1 John 2:9

God's Commands

⁸ On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining. ⁹ The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. ¹⁰ The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

In the Darkness

In the Light

Living In Darkness

Christ

Sin

1 John 2:11

But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

1 John 4:20

If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.

Psalm 82:5

They do not know nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

John 9:41

Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

Romans 2:18-21

and know His will and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law,

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

2 Peter 1:9

For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.

1 John 1:6

If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;

1 John 2:4

The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

1 John 3:13-17

Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you.