Title: Perfect Fellowship / 1 John 1:5-10
Contents
a complete friendship
Holy Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10
1, there is no darkness in God
2, we have darkness
3, let's confess our darkness
Believing in Jesus is like climbing stairs.
There are people who believe in Jesus, but are always standing still.
Believing in Jesus is believing, but it is not standing still and there are people who take a step backwards.
Some people can see that they are being transformed into the image of Jesus day by day.
You will see a beautiful figure who strives to live brightly and happily in everything.
The book of 1 John is a story of change in the lives of those who believe in Jesus, going up and down like a staircase
It is a letter written with the desire to become a person.
So, the words of verses 1-4 recommend a deep communion with the Word.
They also want to have a warm relationship with Jesus Christ.
And I said that I recommend perfect fellowship with God.
1, There is no darkness in God.
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To do this, you must know God.
Verse 5: This is the news we have heard from him and are preaching to you, that God
He is light, and in him there is no darkness at all."
God is said to be light.
He said that there is no darkness in God.
God is the creator of light.
God is the creator of the sun.
God is light itself.
The light came to this earth in human clothing.
That light was Jesus Christ.
In John 1:4-5, “In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
and the darkness did not understand it."
Jesus Christ came to the human world to illuminate the world of darkness.
Where there is light, there is holiness.
Where there is light, there is purity.
Where there is light, there is forgiveness.
Where there is light, there is love.
Let's say the lights are off in the room at night.
Then I can't do anything.
I have a heart, but I can't do what I want.
because it's dark
Likewise, we are all possessors of a dark room with the lights off.
Jesus Christ, the light, came to light the darkened rooms of the heart.
will be.
The heart that has received Jesus Christ must be bright.
Because you brought the light.
2, we have darkness
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Verse 6 says, “If we say we have fellowship with God and walk in darkness, we are lying.
and do not practice the truth."
There are two kinds of people in this world.
First, there are those who live in darkness.
Second, there are those who dwell in the light.
First, who dwells in darkness?
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So, who is the one who dwells in the darkness that verse 6 is talking about?
Are you referring to unbelievers who do not believe in Jesus? no.
Verse 6 says, "If we say that we have fellowship with God..."
The people who dwell in darkness here refer to those who go to church.
Of course, you can pray all night long.
I am good at singing, I know a lot of the Bible, I do a lot of volunteer work, and I can attend school well.
However, when they enter the world, they also mean those who bark hard.
The beliefs of such people are somehow wrong in their own beliefs.
No, this person's faith may not be faith.
Church registration alone cannot be said to be a person of Sinang.
The apostle Paul said in the dark in Galatians 5:18-21:
“The works of the flesh are remarkable: fornication, filthiness, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, and enmity.
strife, strife, envy, anger, strife, separation, heresy, envy, drunkenness,
debauchery and things like that..."
So the person in darkness leads a life of antinomy.
A person whose life in the church and life outside the church are different.
A person who lives like this is called a slanderer in the Bible.
They say that the truth is not in them.
The truth is Gog Jesus Christ.
Who lives in the second light?
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It is said that those who live in the light have fellowship with God.
A person who experiences the blood of Jesus Christ to put an end to sin.
So who is the one who lives in the rain?
The church is not a place for perfect people.
There are mature saints, but there are many who are not.
The church can be said to be a gathering of people on the way to maturity.
So it is also true that there are many times when we feel uncomfortable with each other.
There are many things that smell.
A lot of crazy things happen.
It is because there are many people who have complicated people and problems.
Those who live in the light are not perfect people, but sin through the blood of Jesus Christ.
They can be said to be people who believe in washing.
Simply put, a person of light means a person of repentance.
Those who believe in the blood of Jesus Christ.
A person who lives while experiencing the washing away of sins.
Verse 7 says, “If we walk in the light as he is in the light, we will have fellowship with one another.
and the blood of his Son Jesus will cleanse us from all sin."
3, let's confess our darkness
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Let's read verses 8-10 together.
“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
and if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and
will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness; if we do not sin,
If we say so, we are making God a liar, and His words are our
not in."
This verse speaks well of the modern people's view of sin.
People often say that human nature is good.
And it is said that he sins because the surrounding environment is bad.
Others say it is morally, ethically, and legally perfect.
Of course, you will be able to learn how to avoid sinning logically with advanced learning.
So let's take a look at the world we live in for a moment.
There are people who have been caught guilty
They are just living with undetected sins.
If you don't, you're a saint, and if you're caught, you're a sinner.
nature is not good
You're just making the mistake of being nice.
Dear saints,
The Bible tells us that man was a sinner before he was born.
It speaks of the original sin of Adam and Eve.
This means that nature is not good.
So when some people sin, they bark ignorantly (with anger and frown).
Some people are sinning wisely. (Laughing)
You live by deceiving yourself and God as verse 8 says.
isn't it?
There is no truth in those who deceive themselves.
He who lives without confessing that he is a sinner is a liar to God.
said to make
The second half of verse 9 says, "...His word is not in us."
Once upon a time, while a king was walking down the road, he saw an old man who was working hard in the field.
met
King: "How old is your grandfather?"
Old man: “I am now four years old,” is the answer of the old man who looks over eighty.
The reason is that the age to live as a human being is four years old.
King: "What kind of tree are you planting now? Can you sleep with its fruit?"
Old Man: "This tree is an apple tree, and it takes seven years to produce heat.
If you plant a tree, you are worse than a beggar. I plant trees to live a good life."
Old Man: "The fruit of the tree I plant bears heat after 7 years, and that's once a year.
only But he who has an upright conscience can bear fruit daily."
Dear saints,
How old do you think you were when you truly had a complete relationship with God?
The experience of living while soaking your soul in the blood of the cross as a life of true repentance
How many years do you think you have been doing?
Are you living in the light?
Are you living in true communion with God?
God is light.
We are people of darkness.
We must know our darkness.