5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. They say that light cannot dwell with darkness. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? There’s NOTHING in common between righteousness and lawlessness, light and darkness, Christ and Belial, a believer and an unbeliever, and the temple of God and idols. He assigned the light a place, and time. Read full chapter He is the only Light that can keep you out of darkness and see you successfully through this year and beyond (John 8:12). 1 John 1:5-7 ESV / 63 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. If we still hold worldly things or things of the devil dear to our hearts, the Holy Spirit cannot dwell there. Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? Since darkness is connotatively defined as a lack of visible light, one can set a theoretical maximum to the level of darkness. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. https://bible-christian.org/light-darkness-cant-dwell-together Rather, light dispels darkness. Jesus is our “Light that shines in the darkness" as stated in John 1:5. We need to end our love affair with the ways of this world and realize that they only lead to death. Light cannot and will not dwell together with darkness! The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. When you walk into a dark room, and turn on the light, it isn't dark anymore. That was the Old Testament presence of God. A place where there is absolutely no light is at the maximum level of dark. He will not fellowship darkness. Darkness cannot survive in the light. In doing that, I have had to let go of many things that I thought was harmless fun, things like listening to a … ... that the New Testament temple is the local church building but that is not true because the Holy Spirit does not dwell in buildings. They are competing powers. While good and evil dwell together now, they do not do so as one. The reason being is that darkness is not a "thing" in the same way light is. However, it does not … After inviting Jesus to become the Lord over your life, you must ensure that you continue to dwell in Him permanently. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. Church members should recognize that light and darkness will never come together. They can't dwell together. The verse most often used to back up this theory is 2 Corinthians 6:14, and it is speaking about believers marrying unbelievers. Like oil and water, they won’t mix . 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