5> This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
6> If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by 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, purifies us from all sin.
1 John 1:5-7
Walking in the light is about not hiding sin, or playing games, but being honest and open
with each other and sharing our ups and downs.
Some believe that they can carry on walking in darkness, but God only sees the Jesus bubble
of righteousness that surrounds them, so they are safe from judgement now or hell later.
But this is really saying sinners enter heaven.
14> Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Heb 12:14
7> For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.
1 Thess 4:7
Holiness is our calling, it is the walk of Jesus. And evil is terrible and easy to spot.
Struggling with temptation is not sin, just the potential to sin.
Our problem is we believe love and holiness is very far from us, but in Christ it dwells
within through the Holy Spirit and His purification of who we are.
6> If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by 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, purifies us from all sin.
1 John 1:5-7
Walking in the light is about not hiding sin, or playing games, but being honest and open
with each other and sharing our ups and downs.
Some believe that they can carry on walking in darkness, but God only sees the Jesus bubble
of righteousness that surrounds them, so they are safe from judgement now or hell later.
But this is really saying sinners enter heaven.
14> Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Heb 12:14
7> For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.
1 Thess 4:7
Holiness is our calling, it is the walk of Jesus. And evil is terrible and easy to spot.
Struggling with temptation is not sin, just the potential to sin.
Our problem is we believe love and holiness is very far from us, but in Christ it dwells
within through the Holy Spirit and His purification of who we are.