1 John 1:7
... but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Having a relationship with another believer is as much about our relationship with God as it is our understanding and walk with them. We often worry more about how we relate to others than if our walk is a righteous walk. Yet, the later is more important than the former according to John. His truth above is that if we want to have "fellowship" with other believers that begins with a walk in the "light." His point is simple, when we do sin we not only separate ourselves from God but from one another. Couples who struggle in their relationship begin those struggles with a walk away from God ... that produces a walk away from each other. This truth is the triangle truth. God is at the top of the triangle and you or I are at one of the corresponding corners. Those we have relationships with are at the other corner. As we draw close to God at the top, we draw closer to each other. As we fall farther from the "light" (away from God) we will fall farther from each other. God is always at the top. When we walk close to God we walk close to each other.
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