Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Walk In The Light - 1st John

What does it mean to walk in the light according to 1st John in the New Testament?

Jesus The Light of the World

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying "I AM the light of the world.  He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:12 NKJV

1st John

Specifically what does it mean to 'walk in the light' according to John's 1st letter?
  • Having fellowship with the apostles and thereby with the Father and the Son (1:3).
  • Believing that Jesus Christ is the Christ, the Son of God (5:1, 5, 10).
  • Believing in the name of God's Son Jesus Christ (3:23;5:13).
  • Believing in the testimony that God has given of His Son (5:10).
  • Believing that God has given us eternal life in His Son (5:11).
  • Having confidence in Christ that God hears us when we pray according to the will of God (5:14).
  • Confessing that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh (4:2).
  • Confessing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God (2:23; 4:15).
  • Being born of God (2:29; 5:1).
  • Being children of God (3:1).
  • Having an anointing from the Holy One (2:20, 27).
  • Having the Spirit who has been given to us (3:24; 4:13).
  • Knowing Christ (2:3, 4, 13, 14).
  • Abiding in Christ (2:5, 6, 24).
  • Abiding in the Father (2:24, 27, 28; 4:12, 13, 15, 16).
  • Knowing the truth and having it in us ((1:8; 2:4, 21).
  • Having God's word abiding in us (1:10; 2:14, 24).
  • Being of the truth (3:19).
  • Practicing the truth (1:6)
  • Keeping the word of Christ (2:5).
  • Walking as Jesus walked (2:6)
  • Practicing righteousness (2:29)
  • Keeping the commandments of Jesus (2:3, 4).
  • Keeping the commandments of God and doing what is pleasing in His sight (3:22; 5:3).
  • Doing the will of God (4:19, 21)
  • Loving God (4:19, 21)
  • Having the love of God abiding in us (2:5; 3:17).
  • Knowing and believing the love that God has for us (4:16).
  • Loving the children of God (5:1,2).
  • Loving our brethren (2:10; 3:14, 23; 4:11, 12, 16).
  • Loving in deed and in truth (3:18)
  • Having fellowship with one another (1:17).
  • Having overcome the wicked one and the world (2:13, 14; 5:4).
  • Not loving the world or the things in the world (2:15)
  • Confessing our sins (1:9).
  • Purifying ourselves (3:3).
  • Not continuing in a life of sin (3:6; 5:18).

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