Five related statements
1 John 1:6-10
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; 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. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving...
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John’s opponents: what we have learned
We have learned that John wrote the letter of 1 John to repair the damage that a group of false teachers...
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Introduction
We are now in the home stretch with our look at the opponents of John in the letter of 1...
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John’s game plan
We are now examining what John writes about his opponents in the letter of 1 John.
Remember: John is doing two things in this...
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The opponents in chapter 1
This week we continue our look at the opponents of John in the letter of 1 John.
Last time we examined 1 John 1:6-10 in this regard. Verses 6, 8, and 10 give...
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The story of Christmas
Luke 2:1-20
1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a...
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Recap so far
There is a lot at stake in getting 1 John 1:9 right.
In fact, the way we interpret this verse can change how we view our redemption, our justification and our...
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Getting it right
Last time, we saw that the popular interpretation of this verse raises several problems in light of what the rest of the...
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
At first glance, this verse appears very cut and dry.
If we confess our sins, God, being faithful and righteous, will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we...