John, now turns our attention towards the Light this is part of the makeup of GOD which we by his design share in his image and likeness of our own original makeup. I don't believe that i have ever touched on this, but this area is loaded with scripture cross references form the NT, as it is the Now living reality of our eternal life begun as children of Light and eternal Life. These two qualities cannot be separated; They have always been in man's humanity makeup.
1John 1:5-10 "This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." (KJV)
1John 1:5-10 "This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." (ESV)
1John 1:5-10 "My conversation with you flows from the same source which illuminates this fellowship of union with Father and the Son. This, then, is the essence of spirit message: GOD is radiant light and in him these exists not even a trace of obscurity or darkness at all. (Look at James 1:17, "Without exception GOD'S gifts are only good, their perfection cannot be improved upon. They come [1]from above, [the place of our origin, where we originated] proceeding like light rays from our source, Father of lights, with whom there is no distortion or even shadow of shifting to obstruct or intercept (breakup) the light; no hint of a hidden agenda. [The word, [1]anouthen, means, from above. John 3:3, 13. Man is not the product of his mother's womb; man began in GOD!"] And continues to do so.) This is the real deal! To live a life of pretense is a such a waste of time! The truth has no competition. Truth inspires the poetry of friendship in total contrast to a fake, facade, performance-based fellowship! Light is not threatened by darkness's sin! Why say something anything with darkness as your reference? We are invited to explore the dimensions of the same light that engulfs GOD; when we see the light in his light, fellowship ignited! In his light we understand how the blood of Jesus Christ in the removal of every stain of sin! The success of the cross celebrates our redemption there, with our redeemed innocence! To claim innocence by our own efforts under the Law of personal performance is to deceive (make us fake, phony, facades of) ourselves and to deliberately ignore the truth. The truth about us does not mean that we now have to go into denial if we have done something wrong! When we [1]communicate what GOD says about our misbehaving (sin), we discover what he believes concerning our redeemed oneness and innocence! We are already cleansed from every distortion believed about ourselves! Likeness and image are redeemed! ( The word traditionally translated "confession" is the word [1, G3670 a compound of the base of G3674 and G3056 ] homologeo, is from (G3674) homo, meaning the same, and (G3056) logeo, to speak. In the context of verse 7, this suggests that we say what GOD says about us! And no more! This is agreement.) If we judge ourselves innocent by the Levitical Law of works, then we make Jesus Christ, and what his word and blood communicate within us, irrelevant. (Look at John 1:3-5, "The Logos is the source; everything commences in him. He remains the exclusive parent reference of our genesis. There is nothing original - except the Word! His life is the light that defines our being. (In his life, man discovers the light life.) The darkness was pierced and could not comprehend or diminish this light. (Darkness represents humanity's ignorance of our redeemed identity and innocence [Isaiah 9:2-4, 60:1-3; Ephesians 3:18, Colossians 1:13-15])." Look also at Isaiah 9:2, "The people who walk in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined." Matthew 4:16, "The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the reign and shadow of death, light has dawned." A new day for all humanity has come. The authentic light life that illuminates everyone has dawned in this world!) (The Mirror, with editing.)
Now we should know and understand to mystery of this gospel message. It is here laid wide open! May our LORD GOD confirm within us all these words.
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