Jesus was not a spirit being bringing a philosophic teaching to His disciples. He had brought them into fellowship with Himself as the God-Man. He had really granted to them a participation in divine things. He had brought them into the greatness of the reality of fellowship with the Father as well as with Himself. All of this fellowship with God had become so real to the apostles that they had come to have a fullness of joy in this great salvation. And they desired that every reader of this book would have this same assurance as well. So now John begins to tell us what they had been told by the Lord Jesus, as to the nature of God Himself. It was a message of their declared fellowship with the Father and the Son. And so, now, we want to think about this fellowship more closely. 1st of all – It is a fellowship of Light with no darkness at all. 2nd – The apostle's message declares to us that this fellowship forbids lying about the reality of it. And 3rd – The apostle John then proposes to us this truth: That if we will walk in the light as Christ is in the light, we will have fellowship with one another.

(1) Israel Watch 8/9/26: A "deal" is in the works with Iran (Persia) which we believe will be temporary through the mid-terms. Meanwhile the Gaza deal appears to be rejected by P.M. Netanyahu with Hamas agreeing to disarm but having a perfect track record of LYING (Taqiyya). Massie (agnostic), Kent (Catholic), Carlson (Protestant), Marjorie Taylor Green and husband (neo-evangelicals) are forming a third party with the intent of destroying MAGA due to their support for Israel. The call is to ostracize and demonize those of us who are Christian Zionists. (2) Corporate Communism: on full display at the Coca-Cola personalization website where Satan, Allah, Mohammad and Pedophiles are welcome but Jesus is BANNED. (3) Laodicean Apologism: In this edition of "Apologists Gone Bad" we look at Wes Huff's numerous heresies and apostate views. (4) On the Lighter Side: Buc-ee's is suing a small mini mart in Beavercreek over their use of a Beaver and red font in their logo. Hundreds of businesses and other groups are adding Beavers to their logos and BBF gets in the act with a twist... https://bbfohio.com

OUTLINE: To walk in the Light: I. IS TO BE IN CHRIST. To be in Christ means: (a.) Called out of darkness. (b.) Called into Light. To walk in the Light: II. IS TO PURSUE HOLINESS. To pursue holiness means: (a.) Confession of sin. (b.) Cultivation of submission. (c.) Companionship of Saints. To walk in the Light: III. IS TO FELLOWSHIP WITH CHRIST. To fellowship with Christ means: (a.) Draw near in prayer. (b.) Deepen in knowledge. (c.) Delight in possession.

Build the Boat Genesis 6:8

How are we to be Salt of the Earth? Preached at Reformed Presbyterian Retirement Home (now Concordia), Pittsburgh, PA