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NASB | 1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness [of sin], we lie and do not practice the truth; |
Subject: Walk in the Light |
Bible Note: Walk in the Light *********************** Genuine salvation produces a change in those who accept Jesus into their hearts. We are no longer slaves to the desires of the sinful nature that we are born with, and we bear the fruit of a changed life! John writes this knowing that the false teachers claimed to have fellowship with God, yet they did not recognize their own sin. An unbeliever who sins is a creature sinning against his Creator. A Christian who sins is a child sinning against his Father. The unbeliever sins against the law; the believer sins against love. If God shows you sin in your life, then you must confess that sin, asking for God's help to overcome it. Christians should become more like Christ and our actions should prove that we unite in love as the church of God. Verses 6-10 contain three contrasts between words and works, or saying one thing and doing another. Following each contrast is the result of the action. "If we say:" The first false claim is to have fellowship with God while failing to reflect His moral character. Walk refers to a way of life or daily practice. To walk in darkness means to live contrary to the moral character of God, to live a sinful life. To claim fellowship with God without living a moral life or practicing the truth is to live a lie, since God cannot compromise His holiness to accommodate sin. - Nolan |