SOAKED IN TRANSPARENCY: Part 2

1JOHN 1:5-2:6
September 14, 2008
with Adam Waters


INTRO
· Athletes lying to themselves
· Someone at work who "thinks they're the model employee"
· Someone losing their hair

TEXT
1:5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
2:1My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 3We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. 4The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: 6Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.

GOD-DEFINED TRANSPARENCY (v5) – He is light and there is no darkness in him at all.

FOUR BATTLES WE FACE AS WE TRY TO BE TRANSPARENT
1. Lying to ourselves v. Living in the Light
2. Lying to ourselves v. Confession
3. Lying to ourselves v. Pleading
4. Lying to ourselves v. Obedience

Fellowship TRANSLATED
(koinonia): it indicates the setting aside of private interest and desire, and joining with another or a group of others for common purposes.
(meknow): to remain in a continued relationship

WRAP IT UP
What will it take for us to stop lying to ourselves and come transparent before God and men?