Whoever says, “I abide in Him,”
Ought to walk just as Jesus walked.
1 John 2:6
In 1 John, the Apostle John writes this letter at a time when there were many false teachers leading Christs followers away from the faith. He wanted the followers to continue to live in fellowship with God and one another just as he had all the years of his long life on earth. So St.John emphasized three aspect of God in his letter.
1. God is love and invites us to abide in God’s love.
2. God is light and we have fellowship with God when we walk in God’s light.
3. When we abide in Christ and Christ lives in our hearts, God gives us eternal life.
How do we come to know Christ in our hearts, minds and daily lives? It is by reading the Bible and how he reveals himself to his followers and the whole world. Through Christ’s life and ministry we come to see a God who loves us and wants us to live in loving fellowship with him and other followers. To know Christ is to let his words speak to us and walk in the light of his words. So St.John says if we say we abide in Christ we must walk in the footsteps of Jesus and all those who followed after him.
Prayer
Lord Jesus dispel all the darkness that surrounds me and be the light of my life. Teach me to walk in your words of faith, hope and love. Amen.
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