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1John1:5 This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Often times Christian's conjure up the idea of brilliant light flashing around God's throne blinding others to His glory, thinking in physical terms like a bright sun of our universe, but is this the light John address here, moreover, is this the light from the scriptures? Well not exactly, John speak later in his letter about our sins compared to the imperishable incorruptible life of Christ Jesus, and God's life, without unrighteousness of sin, which is the light.

There is no darkness of sin at all in God, why is this important for those early Christian's, and us to understand. Because we judge according to our own will, which is unrighteous having darkness in us, thus, we are light sometimes and other times darkness, like shadows under a tree because of our sins.

Furthermore, we make the ridiculous mistake thinking we can judge like God by the light of God's written laws correctly, believing they are light, even if we are not. But this is not what John is speaking about here when talking about light. He is saying that God's is light, Christ Jesus is light, we are not, we get the light not by the written word, but by the life of Christ Jesus in us as light revealing the written word.

James 1:14 But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. 1:15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death. 1:16 Don't be deceived, my beloved brothers. 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

But of course God's light must produce something, which is the fruit of the Holy Spirit, light, from the light of God own Holiness. Light then in this case is more than physical light, rather moral excellent, without sin. The apostles John is saying too these brothers and sisters they must be in the light legally designated in Christ Jesus as God justified place of pure worship. Hence, if a person is not in Christ, they are a liar, why? Because without the light of Christ Jesus justification they are a sinner, and all sinners are liars, and lawless, they simply cannot stand in their own righteousness by justifying themselves by acts of goodness by laws of our flesh.

Rom.3:4a May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar.

Rom.3:10 As it is written, "There is no one righteous; no, not one.

Rom.3:19 Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God. 3:20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

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