Walk in the Light
How important is personal holiness to you? This Sunday in 1 John, we'll consider John’s imperative to walk in the light. In the beginning of the epistle, John teaches "that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all." (1 Jn 1:5, ESV) Christians who claim to have fellowship with God are commanded to walk in the light of holiness––to be holy as God is holy. As fallen creatures, we often stumble into darkness and fail to be holy, but John gives us two great assurances from this passage. The first assurance is that if we confess our sin to God, God is faithful to forgive our sin. And the second is that we have an advocate in Christ, who satisfies the wrath of God towards sin on the cross. Through Jesus' death, all who confess their sin and trust in Christ are assured of their full forgiveness and adoption to the God of light. That assurance empowers the Christian to strive for holiness and walk in the light!
Big Idea: You cannot walk in the light if you are hiding darkness. Walk in the light by confessing your sin and pursuing holiness.
1. Are you walking in the light? (verses 1:5-7)
2. Are you confessing your sin? (verses 1:8-10)
3. Are you trusting in Christ? (verses 2:1-2)
