1Jo 1:5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1John 1:5-2:6: 1:5–2:6 Here John focuses on the first aspect of living in fellowship with God. Living in the light means that the believers will see that they are sinners, but they will also realize that Jesus is their Advocate to make them right with God (see Eph 5:6-13 ). 1:5 God is light: This light shone through Jesus Christ to all he came in contact with, to expose their sin and to illumine the moral nature and character of God (see John 1:4-5 , 9 ; 3:19-21 ; 8:12 ; 9:5 ; 12:35-36 , 46 ). In the writings of John, “light” represents God’s holiness and revelation. It is the opposite of false teaching and undisciplined living, which is “darkness” (1 Jn 1:6 ).

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‏ 1 John 1:5

Summary for 1John 1:5-2:6: 1:5–2:6 ^a Here John focuses on the first aspect of living in fellowship with God. Living in the light means that the believers will see that they are sinners, but they will also realize that Jesus is their Advocate to make them right with God (see Eph 5:6-13 ^b). 1:5 ^c God is light: This light shone through Jesus Christ to all he came in contact with, to expose their sin and to illumine the moral nature and character of God (see John 1:4-5 ^d, 9 ^e; 3:19-21 ^f; 8:12 ^g; 9:5 ^h; 12:35-36 ⁱ, 46 ^j). In the writings of John, “light” represents God’s holiness and revelation. It is the opposite of false teaching and undisciplined living, which is “darkness” (1 Jn 1:6 ^k).