• 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