True or False
“Walking in the Light”
1 John 1:1-2:2

If you wanted to know the most about a person, you would talk to the person closest to them.
	
If you wanted to know the most about Jesus, who would you listen to?
	Peter, James, and John 

John
	Saw Jesus’ transfiguration
	Saw Jesus sweat drops of blood
	Sat next to Jesus at the Last Supper
	Was asked by Jesus to care for His mom
	Was the first to arrive at the empty tomb
	Watched Jesus ascend into heaven 

1 John 1

John wrote this letter to describe the difference between a true follower of Jesus or a false one.

True followers have:
Joy – 1 John 1:4
	Holiness – 1 John 2:1
	Sound doctrine – 1 John 2:26
	Assurance of salvation – 1 John 5:13

Creed 
	God is light – Genesis 1:3, Isaiah 9:1; 58:8, 10; 60:1, 19-20, John 8:12, Revelation 22:5
	In God, there is NO darkness.

Light is…
	Life-giving   
Revealing
	Healing 
	
Light 			Darkness
Truth			Lying 
Love			Hatred
Right			Impure
Eternal			Temporary
Hope			Despair
Purity			Sinfulness 
Confidence		Fear

“Walking in the Light”
We can’t have one foot in both – v. 6
Keeps away guilt that destroys – v. 7
Is a lifestyle; not perfection – v. 8-10
Experiencing change in belief, behavior, and relationships (sanctification) – 1 John 2:1-2
	
When you are:
“Made right,” then you “do right”
	Given light, then you walk in it

True or False:
I am “walking in the light.”