Bible Study June 13, 2025
1 John 1:7 – 10 (ESV)
“Fellowship Through Walking (in Light)
“But if we walk in the light, as he 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 we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
When I lived in Nashville attended a men’s Bible study one morning a week. I will always remember those times. I mention that because one day we had a discussion 1 John 1:9. One person who was a new believer had an interesting take on sin. To him seemingly almost everything was a sin.
Genuine Christians walk in light (truth and holiness). If we walk in the Light then we are continually cleansed from sin – where there is light there is no darkness. Walking in the Light indicates true fellowship with the Father.
We see the opposite in verse eight. Non- believers walk in darkness they even go so far to say there was no sin in their lives. When they do that or we do it we are denying the existence of the truth of the Gospel. If a person continues to walk in darkness and never admits there was (or is) sin in their lives they cannot find forgiveness.
Continual confession of sin is an indication of salvation. False teachers will not admit sin but genuine Christ Followers acknowledge their sin, seek forgiveness through repentance and go and sin no more.
Verse ten says that if we say we have not sinned then we make God a liar. Sin is sin some sin affects more than the one in sin. Murder affects many more people than does a sinful thought that does not bring action upon another person but both are equally wrong.
God Bless in you search of the Light.
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