--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: God is \"light\" (1 John 1:5), as well as…" description: "\"“God is \"light\" (1 John 1:5), as well as love; and because He is such, sin cannot be ignored, its heinousness minimized, nor its guilt cancelled.”\" — A..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/arthur-w-pink-4530_light_god-is-light-1-john-1-5-as-well-as-love_2343292.png" --- # God is "light" (1 John 1:5), as well as love; and because… ![“God is "light" (1 John 1:5), as well as love; and because He is such, sin cannot be ignored, its heinousness minimized, nor its guilt cancelled.” quote by Arthur W. 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