Walk in the light as He is in the light and have fellowship with one another. 1 John 1:7a At the moment of salvation, we are positioned instantly in righteousness. Saved people are never stationary. Believers proceed in righteousness one step at a time. The path we walk determines our positional fellowship. “Draw near to God and He will draw…
If we claim fellowship, while walking in darkness, we lie. 1 John 1:6 We cannot look to the world for our standard of truth. Belief results in behavior and behavior reveal belief. The words of Christ should dictate our desires and decisions. Every decision begins as a desire but becomes a definition. How do your decisions define you? Sin begins…
“If you abide in my word, you are my disciple.”John 8:31 A believer who does not continue in Christ is counterfeit. Christians have the innate desire to be in church, pray, read the Bible, and serve. Following Christ is the process of walking an illuminated path. “Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness” (John 8:12a). There is no other…
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.Psalm 119:105 God is the source and scale for all that is true. Nothing is truly understood until it is understood in the light of God. “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding” (Ps. 119:130). When we open the Bible there is illuminating truth.…
God is light and in him is no darkness.1 John 1:5 We are not told that God is the light, but that God is light. Light is synonymous with truth and righteousness. God is truth and in Him is no error. God is completely holy and perfectly perfect. Light spreads and searches even to the slightest space. There is no…
Until we all attain to the unity of the faith.Ephesians 4:13 Christian growth never occurs in isolation. Every person in Christ is parallel and everyone is relevant. There is no such thing as an elite Christian. Not one Christian is positioned on a pedestal. A church is united through its shared faith in the gospel. Deep down what do you…
We are writing these things so our joy may be complete.1 John 1:4 We must elevate the belief and never the believer. The gospel does not need help from any person. The gospel speaks for itself. If God wanted He would make the stones cry out to praise His Name (Luke 19:40). Many Christians have a desire to draw near…
So that you too may have fellowship with us. 1 John 1:3 Our fellowship with the Father unites believers in authentic community. Do you deliberately share your belief in Christ? The ability to share is based on your placement of self. Christians must live before the cross and not beyond it. People who live beyond the cross do not see a need…
We have seen it…testify to it…and proclaim to you.1 John 1:2 A resolute belief will receive the content (see it) and repeat the conduct (testify and proclaim it). Repetition follows a rhythm, not a balance. Many believers try to practice counterweight Christianity. Christians cannot balance sin with holiness. Once we are positioned in righteousness, we must proceed, purposefully, in the…
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard and seen with our eyes.1 John 1:1 There is often confusion about the substance of true Christianity. It is not a philosophy, but a person. Jesus Christ is both God’s message and Himself the messenger. Jesus never had an inception. “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was…