Charting 1 John 1:5-2:2

Read 1 John 1:5-2:2 in a NASB, NIV, RSV, or KJV Bible.
Divide a sheet of paper in half.
What contrast is mentioned in verse 5?
Label the left side of your paper "Light."
Label the right side of your paper "Darkness."
Who is equated with "light"?
Write "God" next to "light." Notice how there's no darkness at all on God's side.
If we have "fellowship with God," what side of the page must we be on?
Write "fellowship with God" under "Light" and "God."
If we "walk in the darkness," what side of the page must we be on?
Write "walk in the darkness" where it belongs.
Notice how you can't "fellowship with God" and "walk in the darkness" at the same time. It's one or the other.
What side of the page would you write "lie" and "don't practice the truth"?
What side of the page would you write "walk in the light"?
Place these phrases where they belong on the chart, using the biblical text to guide your decision:
fellowship with one another
say we have no sin
truth not in us
blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin
say we have not sinned
confess our sins
make God a liar
God's word not in us
sins forgiven
cleansed from all unrighteousness

If you're a believer, which side of the page tells about your life and relationship with God?
Take time to praise and thank God for what you have through Jesus Christ.