Scripture: 1 John 1:5-2:2
1 John in this passage is an apt description of the tension we live in as human beings and followers of Christ. We are called out of the darkness of sinful, selfish, greedy, self-serving lives that come so naturally to humanity and into the light of Christ – that is a life of sacrifice, caring more about others than yourself, and always, always, behaving in the best possible way at all times.
The reality is – none of us are going to live that way in this world 100% of the time. Think of the number of Christians in this world if they never acted sinfully – if they never in their faith journey “walked in the dark,” so to speak. The world would be a different place, no doubt.
But we know, for a fact, no Christian out there walks in the light 100% of the time. Because sin is not just an action that we do – it is a state of being. Our world itself is filled with dark corners, with brokenness, problems that are both in and outside of our control… and we simply cannot avoid falling into the depths of darkness at times.
So how can 1 John state, “God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness we lie and we do not do what is true?”
1 John in this passage is an apt description of the tension we live in as human beings and followers of Christ. We are called out of the darkness of sinful, selfish, greedy, self-serving lives that come so naturally to humanity and into the light of Christ – that is a life of sacrifice, caring more about others than yourself, and always, always, behaving in the best possible way at all times.
The reality is – none of us are going to live that way in this world 100% of the time. Think of the number of Christians in this world if they never acted sinfully – if they never in their faith journey “walked in the dark,” so to speak. The world would be a different place, no doubt.
But we know, for a fact, no Christian out there walks in the light 100% of the time. Because sin is not just an action that we do – it is a state of being. Our world itself is filled with dark corners, with brokenness, problems that are both in and outside of our control… and we simply cannot avoid falling into the depths of darkness at times.
So how can 1 John state, “God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness we lie and we do not do what is true?”
