Question for today: Verse 6, how does it strike you?
Introduction
1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning,[a] whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. 2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.[b]
Living in the Light
5 This is the message we heard from Jesus[c] and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. 6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. 7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
Footnotes:
a. 1 John 1:1 Greek What was from the beginning.
b. 1 John 1:4 Or so that our joy may be complete; some manuscripts read your joy.
c. 1 John 1:5 Greek from him.
5 comments:
I can honestly say I do not understand how God can be so gracious to me. What an uplifting passage.
amen,
cas
Verse 6. Action, action, action. We must do what the "word" say.
This is an uplifting passage...God not only forgives us for our sins but reminds us that we all sin and just ask for his forgiveness.
Lord, thank you for your grace and mercy.
Amen,
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My thoughts really echo Irt's on this one.
Thank you Lord for your forgiveness and Love!
I'm glad to have been introduced to the Lord through everyone at CCC and through this study. It certainly has opened my eyes and ears. I'm sure the mouth will follow.
I know I have sinned and I don't know what forgiveness is, but that will be up to the Lord someday.
I particular like v8'If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.'
I think one of the first steps is to not try to fool oneself.
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