“This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5 [RSV]).
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:4-5 [RSV]).
“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world” (John 9:5 [RSV]).
What the Apostle John is teaching here is that God is essential. When man sinned he was swept into darkness, no longer having that illuminated fellowship with his Creator. Just as all life depends on the light of the sun to exist, all who wish to return to that light of God lost in the Garden of Eden must do so by going through the light of the Son, Jesus Christ, for all light flows from this fountain of light. David prophesied 1,000 years before the time of Christ, “For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light do we see light.” (Psalm 36:9 [RSV])
When Jesus came He said, “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12 [RSV]). “The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” (John 12:35-36 [RSV])
We become “sons of the light” by coming to the Lord in obedient, saving faith, for only then are we clothed in His holy and pure garments (Galatians 3:27). It is only through Jesus that anyone is saved. Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6 [RSV]). But we must remain faithful to the Lord and reject the darkness to continue in His fellowship. 6. If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; 7. but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:6-7 [RSV])
In Jesus is both light and life. John writes, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (1 John 1:4). That light and life of men is also pure, unadulterated love. John continues, writing, “He who does not love does not know God; for God is love” (1 John 4:8 [RSV]). We must continue to remain steadfast and unmovable in this love. “So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 John 4:16 [RSV]). God proved His enduring love to mankind by sending us His Son: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16 [RSV]).
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:4-5 [RSV]).
“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world” (John 9:5 [RSV]).
What the Apostle John is teaching here is that God is essential. When man sinned he was swept into darkness, no longer having that illuminated fellowship with his Creator. Just as all life depends on the light of the sun to exist, all who wish to return to that light of God lost in the Garden of Eden must do so by going through the light of the Son, Jesus Christ, for all light flows from this fountain of light. David prophesied 1,000 years before the time of Christ, “For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light do we see light.” (Psalm 36:9 [RSV])
When Jesus came He said, “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12 [RSV]). “The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” (John 12:35-36 [RSV])
We become “sons of the light” by coming to the Lord in obedient, saving faith, for only then are we clothed in His holy and pure garments (Galatians 3:27). It is only through Jesus that anyone is saved. Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6 [RSV]). But we must remain faithful to the Lord and reject the darkness to continue in His fellowship. 6. If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; 7. but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:6-7 [RSV])
In Jesus is both light and life. John writes, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (1 John 1:4). That light and life of men is also pure, unadulterated love. John continues, writing, “He who does not love does not know God; for God is love” (1 John 4:8 [RSV]). We must continue to remain steadfast and unmovable in this love. “So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 John 4:16 [RSV]). God proved His enduring love to mankind by sending us His Son: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16 [RSV]).
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