1 John 1:5-6

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

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4 songs meet this passage

  • Say It Right · Nelly Furtado

    strains against 1 John 1:5-6

    Scripture draws a clear line between light and darkness, while the song embraces holding both without tension or resolution.

  • “Surrounded by infinite light”

    Cosmic Warrior · Kid Cudi

    resonates with 1 John 1:5

    The imagery of light as a surrounding, transcendent reality echoes how Scripture speaks of God himself as light, even though the song doesn't name that source.

  • Peacefield · Ghost

    strains against 1 John 1:5

    The tender refrain borrows the language of pure light and love, but set against the song's darker undercurrent it stands apart from the light that has 'no darkness at all.'

  • Swim in the Light · Kid Cudi

    resonates with 1 John 1:5-7

    Choosing to move toward light rather than stay in darkness is the same movement this passage describes, even without naming God explicitly.

Elsewhere in 1 John 1