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Love is the key to walking in the light, becasue we cannont grow spiritually while we hate others. Our growing relationship with God will result in growing relationships with others. Christian love is not a feeling but a choice If we choose love God will help us express our love.

Confession is turning from sin by telling the Lord and often times our Christion fried what we have done and turn from that sin. Confession should free us to have fellowship wiht Christ We need to confess and turn from that sin and be accountable to not return to it. God is faithful and true to forgive us and cleanse us from all wickedness. True confession is a commitment not to sin again. We should pray for strength not to sin again.

True CHristian faith results in a loving behavior and loving behavior is not judgemental or legalistic but seeing throught the eyes of our Lord Jesus...We must be obedient to His teachings and follow his example of complete obedience to God and have loving service to people....be compassionate.

As A true believer of Christ Jesus we have taken off he old man and we are made new in Him. As a believer we are new creations and we must through him let the hate and unforgiveness go.... If we dont forgive our brother He will not forgive us. Sometimes it is not easy if there has been great hurt in the past BUT turn it over to Him and He will through His Holy Spirit get you through it. We having hate and unforgiveness we are walking in the dark Just as the Word states if we claim to love Jesus and hate our brother we are a lier and the truth is not in us. How can we hate the one we have seen and love the One we have not seen...... Through God all things are possible and with Him we can do this....

So often fellowship is on the surface b/c we do not trust or honor one another....often times in church we open up and then what we share b/c a topic of conversation or gossip. We need the fellowship of other Christians in order to stay grounded in our faith and it is wonderful when you find other believers you can fellowship with and trust who will love you as Christ did. Do do so we need to stay in the Word, seek to hear from Him about any decisions we make....having fellowship with those who love and pray for one another, will build our relationships....ie fellowship... B/C I am married to a wonderful man but who is not walking or believing what I do Christian fellowship and being connected in my church is essential for me to really stay focused on what the Holy Spirit wants of me. I just returned from a mission trip to southeast Asia a very hard trip and since I returned I have been ill and missed church alot...I would never ever believe that I could feel distant from my walk but I found myself watching more tv and just focusing more on the flesh.... I need my fellowship and my church...

Sin is progressive... If we dont confess there is a distance in our relationship so as we build and keep our relationship with Him the Holy Spirit will quicken our spirit to be obedient and confess our sins so we can be relaeased in our hearts and be forgiven He promises to forgive us if we confess and cleanse us from all wickedness. Often times we will hear or say I dont feel the presence of the Holy Spirit lately..well #1 we should not depend on feelings but if anyone moved we did He is faithful and He promises this and He does not lie

If we claim to be a Christian and conintue to sin we are believing another gospel...ie false teachings. To be a true Christian that is walking in the light and in this there is no darkness . When we sin as a Christian the Holy Spirit will quicken our hearts to repent and change#4 does explain what we as Christains live...Again staying close...building our relationship with Jesus will help us stay in the light.. if we fail He is faithful to forgive us...BUT THIS DOES NOT GIVE US PERMISSION TO SIN

So often when discussing salvation one will say it is all about relationship with Jesus but I have found I was speaking it but not living it. If I am to have a great relationship with my husband I must spend time with him know his heart share things in common. I cant build a relationship spending only once a week and one - two hours. So to have true Christian fellowship we need to know and build a relationship with Jesus... in His Word getting to know and falling in love with Him,who He was, His heart...spending time talking with Him in prayer and then it is easier to fellowship with other believers with the same heart.....also truly knowing Him will better help us know his true followers b/c His Holy Spirit shows us in our spirit what is truth.....this I am learning more everyday....If I find ie Christians talking about what is wrong in the church, critizing, gossiping and c/o about all that is so bad about the world...I try not to get involved in this mind set and look at Him and what He has done for Me and how beautiful the world is.....