Jesus delivers to the disciples a definition of God that will determine how they ought to view themselves. The answer to the question “Who is God” is the catalyst that can lead the Christian towards a life lived in love and truth.
Observations & Conclusions:
- God is the definition of holiness – He is light
- There is no compromise to God’s holiness
- We have been designed by Him to live in holiness
Application:
- Don’t walk in darkness
A. Lust of the flesh
B. Lust of the eyes
C. Pride of Life - Walk in the the Light: as He is in the light
A. Fellowship with one another
B. Purified from all sin by the blood of Jesus
- Do my thoughts need more light?
- Are my words “light-filled” words, or words spoken in the dark?
- Where do my actions need to be brought into the light?
1 Timothy 6:15b-16
“God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see.”
Psalm 104:2
“The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent.”
Matthew 17:2
“There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.”
Revelation 1:16
“In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.”
1 John 2:16
“For everything in the world–the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life–comes not from the Father but from the world.”
1 John 2:9-10
“The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness. The one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.”
1 John 4:16
“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”