1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked on, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)

3 That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4 And these things write we to you, that your joy may be full.

5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleans us from all sin.

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

grace Grace (imparted). Summary (see "Grace,") (See Scofield " Joh 1:17") grace is not only dispensationally a method of divine dealing in salvation

(See Scofield " Joh 1:17") but is also the method of God in the believer’s life and service. As saved, he is "not under the law, but under grace" Rom 6:14. Having by grace brought the believer into the highest conceivable position. Eph 1:6. God ceaselessly works through grace, to impart to, and perfect in him, corresponding graces; Joh 15:4; Joh 15:5; Gal 5:22; Gal 5:23.

Grace, therefore, stands connected with service Rom 12:6; Rom 15:15; Rom 15:16; 1Co 1:3-7; 1Co 3:10; 1Co 15:10; 2Co 12:9; 2Co 12:10; Gal 2:9; Eph 3:7; Eph 3:8; Eph 4:7; Php 1:7; 2Ti 2:1; 2Ti 2:2; 1Pe 4:10 with Christian growth; 2Co 1:12; Eph 4:29; Col 3:16; Col 4:6; 2Th 1:12; Heb 4:16; Heb 12:28; Heb 12:29; Heb 13:9; Jas 4:6; 1Pe 1:2; 1Pe 3:7; 1Pe 5:5; 1Pe 5:10; 2Pe 3:18; Jud 1:4 and with giving; 2Co 4:15; 2Co 8:1; 2Co 8:6; 2Co 8:7; 2Co 8:19; 2Co 9:14

grace Grace (imparted). Rom 6:1; 2Pe 3:18.

light

What it is to "walk in the light" is explained by 1Jn 1:8-10. "All things.. .are made manifest by the light" Eph 5:13 The presence of God brings the consciousness of sin in the nature 1Jn 1:8 and sins in the life 1Jn 1:9; 1Jn 1:10. The blood of Christ is the divine provision for both. To walk in the light is to live in fellowship with the Father and the Son. Sin interrupts, but confession restores that fellowship. Immediate confession keeps the fellowship unbroken.

light (See Scofield " Exo 27:20")