Posts with the tag “1-john-1”

Read: 1 John 1:8-10John warns that claiming to have no sin is self-deception. Sin does not disappear because we deny it, rename it, or compare ourselves favorably with others. Refusing confession does...  Read More

Read: 1 John 1:7John does not say that the blood of Jesus merely cleansed us once in the distant past. He describes Christ’s blood as continually cleansing His people from all sin.This does not mean C...  Read More

Read: 1 John 1:6-7Walking in the light does not mean living without any remaining sin. John will soon tell believers to confess their sins. Walking in the light means living honestly before God — refu...  Read More

Read: 1 John 1:5John summarizes the character of God with a powerful declaration: “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” God is perfectly holy, completely truthful, and morally pure. Nothin...  Read More

Read: 1 John 1:3–4John proclaims Christ so that his readers may share fellowship with the apostles and, through them, fellowship with the Father and His Son. The gospel does not merely forgive isolate...  Read More