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Walking /in the /Light— \\ Turning Away From Sin
*S**ABBATH** **A**FTERNOON*
*Read for This Week's Study:*
/John 3:19//, //John 8:12//, //Rom.
3:10-20//, //1 Tim.
1:15//, //1 John 1:5-2:2/
*Memory Text:*
*/"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" /*/(/*/1 John 1:9/**/, NIV)./*
In 1982 an unusual work of modern art went on display.
It was a shotgun affixed to a chair.
The artwork could be viewed by sitting in the chair and looking directly into the gun barrel.
The problem was that the gun was loaded and set on a timer to fire at an undetermined moment within the next hundred years.
Amazingly enough, people waited in lines to sit and stare into the shell's path, although they knew that the gun could go off at any moment.
Talk about tempting fate!
Unfortunately, people do the same thing with sin, thinking that they can stare it in the face and still get away unharmed.
Unlike the gun, however, sin—unless dealt with—definitely will kill them.
This week John looks at the problem of sin and its solution in Jesus Christ.
*The Week at a Glance:*
*/What does the Bible mean when it calls God "light"?
What kind of errors regarding the reality of sin did John seek to deal with in these early verses?
What promises does John present to us as the remedy for the sin in our lives?
Why do we need those promises?
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/~*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, July 18. /
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T E A C H E R S C O M M E N T S
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/The Lesson in Brief/
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*Key Text: */1 John 1:8–10/
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*The Student Will:*
*Know: *Accept that Jesus is the only solution for sin.
*Feel: *Experience thankfulness for forgiveness freely given.
*Do: *Respond by confessing our sins and asking for forgiveness.
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*Lesson Outline:*
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Know: Jesus Is the Only Solution to Sin \\ \\ *
· According to John, what is the ultimate self-deception?
/(1 John 1:8).
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· In 1 John 2, /parakletos /is translated “advocate.”
Define the role of an advocate.
What impact does knowing that Jesus is our Advocate have on our lives?
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· What happens when we confess our sins?
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Feel: The Key to Freedom*
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· Imagine that you are locked in a dark room, when unexpectedly the door opens and light streams in.
How would you feel?
Think of some other analogies that describe how you feel when you have experienced forgiveness.
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· How can we foster a spirit of thankfulness and not take forgiveness for granted?
*III.
Do: Living in the Light*
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· How, when, and where should we confess our sins and ask for forgiveness?
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· What prevents us from seeing the enormity of our sin?
What steps can we take to open our eyes?
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· What can we do to cultivate a proper attitude to our struggles with sin?
*Summary: *There is only one solution for the sin problem, and that is Jesus.
He is able and willing to forgive us if we are willing to confess our sins.
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/Learning Cycle/
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*STEP 1—Motivate*
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*Key Concept for Spiritual Growth:*Walking in light demands that our lives reflect, in some small way, the life of Jesus, who is the Light.
*Just for Teachers: One cannot rise above the god one worships.
For example, when a person worships a god who is dualistic—both good and evil—can that person be morally upright, following good and shunning evil?
This week’s lesson deals with God as light.
Christians who worship such a God cannot walk in darkness, but walk in light.*
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*Discover: *Look up Genesis 1:3; Psalm 119:105,130; Isaiah 5:20; John 1:5, 7; John 3:19–21; Ephesians 5:8; Revelation 21:23 and see how the word /light /is used in the Bible.
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*Discuss: *What did the exercise teach you about light?
How do the various meanings of /light, /when taken together, give you a more fully developed sense of who God is?
*STEP 2—Explore*
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*Just for Teachers: Jesus as God in flesh brought a basic message to this world.
That message unveils God’s character and what He demands of us */(1 John 1:5–10; 1 John 2:1, 2)/*.
Both are important in order to experience what God has done to us through Christ.
Make that point come through in today’s discussion.*
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*Bible Commentary*
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Upon what is the Christian understanding of God based?
Not reason.
Not logic.
Not nature.
Not philosophy.
But “the message which we have heard from Him” /(1 John 1:5, NKJV)/—from Jesus Christ.
The message is simple: God is light, and He expects us to walk in the Light.
*I.
**God Is Light */(Review 1 John 1:5, 6 with the class.)/
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To say “God is light” /(vs.
5) /is to say that God is essentially pure, absolutely holy, uncompromisingly righteous, fully transparent, and selfrevealing.
Our knowledge of Him rests not upon our innate ability but on His revelation through Jesus Christ /(John 14:9–12).
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As light, God provides our way out of chaos and darkness, not only in the cosmos /(Gen.
1:1–4) /but also in human life: He “has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” /(2 Cor.
4:6, NKJV).
/Hence the assurance of the believer: “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” /(Ps.
27:1, NKJV)./
There is something absolute about God being light: “In Him is no darkness at all” /(1 John 1:5, NKJV).
/Some philosophers teach that good and evil necessarily coexist and that both spring from the same source.
The apostle denounces such false teaching.
God is light, and light’s innate nature is to dispel darkness.
It is God’s absolute holiness and moral purity that make Him the only Source of truth and salvation.
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*Think on This: *Jesus said, “ ‘I am the light of the world.
He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life’ ” /(John 8:12, NKJV).
/How does God, as light, not only save us from darkness but empower us to walk in the light?
/(Compare Eph.
5:8–14.)/
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*II.
**Walking in the Light */(Review 1 John 1:7–2:2 with the class.)/
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God is light.
We as sinners are in darkness—moral and spiritual darkness /(Isa.
1:5, 6; Rom.
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