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THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18

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(KJV) 1 John 2:18

Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18

Like other New Testament writers, John viewed the whole period beginning with Christ’s first coming (by birth) as the last days, or “last hour.” It was a reality that gave a sense of urgency and expectancy in relation to Christ’s return (Matthew 25:1-13). Even in John’s time, Christians were aware that a great enemy of God and His people – an antichrist or false Christ – will come before the last days are completed. This person will rise to world power and lead a great rebellion against Christ and the New Testament faith (Revelation 13:1; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 13:18; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10). Yet John says that before this, there will be “many antichrists” (“against Christ”), some of whom had already infiltrated the church and promoted false teachings about Christ. These deceivers claim to be believers, yet they love the world and its sinful pleasures. They twist the message of Christ by denying that He came in human form (1 John 4:2; 2 John 1:2, 7) or that He was truly the Christ (the promised Savior from God, 1 John 2:22). The “antichrists” John refers to in this letter are probably early Gnostics (1 John 1:1).

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  1. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  2. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  3. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  4. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  5. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  6. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  7. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  8. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  9. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  10. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  11. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  12. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  13. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  14. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  15. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  16. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  17. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  18. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  19. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  20. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  21. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  22. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  23. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  24. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  25. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  26. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  27. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  28. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  29. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  30. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10

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(KJV) 1 John 2:10

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10

See John 13:34-35 true love always acts in a God-honoring and selfless way (1 Corinthians 10:31). It puts the best interests of others ahead of personal freedoms and does not do anything that may cause another person to compromise his or her conscience or “to make him stumble” spiritually (Romans 14:20; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Corinthians 9:19).

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  1. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  2. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  3. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  4. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  5. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  6. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  7. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  8. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  9. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  10. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  11. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  12. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  13. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  14. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  15. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  16. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  17. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  18. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  19. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  20. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  21. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  22. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  23. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  24. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  25. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  26. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  27. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  28. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  29. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8

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(KJV) 1 John 2:7-8

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8

God’s command to love others was not new (Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 22:39-40), yet it took on a whole new perspective through Christ’s perfect example and His sacrificial death for us on the cross. Christ’s followers are now to follow that example in showing selfless love for one another.

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  1. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  2. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  3. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  4. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  5. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  6. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  7. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  8. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  9. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  10. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  11. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  12. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  13. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  14. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  15. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  16. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  17. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  18. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  19. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  20. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  21. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  22. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  23. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  24. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  25. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  26. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  27. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  28. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4

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(KJV) 1 John 2:4

 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4

John was contending against those who were abusing the foundational teaching of God’s grace (His unearned, undeserved favor and love) as it relates to spiritual salvation. They claimed that since salvation came by God’s grace and not our efforts (which is true; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5) that Christians were in no way obligated to any fixed set of rules, including the commands of God’s moral law (which is not true; (Romans 2:13; 3:31; 8:4). John opposed these antinomian (against the law) teachers, who taught that abandoning a sinful life and following the moral principles of God’s law was a choice that believers could make for themselves. 

  1. These misguided individuals believed that it did not matter what they did, particularly with their physical bodies, as long as they had the right spiritual knowledge. 
  2. They claimed that people could “know” God and be in a saving relationship with Him and at the same time ignore God’s standards and disobey His commands (John 17:3).
  3. John states boldly that those who make such a claim are liars and do not have God’s truth in them. Attempting to be justified (made right with God) through faith in Christ without a commitment to actively follow Him is doomed to failure.

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  1. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  2. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  3. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  4. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  5. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  6. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  7. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  8. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  9. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  10. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  11. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  12. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  13. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  14. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  15. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  16. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  17. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  18. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  19. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  20. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  21. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  22. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  23. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  24. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  25. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  26. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  27. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3

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(KJV) 1 John 2:3

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3

Forty-two times throughout this letter John uses two Greek verbs usually translated “know.” One of these words is directly related to the name of the Gnostics (1 John 1:1), a group of false teachers who claimed to have special knowledge (Greek gnosis) about God and about the way to spiritual salvation. John clarifies that true knowledge of God does not come through secret wisdom revealed by these false teachers or any other person; it comes only through a personal relationship with God’s Son, Jesus Christ (1 John 1:3; 1 John 5:20).

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  1. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  2. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  3. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  4. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  5. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  6. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  7. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  8. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  9. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  10. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  11. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  12. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  13. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  14. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  15. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  16. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  17. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  18. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  19. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  20. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  21. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  22. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  23. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  24. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  25. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  26. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2

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(KJV) 1 John 2:2

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2

God’s holiness (purity, perfection and separation from evil) and perfect justice required that a penalty be paid for humanity’s offenses against Him. Out of love for us (1 John 4:10; John 3:16), God Himself provided the only means of completely meeting the requirement of the penalty for sin by sending His Son, Jesus, to die in our place. As our “atoning [sin-covering, forgiveness-providing] sacrifice,” Jesus took on Himself the punishment for our sins and turned away God’s wrath (justified anger and judgment) from us. Forgiveness is now offered to everyone throughout the world, but it must be personally received by turning to Christ in true faith and repentance (turning to Christ in true faith and repentance (turning from our own God-defying way and following Christ; 1 John 4:9, 14; John 1 :29; John 3:16; John 5:24).

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  1. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  2. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  3. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  4. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  5. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  6. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  7. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  8. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  9. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  10. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  11. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  12. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  13. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  14. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  15. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  16. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  17. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  18. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  19. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  20. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  21. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  22. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  23. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  24. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  25. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1

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(KJV) 1 John 2:1

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1

John believed that born-again (Romans 3:3-7) Christians are still capable of some kinds of sin. However, he does not teach that the Christian must sin; instead, he challenges his readers to rely on God’s power so they can live without sin (Romans 6:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10). For those who do, on occasion, give in to sin and break God’s standard, the remedy is to confess and turn completely away from that sin (1 John 1:9). Jesus’ death as “the atoning [sin-covering] sacrifice for our sins” (1 John 2:2; 1 John 1:7) and His ministry in heaven as “one who speaks to the Father in our defense” (Greek parakletos, our “advocate”) are the basis of our assurance of forgiveness and spiritual cleansing. This is true the first time we come to Christ to receive forgiveness and salvation, and it is also true on an ongoing basis as He continually serves as our advocate (one who speaks in court on behalf of a defendant). In God’s court, the defender must Himself be perfect and sinless, which means Jesus is the only one qualified to defend us. Jesus intercedes (intervenes, pleads our case) to His Father on the basis of His sacrificial death in our place and our active faith in Him (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 3:15).

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  1. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  2. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  3. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  4. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  5. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  6. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  7. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  8. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  9. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  10. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  11. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  12. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  13. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  14. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  15. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  16. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  17. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  18. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  19. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  20. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  21. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  22. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  23. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  24. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10

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(KJV) 1 John 1:10

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10

If we claim that we have never sinned and, therefore, do not need to accept the forgiveness provided by God through Christ’s death, we are making God appear to be a liar (Romans 3:23). The false teachers that John is refuting claimed that their immoral actions were not sinful (Romans 6:2).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  2. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  3. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  4. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  5. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  6. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  7. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  8. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  9. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  10. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  11. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  12. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  13. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  14. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  15. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  16. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  17. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  18. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  19. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  20. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  21. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  22. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  23. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9

God is more than willing to forgive us for the ways we have offended Him and defied His standards. After all, that is why He sent His Son, Jesus, to die in our place and pay the penalty for our sin. But in order to receive His forgiveness, we must willingly admit that we have gone our own way and defied God. We must then submit to Jesus’ authority and allow him to purify our lives spiritually. God’s response to such humility and surrender is consistent with His faithful character (Psalms 143:1) and forgiving nature (Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 10:22-23).

  1. By providing complete forgiveness and restoring us to a right relationship with Himself.
  2. By purifying us from the guilt and destruction of sin. God does this so we can relate to Him in holiness (moral purity, spiritual wholeness, separation from evil and dedication to God; Psalms 32:1-5; Proverbs 28:13; Jeremiah 31:1-5; Luke 15:18; Romans 6:2-14).

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  2. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  3. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  4. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  5. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  6. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  7. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  8. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  9. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  10. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  11. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  12. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  13. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  14. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  15. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  16. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  17. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  18. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  19. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  20. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  21. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  22. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7

“Walk in the light” means to believe and accept God’s truth as revealed in His Word and to make an earnest and sustained effort, with His help, to live by God’s truth in words and actions. The expression, “the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin,” refers to the ongoing work of sanctification (spiritual and moral purification, refinement, growth, development, maturity and preparation for God;s purposes) within the lives of those who follow Christ. Through the inner presence of His Holy Spirit, God provides continual cleansing for a believer’s unknown and unintentional sins. John is probably not thinking here of deliberate defiance against God and His standard, since he speaks of walking in the light. This continual purifying allows us to have intimate companionship with God.

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  2. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  3. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  4. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  5. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  6. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  7. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  8. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  9. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  10. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  11. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  12. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  13. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  14. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  15. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  16. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  17. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  18. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  19. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  20. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  21. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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