Fake Christians walk in darkness

1 John 1:5-10
This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we have say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

If we have fellowship with God, it's because we are united with Him in light and therefore cannot walk in darkness.

God is the light. He sent Jesus as the light of the world. Whoever follows Jesus will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.
Life is given in connection to Jesus and it enables us to see and become.

John 12:36 says that while you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.
When we believe in Jesus, we are enabled to SEE light, and to SHINE with the true light of God.

John 1:14 - and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

• The Pharisees failed to see this light;
• Those who crucified Jesus failed to see this light.

When you see the light, life has come into you.

When you see the light, the glory, you become like it.

1 John 2:8-11

The darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Love is the expression of the light. We become like the light when we believe in the light. The Light (God) is love. We become like the Light by loving others.

Why were you made?

The Good News of Christianity
We cannot live meaningful lives if we don't know why we were created.

Six Foundational Truths for Understanding the Good News of Christianity

1. God created us for His glory.
2. Therefore, it is our joyful duty to live for His glory.
3. All of us have failed to glorify God as we should.
4. Therefore, we are all dead in our sins and under God's just condemnation.
5. God sent His Son to save sinners and bring them into His eternal joy.
6. All the benefits purchased through Christ's death and resurrection are given to those united to Him through faith.

Glory

• Greatness
• Beauty
• Value

Isaiah 43:5-7
Bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called by My Name, whom I created for My glory, whom I formed and made.

Implications

• That My glory may be known as the greatest treasure
• That My glory be enjoyed as the greatest pleasure
• That My glory be shown as the greatest treasure 
• by being enjoyed as the greatest pleasure and by attitudes and actions that flow from that pleasure in God.

Psalm 115:1 (NIV)
Not to us, LORD, not to us but to Your Name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

Psalm 115:1 (NLT)
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your Name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.