As we look at 1 John 1:5 - 2:2, we will see that Jesus alone reconciles the unholy to a holy God. Jesus alone brings together the unworthy to a worthy God. Jesus alone redeems sinful people to a perfect God. You and I can't do this. Even in our best effort, we come up painfully short. Apart from Christ, we are in the dark, and we cannot come into the Light. God is Light and we are the darkness.