Christians are constantly being pressured to fit in with the ways of the world around us. Even worse, many people who claim to be in fellowship with God criticize those who desire to live holy lives according to God's word. But these pressures are not new. God allowed John to address the same need in his day with a resounding message: you cannot walk in the dark and have fellowship with God in the light. In the first part of chapter 2, he gives us two specific characteristics of those who are truly in fellowship with God.