1 JOHN 1:6
"So we are LYING if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth."
Man is born in sin. That means that his natural instinct is to commit sins. You can see it in a little baby or child who tells lies and does it with a smile. You can see it in those who try to hide their real persona and put on a fake smiling face while they lie and sin. It is so apparent when those who professed to know and love the Lord commit egregious acts against society, man and God. Examples would be preachers who run off with and commit adultery with someone other than their wife, and wives who have adulterous relationships while they are peers of the church. There is only one way to overcome our sinful nature and that is by accepting Jesus Christ.
When we open the door to our heart and ask Jesus to come in and dwell with us, we become a new person. Old things pass away and a new spiritual man if born. We put away our old sinful nature and become a righteous child of God. The closer we come to the Lord, the more we become like Him and it would be impossible for us to return to our old nature and our old sinful ways. In fact, that is what the truth for today is all about. The truth is you can know if you are lying about your relationship with God right now.
Are you living in spiritual darkness? Are you committing habitual sin that has never changed since you came to the Lord? Are you an adulterer, a drunkard, a liar? Do you put God first in everything that you do? Do you honor your parents? Do you commit murder or steal or testify falsely about others? In short, are practicing the truth and spiritual righteousness of God? When you do sin, do you repent and stop practicing what you know to be wrong in God's sight? If you say you have fellowship with God but you go on living in spiritual darkness you are not telling or practicing the truth. You are LYING! God is light, there is no darkness in Him. If you are His child you must be like Him. Confess your sins, He will be faithful to forgive you and cleanse you from all wickedness. Stop LYING!
