Walking in the Light

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light,  and there is absolutely no darkness in him.  If we say, “We have fellowship  with him,” and yet we walk in darkness,  we are lying and are not practicing the truth.  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. If we say, “We have no sin,”  we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive  us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say, “We have not sinned,” we make him a liar, and his word  is not in us.

My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate  with the Father — Jesus Christ the righteous one. He himself is the atoning sacrifice, for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world.

1 John 1:5–2:2

1. God Is Light, and His Light Reveals the Truth — 1 John 1:5–7

2. Walking in the Light Requires Honesty About Our Sin — 1 John 1:8–10

3. When We Fall, We Have an Advocate — 1 John 2:1–2