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Welcome back to the Hope Bible School verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 John.

We just finished studying 1 John 1:5 in Lesson 14.

In Lesson 14 we learned that God is light. We learned that God is calling you out of darkness and into His marvelous light. Let God light your path and be your guide through life. God is wrapped in light like a garment. His light is constant and reliable. When you believe in God, one day you will live in the city of God where there is no need of sun or moon because the glory of God will illuminate everything.

In this lesson we’re going to learn about walking in the darkness, what God thinks of lying, and practicing the truth.

Let’s read our verse: 1 John 1:6 If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

If you say that you have fellowship with God, you are saying that you have a deep sense of intimacy, communion, and unity with God.

You are saying that you are dependent upon God, you obey Him, you pray to Him, you spend time with Him, and that you have been transformed by His grace.

To walk in the darkness means that you have an ongoing sinful lifestyle.

This means that you are behaving or acting in a way that consistently goes against God's moral standards.

It's impossible to have fellowship with God and walk in the darkness.

In lesson 14 we learned that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

If you believe that you can maintain a relationship with God while continuing in sin, you are mistaken.

There is no fooling God.

God knows who is walking in the darkness and who is not. God knows everything.

If you claim to have fellowship with God, when you are walking in the darkness, you are a liar.

To lie means to deceive, to speak falsely, or to utter an untruth.

God is not OK with lying.

If you are lying, this means that you are not practicing the truth.

Practicing the truth means that you are doing what God is asking you to do.

You are obeying Him.

The way you behave and act should reflect your relationship with God.

We learned in Lesson 12 that God wants to have fellowship with you.

If you want to live in the light and fellowship with God spend time hearing God, seeing God with the eyes of faith, gazing upon God, touching God by faith, understanding that He is the eternal Word of life, sharing your testimony, and fellowshipping with other believers.

Let's read some verses about walking in the darkness, about lying, and about practicing the truth.

First, let's go over some verses about walking in the darkness:

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