What Happens If You Walk In The Light? As stated in 1 John 1:7, You have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses you from all sin.
1 John 1:7 – But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
What Does It Mean To Walk In The Light?
Walk
- to live
- to regulate one’s life
- to conduct one’s self
- to pass one’s life
- be occupied with
Light
- Light – as to be able to see
- truth and its knowledge
- the power of understanding
Jesus is the light of the world. He is the way, the truth, and the life. John 14:6. We are to walk/live/be occupied by the truth and knowledge only found in him – the light that reveals.
What Does Fellowship One With Another Mean?
- Communion – A common union (also demonstrated when we take the bread and the cup at our communion service – all members of one body) 1 Cor 10:16
- Joint participation – We are now fellow-heirs in Christ. Rom 8:17 and no longer strangers to the Commonwealth Israel but partakers of the heavenly calling. Eph 2:12
The Boold of Jesus Cleanses Us From All Sin
- to free from defilement of sin and from faults
- to purify from wickedness
- to free from guilt of sin, to purify – that’s why there is no more condemnation (Roms 8:1)
- to consecrate by cleansing or purifying
- to consecrate, dedicate – That’s why we have a holy calling (2 Tim 1:9) – he has concecrated us – set us apart – we are the consecrated and holy vessels in the temple of God.
- to pronounce clean in a levitical sense – our leprosy (sin) has gone. We can enter into the community of God.
Is Walking in the Light Similar to Waiting Upon the Lord?
Walking in the light can be similar to waiting upon the Lord. When you are in the light, you are following the path of righteousness and truth. Similarly, when you are waiting upon the Lord, you are trusting in His plans and timing for your life. This trust is crucial for what happens waiting upon Lord.
Similar Verses:
Walking in the Light:
- Ephesians 5:8 – “For you were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light“
- Psalm 119:105 – “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
- John 8:12 – “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
Fellowship One With Another:
- 1 Corinthians 10:16 – “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?”
- Romans 8:17 – “And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.”
- Ephesians 2:12-13 – “That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”
The Blood of Jesus Cleanses Us From All Sin:
- Romans 8:1 – “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
- 2 Timothy 1:9 – “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.”
- Hebrews 9:14 – “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”