Since sin is a reality in every Christian, confession must also be a reality- Confession is God's means to maintaining fellowship Because fellowship is the blessing of confession, we must confess to experience the blessing of fellowship.

D.A. Carson once said -that the single most difficult truth to get people to accept and agree upon is the truth that we are sinful-- We will never live in the light until we accept our Sinfulness. True Fellowship with the God who is Light means facing our own sin nature.

D.A. Carson once said -that the single most difficult truth to get people to accept and agree upon is the truth that we are sinful-- We will never live in the light until we accept our Sinfulness. True Fellowship with the God who is Light means facing our own sin nature.

Jesus proclaimed the New Covenant Gospel in the Lord's Supper- New Covenant Communion communicates the Gospel in living color- We need to comprehend and celebrate the Gospel in Communion-

John Calvin once said, -The two greatest truths a man can know is the truth of God, and the truth of himself-- Living in the light begins with the discovery that God is Holy and that we are Sinful. True Fellowship with the God who is Light demands a correction of the counterfeit claim, that we have no sin, by full acknowledging and accepting our own sin nature, and by addressing it in the light of Truth.

John Calvin once said, -The two greatest truths a man can know is the truth of God, and the truth of himself-- Living in the light begins when we face God honestly, and then face ourselves honestly. We all need biblical Theology together with a biblical Anthropology- John focuses on the latter by introducing a new conditional claim of fellowship, followed by its conclusion.

John has established -5- facts- 1- There is a theological REASON for true fellowship - vs.1-2. 2- There is a REALITY of fellowship into which every Christian is called - v.3a. 3- Fellowship is a RELATIONSHIP with the Father and the Son - v.4. 5- The REALM of Joyful fellowship is only IN LIGHT, because God Himself is pure and perfect LIGHT - v.5- With these facts firmly fixed, John calls us to an objective self-test as to whether we are living in joyful fellowship or not-

There is a fundamental message of God's person that must be believed by God's people if we are to experience true joyful fellowship on both the vertical and horizontal plane. This message forms the foundation for all forms of joyful fellowship, and apart from this message there can be no true fellowship.

God's decreed and desired purpose in Jesus' incarnation is first and foremost fellowship His purpose in true fellowship is JOY- Joy comes only by living a life of fellowship with God. Joy is a second purpose of the incarnation because joy is the by-product of living in fellowship with God. The person, the couple, the family, and the Church that lives in fellowship with God on a daily basis will live in the joy of the Lord which is our strength. Joy is found in fellowship-

God decreed and desires fellowship with us. Such fellowship began in the Garden when God invited Adam to walk with Him on a daily basis. Sin broke original fellowship so that Adam walked away from God rather than walking with God. Jesus came in order to restore God's elect back into fellowship- The incarnation is about living in fellowship with the Father through the Son- Through Christ God is calling us back into into a life of walking with Him-