Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
But here's the thing, I'm also writing you a new commandment, and it's real both in Jesus and in you. The darkness is behind us now, and the real light is already shining.
The old dark chapter is over, you're living in the light now.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle John wrote his first epistle to encourage early Christians who were facing false teachers and divisions in the church, urging them to hold fast to the truth of the gospel. He refers to a "new commandment," which builds on Jesus' teaching about love, indicating that it is fulfilled in Christ and actively lived out by believers. This verse uses the imagery of darkness passing and true light shining to symbolize the transformative power of the gospel in a world still influenced by sin and error.
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