PROCLAMATION
“He that saith he is in the light, and
hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the
light …” 1 John 2:9-10 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written by the Apostle
John, under the inspiration of The Holy Spirit of God, to all believers. John
begins this second chapter of his first letter telling them not to sin. However if they sin, Jesus The Christ, The Son
of God, is their atoning sacrifice and their advocate to God, The Father. (1
John 2:1-2) Then he says that they will know that they know Christ
if they keep His commands. Anyone who claims to know Christ but does
not keep His commands is a liar. (1 John 2:3-6) John also says that
he is writing them to remind them of an old command. Anyone who
claims to be in the light but hates his brother or sister is still in darkness.
(1 John 2:7-11) He also tells them not to love the world or anything
in the world. Anyone who loves the world
cannot love God. (1 John 2:15-17) He warns them not to deny Christ
and then he tells them about the antichrist. (1 John 2:18-23) He
ends this chapter by saying that he is writing these things to them because
there are those among them who would lead them astray and he wants them to
continue in Christ. (1 John 2:26-29)
APPLICATION
As believers we are not just to avoid
sin, we are also to advocate following Christ. We are to tell people
about Christ, and we are to live and behave in such a way that people will see
Christ in us. Since our actions speak louder than our words, our
walk must be consistent with our talk. Our actions and our
conversation should be different from those who are unsaved. Our worldly friends who knew us beforehand
should see a change in us as compared to before we accepted
Christ. Remember, the world and its desires will soon pass away. (1
John 2:17)
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