Bible Study June 12, 2025
1 John 1:5 – 6 (ESV)
“Light Overshadows Darkness”
5 “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. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.”
The message we have heard from Him is a message that came directly from God not from man. We know that because of what is written “God is light.” When we look at the words “light” and “darkness” we know that “light” represents biblical truth and “darkness” represents sin or doing wrong. One might ask what is considered doing right or wrong. The scripture is clear on what is right and what is wrong. Man may want to add what he wants but the true of right and wrong, good and evil is well laid out in scripture.
If we are to walk in true light then we must recognize the sin in our lives and seek repentance for it. One may ask what is sin and the simple definition is “a thought, word, or action that goes against God’s will or moral law, or a failure to meet God’s perfect standard of holiness. It can be understood as a transgression of divine law or a violation of a divine command. In essence, sin is a deviation from what is considered righteous or good.”
What distinguishes a mistake from a sin is the continual practice of wrong. An example could be a person in a marriage relationship continually committing adultery they know it is wrong yet they continue to commit the act. That is sin willful acts against a known law or God’s will.
Many today walk in darkness (sin as defined above) but think they are walking in light. You cannot sin and be a fully committed Chrsit Follower. Mistakes will be made and when they are we should seek repentance and no longer commit the wrong. Light is defined by scripture not by man.
“Do not practice:” refers to the habitual failure regarding the practice of truth.
God Bless.
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