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V.8:
From darkness to light, unsaved to saved.
It doesn’t say that we were once living in darkness, it says we were darkness.
Darkness is a place absent from the Lord, and it describes the very character of the unsaved.
Together they create a realm of darkness, which is a realm of lies and vain philosophies.
It is a realm without intellectual honesty, a realm with no moral absolutes.
Why, because they do know the truth.
Every one of us was once in this state, but we who are believers ave been rescued from the darkness and have been made light.
As such, we should avoid the darkness, we are to “walk as children of light”.
After all, “What communion has light with darkness?”
I guess if we are to walk as children of light, we should understand what light is.
What is light?
Light is good.
Genesis 1:4
Light is life.
John 1:4
John 8:12
Light is armor.
Romans 13:12
Jesus is the light.
John 9:5
John 12:46
Believers are light (v.8).
V.9:
What this is saying is that the product or the outcome of light is...
It takes light to make things grow, so without light there is no fruit, but in Believers, light will produce fruit.
Therefore, if we are children of light, then we will display the characteristics of light.
That means goodness, righteousness, and truth.
What does light produce?
Goodness:
God is the source
Exodus 33:19
Having a character that reflects God
Righteousness
Conformity to the standards set by God
Truth:
Jesus is truth
Psalm 86:11
John 14:6
The Word of God is truth
Colossians 1:5
Jesus is the Word
John 1:1, 14
Trust in Christ above all else
Nothing is good and right and true apart from God.
V.10:
How do we walk in the light?
Walk to please the Lord.
We should always be seeking to discern and understand what pleases the Lord and what doesn’t.
Romans 12:2
It starts with a renewal of the mind.
Our mindset must align with the Lord’s.
To discern means to test, examine or evaluate the issue.
This means that we should have the Biblical knowledge and mindset to properly view the issues at hand.
We should be able to look at everything through the lens of Scripture.
That means we should adopt a Biblical worldview, in which all of our beliefs are influenced and determined by Scripture.
The Word of God should be the bias by which we interpret everything., the filter by which all else is sifted.
This is how we will truly know what pleases God.
V.11:
Have no fellowship with the “works of darkness”
If a work is of the light, it will be fruitful.
Works of darkness are always unfruitful, and to take part in those unfruitful works is never pleasing to the Lord.
Therefore, we are to have no fellowship, or no part in those sinful works.
However, it is not enough just to cease participation.
If we are to walk as children of the light, we can be no more tolerant of sin than God Himself is.
Expose the works of darkness
We are told instead, to expose them.
Light always exposes what is in the dark.
Paul instructs us to expose these deeds, because our silence may be interpreted as approval.
Christians must take a stand for righteousness, and lovingly speak out against the sinful works of darkness.
These types of sins mentioned in this letter (largely of a sexual nature) were common in the first century, and are still very common today.
Exposing these sins is very frowned upon in our culture.
It’s usually met with much ridicule, disdain and even attacks.
Im quite sure it was just as unpopular in Paul’s day, but that doesn’t excuse us from speaking out.
People will no doubt say “judge not”, but it only takes a basic understanding of Scripture to know that command is not absolute.
Jesus in response to a crowd of Jews who were complaining about Him healing a man on the sabbath.
John 7:24
There are criteria to righteous judgement.
It always starts with yourself.
Matthew 7:3-5
We have a duty to warn.
Ezekiel 33:8-9
V.12
Dealing with these sins does require a level of caution.
We don’t want to inadvertently promote these sins, nor do we want to get caught up in them ourselves.
Scripture warns us repeatedly to flee sexual immorality, this is just one example.
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For instance, we could get so obsessed that these sins become a temptation to us.
On the other hand, if we aren’t careful about how we speak of them, we could end up making it sound enticing.
Godly discernment is definitely the order of the day.
Ephesians 5:13
V.13:
Shine the light
All we really have to do is shine the light, and the darkness is exposed.
The darkness can never overcome the light.
No matter how intense the darkness, light will always illuminate it.
Shining the light simpIy means we should share the truth of the Word of God.
The truth will expose the lies that they live by.
It should be reiterated that this should be done gently, in a spirit of love.
Galatians 6:1
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