THE WORD OF LIFE DECLARED (1 JOHN 1:1). ‘That which was (imperfect) from the beginning, that which we have heard (perfect), that which we have seen (perfect) with our eyes, that which we beheld (aorist), and our hands handled (aorist), concerning the Word of life, (and the life was manifested (aori... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD REVEALED AS LIGHT WHICH BY ITS NATURE CONSTANTLY REVEALS MAN'S SINFULNESS AND CALLS HIM TO REPENTANCE (1 JOHN 1:5 TO 1 JOHN 2:2). ‘And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.' If you asked most people what the me... [ Continue Reading ]
‘If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.' Here he makes that position crystal clear. Because God is light no darkness can survive in His presence. To say that we have fellowship with Him, that we share a life in common with Him, that we liv... [ Continue Reading ]
‘But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.' Here is the other side of the matter. If we do come to God. If we do walk in His light, responding to His word and to His commandments. If we do open u... [ Continue Reading ]
‘ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.' Those who are His are very much aware of sin, the sin that plagues their hearts and lives and seeks to draw them away from His ways. For the truth is that if we are His the light of God will shine on the hearts of H... [ Continue Reading ]
‘If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.' The way to deal with sin is not by denying it or hiding from it, but by being open to the God Who is light. Then we can bring to Him those sins that grieve Him, that are reveal... [ Continue Reading ]
‘If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.' John once again returns to the question of those who declare themselves in no need of forgiveness. They, he says, are in the wrong. They have clearly not come to the God who is light. They most of all need forgivenes... [ Continue Reading ]