God is light; in him there is no darkness at all, 1 John

 1 John 1:1-2:2

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 

We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out 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, purifies us from all sin.

If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Why?

This message has come from the beginning, it is what John really knew and experienced. So John preached it and wrote to them.

God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. So we should walk in the light either. If we lie and do not live out the truth we can't proclaim we have fellowship with Him.

If we confess our sins, God is faithful and will forgive us our sins and purity us from all unrighteousness. This is the great salvation from Jesus Christ, the Good News.

(一)主耶穌絕不是虛構人物，因為祂確實被人的耳、目、手所查證過；也絕不是受造之物，因為祂從起初就已存在。

          (二)主耶穌基督是神而人──是完全的神，因祂是那從起初就原有的；又是完全的人，因祂是那能聽、能看、能摸的。

          (三)「言為心聲」，生命之道說出主耶穌降世，為要將人所不能看見的神表明出來(約一18)，帶著恩典和真理，來住在我們中間(約一14)。

          (四)祂是「生命之道」，所以祂的話裏面有生命；我們查考聖經，是為著到主面前來，聽祂的話，得著生命

我們若要行在光中，與神相交，有兩個條件：(1)寶血洗淨我們的罪(1:7）(2)要認罪( 1:8-10)

信徒重生時所得的生命有兩個特點：(1)是和神同在並相關的；(2)是永遠的。

How?

Listen and obey God's word and live out the life of Jesus as light to shine on all people around me. Be a good witness through the strength of the Lord.