If Ye Love the Light, and Walk in It
To love the light means to love Christ and live in accordance with His teachings, leading to unity and spiritual growth.
The preacher delves into the significance of 'walking' in the Bible, exploring the literal and metaphorical uses of the term 'peripateo'. Paul emphasizes the metaphorical sense of 'walking' as conducting one's life in a manner that reflects Christ, urging believers to live in union with Him. The sermon highlights the importance of believers regulating their behavior and ordering their conduct in a way that pleases God and blesses mankind, emphasizing the need to crucify the self-life and allow the Holy Spirit to lead and produce fruit of holy living.
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If Ye Love The Light, and Walk In It (1652)
Friends, - If ye love the light, and walk in it, ye love Christ, and will all walk in unity togather. And if ye hate the light, ye hate Christ. Here is your teacher, who love it; here is your condemnation, who hate the light. And the conscience being seared, there is a returning to the teachers without. for the carnal will have its vain invented form; but the spirit's form stands in the power. Prove yourselves where ye are.
G.F.
Sermon Outline
- Love for the Light
- The Conscience and the Teachers
- Proving Ourselves
- Examining our current state
- The Spirit's form stands in power
Key Quotes
“If ye love the light, and walk in it, ye love Christ, and will all walk in unity together.” — George Fox
“The conscience being seared, there is a returning to the teachers without.” — George Fox
Application Points
- We must examine our current state and live in accordance with the Spirit's power.
- Those who hate the light condemn themselves and are led astray by vain and invented forms.
- We can prove ourselves by living in unity with others who love the light.