• I John 1:7
• Each word in the above is very significant:
  • “If”: two possibilities, to walk or not to walk
  • “We”: personal, too important for me to miss it
  • “Walk”: continuous action, keep on walking
  • “In”: in connection with
  • “The”: definite article, only light in which can walk
  • “Light”: truth, make God’s Word our light
• Blessings for walking in the light
  • Blood keeps on cleansing
  • Keep on having fellowship with God
  • The blessings are not automatic. God has never bestowed blessings without response.
    • Luke 17:10 – When one meets his responsibilities, he has not earned salvation.
    • Romans 6:23 – It is still be grace.
  • Wrong views of walking in the light
    • Some say:
      • It is just believe and love; doctrine and practice do not make a difference.
      • It is to feel in our hearts we are right.
      • It is to never sin.
      • It is to be able to specifically recognize, confess, and pray about every sin, even those done ignorantly.
    • The truth
      • Psalm 19:12-13 – Secret vs presumptuous sins
    • Walking in the light in this context
      • Sometimes we sin (I John 1:8,10)
      • Keep on confessing (I John 1:9)
      • Keep on keeping His commands (I John 2:3-5)
      • Walk as He walked (I John 2:6)

Keep on

Keep on

Confessing

Being blood cleansed

Praying

Having fellowship

Keeping commands

Walking in the light

• The one who slips has not stopped walking in the light, but the one who stops confessing, obeying, and praying is not walking in the light.
• The one who walks in the light:
  • Has been baptized into Christ
  • Is making Jesus the lord of his life
  • Specifically confesses and prays about sins of which he is cognizant
  • Prays like David in case he has sinned unknowingly.
• Security:
  • I John 5:10-13
  • I John 2:1-2

• Philippians 4:8
• A word about meditation
  • I’m not talking about anything weird.
    • Psalm 1:2 vs Genesis 6:5
  • Meditation is a lost art
    • Genesis 24:63; Joshua 1:7-9; Psalm 63:1-7
    • Psalm 4:4; 77:12; 119:78, 148; 143:5; 145:5
  • Meditate on these things
    • God is my creator – Psalm 33:6-9; Proverbs 3:19; Psalm 104:19-35
    • Jesus loved me enough to die for me – John 1:14; Hebrews 2:14,17; Philippians 2:5-8; John 15:12-13
    • I have an eternal soul – Genesis 1:26-27 (John 4:24; I Corinthians 15:50); Ecclesiastes 12:7; Zechariah 12:1; Hebrews 12:9; 9:27; Romans 8:16-18
  • To provoke your thoughts
    • Read a Psalm
    • Read a verse from Proverbs. Today is the 30th day of the month, so read a verse from Proverbs 30.
    • Gary Henry’s website http://wordpoints.com
    • Ask me about other mailing lists
      • George Slover – “Moments with the Master”
      • Rickie Jenkins

• Hebrews 9:15-25
• Hebrews 9:15-22 – Differences between a testament and a covenant: Some translations use confusing terminology here, but this is clearly describing a covenant and not a testament in the sense of a “last will and testament.”
• Hebrews 9:16 – Diatithemai (διατίθημι): testator or appointed?
  • Luke 22:29; Acts 3:25; Hebrews 8:10; 10:16
• A covenant was always made by blood sacrifice.
  • Psalm 50:5; Jeremiah 34:18; Zechariah 9:11

• Luke 17:11-18
• How can we feel genuine gratitude?
  • We have to be different. Romans 12:2
  • Don’t think, “I deserve whatever I want.” Matthew 11:16-19; 13:54-58
    • We are living more luxurious lives than the Son of God did on Earth. Do we have any right to complain?
  • Remember past blessings
• For what should we be grateful?
  • Ephesians 5:20; James 1:17; Acts 17:25
  • Salvation through Jesus – Romans 6:17-18, 22-23; Acts 9:12
  • The privilege of prayer – I Peter 3:10-12; Proverbs 15:29; Deuteronomy 4:7; Philippians 4:6-7
  • God’s help in temptation – I Corinthians 10:13; II Peter 2:6-9; Hebrews 4:15-16
  • Our ability to give – II Corinthians 9:1-15

• Some have concluded it is a sin to so sing based on two premises:
  • They have concluded that it is a sin to pray to Jesus.
  • They have concluded that a song is a prayer set to music.
  • Both premises are wrong.
• Jesus is worship worthy.
• Praying and singing are worship.
• Therefore, it is right to pray to Him and address worship to Him.
• There is scriptural authority to address a prayer to Jesus.
  • Satan did – Acts 7:59
  • Paul did – II Corinthians 12:7-10
  • John did – Revelation 22:20
  • John wrote to uninspired people and told them they could pray to Jesus – I John 5:11-14
  • Rational beings in Heaven very praise to Jesus
    • The four and twenty elders – Revelation 5:9
    • Those who had victory over beast – Revelation 15:3
  • Singing is a distinct act from praying
    • One is a prayer and the other is a song.
    • The Bible nowhere equates them.
  • They are inconsistent
    • They will sing “Praise Him! Praise Him!” telling others to praise Him. Then they refuse to sing songs that praise Him.
      • Worthy Art Thou #782
      • My Jesus I Love You #440
      • Fairest Lord Jesus #137
    • They have based their conclusions on their assumption that a couple of scriptures say more than they actually say.
      • John 15:16
      • I Timothy 2:5
      • The question is not, “Is it a sin to sing praise to Jesus,” but rather, “is it a sin to refuse to sing praise to Jesus?”