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Biblical talks Encouraging Word for the Week I am Rachel Tolliver,1 John 1:7 says: 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.
When we live according to God’s teachings, it's not about strictly following every rule. Dr. Harry Ironside once misunderstood this, thinking God's forgiveness depended on perfect obedience. Later, he realized it's about living in God's light, not just following rules. The key is being in God’s presence and letting His word expose our sins. We might think we're living right, but be in darkness.
Fellowship with God isn’t validated by our lips; it’s validated by our walk. Praising God and shouting “amen” have their place. But intimacy with God must be demonstrated through action, not merely through vocabulary. We have fellowship with the Lord and fellow believers when we walk in the light as he…is in the light. This doesn’t mean you must live without sinning. We are called to walk in the light.
John emphasizes that continual cleansing from sin comes through Jesus' blood. If you're a believer living in sin, you've lost your close relationship with God, not your salvation. God treats you like a disobedient child and disciplines you accordingly. Trying to lower God to human standards is futile.
Only as we live fully exposed to the truth of God is the ongoing cleansing work of the blood of Christ activated to reveal, cleanse, and empower us to address the sin that has been exposed. Then fellowship with God is maintained and expanded. For more encouraging, words please go to biblicaltalks.com or listen to biblical talks podcast on your favorite media.
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Episode Transcript
Welcome to Biblical Talks.
Encouraging Words for the Week.
I am Rachel Tolliver.
Verse 1-7 says but if we walkin the light, as he is in the
light, we have fellowship withone another.
1 John 1.7 says when we liveaccording to God's teachings,
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it's not about strictlyfollowing every rule.
Dr Harry Ironside oncemisunderstood this, thinking
God's forgiveness depended onperfect obedience.
Later he realized it's aboutliving in God's light, not just
following rules.
The key is being in God'spresence and letting his word
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expose our sins.
We might think we're livingright but be in darkness.
Fellowship with God isn'tvalidated by our lips.
It's validated by our walk.
Praising God and shouting amenhave their place, but intimacy
with God must be demonstratedthrough action, not merely
(01:17):
through vocabulary.
We have fellowship with theLord and fellow believers when
we walk in the light, as he isin the light.
This doesn't mean you must livewithout sinning.
We are called to walk in thelight.
John emphasizes that continualcleansing from sin comes through
Jesus's blood.
If you're a believer living insin, you've lost your close
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relationship with God, not yoursalvation.
God treats you like adisobedient child and
disciplines you accordingly.
Trying to lower God to humanstandards is futile.
Only as we live fully exposedto the truth of God.
Is the ongoing cleansing workof the blood of Christ activated
to reveal, cleanse and empowerus to address the sin that has
(02:06):
been exposed, then fellowshipwith God is maintained and
expanded.
For more encouraging words,please go to biblicaltalkscom or
listen to the Biblical Talkspodcast on your favorite media
app.
Thank you for listening toBiblical Talk.
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