1 John — Chapter 2 (Devotional) Key Scripture (NKJV “My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” — 1 John 2:1 “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.” — 1 John 2:6 1 John 2 holds two truths together that every believer needs: holiness and hope. First, John is clear: God’s desire is that we do not sin. Grace is never permission

1 John — Chapter 1 (Devotional) Key Scripture (NKJV) “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.” — 1 John 1:5 “If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” — 1 John 1:7 1 John opens with a simple, powerful foundation: God is light. Not “God has light,” not “God gives light,” but God is light—pure