Psalm 119:105 tells us that God's Word is also light. "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Our text tells us that walking in the light, as He is, gives us fellowship with one another and gives us the blood of Christ to purify us from sin. Sin is darkness. If we claim to be without sin, we are, as our text says, liars, and we make Him a liar. Light and truth go hand in hand. You can not be a light I you are a liar. John 3:20-21 says, "Everyone who does evil hates the light and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by truth comes into the light so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." Our text tells us that if we confess our sins He, that is God, forgives us and purifies us. How is this done? Through Christ! 2 Corinthians 4:6 says, "For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness', has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."

So, we know God is light; we can turn to His Word to learn more about living in the light, and when we are living in the light, it is not our own doing, but Christ's light shining through us. Our text will go on to tell us more about how to love in the light. We must all seek to live in the light of God's Word and to let His light shine through us.

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