The Hard Truth

This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5) 

 

There is no duplicity in God, and there should be none in us. If we say we are saved, we must walk in the light of truth as expressed in the scriptures, or else we are unworthy of Christ.

 

Those who are truly saved practice the Word of God in every area life, and if we are His, He will not relent until He has made us holy. Unrighteousness is a sign that we are distant from God, not truly members of His body, for Jesus is returning for a church without spot or wrinkle. This is a difficult and fearful truth for a worldly and compromising church, and a worldly and compromising Christian.

 

There are those who teach that sin is an illusion and not a fact. These teachers deny the necessity of the Cross and the atonement which appeases the anger of God, washes us clean, and justifies us in His sight. This lie is an affront to the truth and gives expression to the very darkness John speaks of. This egregious error is based on the supposition that man is intrinsically good and has a divine nature that can be expressed in good works and an elevated spiritual consciousness. Yet, when John speaks of sin, he not only alludes to acts of sin, but the principle, propensity, and disposition of sin in all of us.

 

In other words, we are born sinners, and our sin is a fatal problem until we repent and accept the sacrifice Christ made for us on Calvary — until we are born again. Therein, we see the difference between light and darkness. Light accepts the truth about Christ, about us, and about sin — and darkness rejects it.

 

Let's Pray - Father, I accept the truth as it is presented in the scriptures. I am a sinner, saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and Him alone. Thank You for this truth, for Jesus is the Solid Rock of my salvation. Amen.


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  1. DTDecember 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM

    Amen! He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life. No one comes to The Father but by Him.

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