How dark is the darkness of sin? How black is the blackness of sin?
Scripture tells us a number of realities about what it means to live in the dark:
- It is impossible to be “partially dark.” if one lives in any part of darkness, then he lives in full darkness and that darkness is overwhelming (Mt. 6:23)
- To live in darkness is to live in the land of death (Lk. 1:79)
- It is possible to wrongly assume that one lives in light and truth when actually his life is darkness and lies (Lk. 11:35). Warning: beware of those who protest so strongly that they are indeed Christians in spite of their sin and lack of transformation. This principle applies to them.
- The natural man loves darkness because he loves his evil deeds (Jn. 3:19).
- The domain of darkness is ruled by Satan (Acts 26:18a; Eph. 6:12). To live in darkness is to live in Satan’s domain and under his authority.
- The power of God is able to remove one from that Satanic domain (Acts 26:18b; Col. 1:13; 1 Pt. 2:9)
- Those living in darkness live lives that are characterized by blindness, foolishness, (i.e., sinfulness), and immaturity (Rom. 2:19-20)
- It is foolish and contrary to God’s direction to find intimacy with those who are “dark dwellers” for the simple reason that sin and purity are incompatible and mutually exclusive (2 Cor. 6:14).
- To pursue darkness and dark deeds is to pursue a life of futility (Eph. 5:11).
- Those in darkness face an eternal doom separated from God (2 Pt. 2:17; Jude 13).
When in darkness, oh how great is the darkness (Mt. 6:23).
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