Out of Darkness
1 John 1:5 “God is light, and no darkness can find any place in him; 6 if we claim fellowship with him, when all the while we live and move in darkness, it is a lie; our whole life is an untruth.” Are you a faker? A faker is someone who pretends to be someone or something he is not. Do you pretend to have concern for your fellow man but within your heart and mind you think you are better? And do you criticize and condemn humanity? You must love your neighbor even if they are members of the KKK or Black Lives Matter. When John speaks of light, he is referring to the truth that God has given humanity. Truth is certain, constant and eternal. Human beings within the world distort truth. Be aware! Evil lurks. Seek God and His commandments to live in the light.
1 John 2:3 “Have we attained the knowledge of him? The test is, whether we keep his commandments; 4 the man who claims knowledge of him without keeping his commandments is a liar; truth does not dwell in such a man as that.” The beginning of this knowledge and attainment of truth is found in the commandments. We must keep God’s commandments first if we are ever to become familiar with the truth. Only then does the Holy Spirit allow us to discern the difference between good and evil, darkness and light and right from wrong. We can then detect these distinctions within ourselves and observe it within others. Then we can begin our journey into the light from the darkness.
1 John 2:3 “Have we attained the knowledge of him? The test is, whether we keep his commandments; 4 the man who claims knowledge of him without keeping his commandments is a liar; truth does not dwell in such a man as that.” The beginning of this knowledge and attainment of truth is found in the commandments. We must keep God’s commandments first if we are ever to become familiar with the truth. Only then does the Holy Spirit allow us to discern the difference between good and evil, darkness and light and right from wrong. We can then detect these distinctions within ourselves and observe it within others. Then we can begin our journey into the light from the darkness.
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