1 John chapter 1 lets will jump in at verse 8
well fact let's just go back because it's it's the so good verse 5 this is
the message that we heard from Him and we announce you that God is light and in
Him and here is John's point there is no darkness at all
ok that's John's point for the rest of the book of John actually 1 John
verse 6 if we say we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in darkness we lie
and we don't practice the truth why is that because we say we're in Him and
remember there is no darkness in Him and when you receive Jesus Christ you're in
Him so if there's no darkness in Him then there's none in you but if we walk
in the light as He Himself is in the light we have fellowship with one
another who do we have fellowship with one another Bill's point this morning
and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin how do we get cleansed from all
sin by being a part of a body if we say we have no sin we are deceiving
ourselves and the truth is not in us it's funny people pull that out of
context and say see we all sin like okay well let's read the rest of John's
letter concerning sin if we confess our sins he's faithful and just to forgive
us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness did you get that
you know what cleanse you from unrighteousness cleanse me from
unrighteous means it means take away the root of why I did that verse 10 if we
say we have not sinned we make Him a liar and His word is not in us now how
many understand there was no chapter breaks in this in this book it wasn't
chapter two John didn't like okay chapter two here's a new thought this is
still the same book right okay so I'm saying it's still the same letter so the
very next thought so let's read it in context if we say we have not sinned we
make Him a liar and His word is not in us my little children I'm writing these
things to you so that you may not sin if anyone sins not when if if anyone sins
we have an advocate with the father Jesus Christ the righteous
He's become a perpetuation for our sins not only for ours for but that of the
whole world how many understand before you knew Jesus you don't need an
advocate that word there attorney you don't need an attorney
you ned a Savior but after you receive Jesus if you sin you need an attorney
why do you need an attorney because He's done everything to deliver you from sin
so if you still sin after you've been cleansed and you have power over sin how
many know you did it by pure choice not by the fact that you were under the
power of sin and therefore you need an attorney are you with me okay let's move
ahead to John chapter 3 there's a bunch more good stuff we could just read
the book and it would be great verse how about chapter 3 verse 1 see how
great the Father's love is bestowed upon us that we be called children of God and
such as we are for this reason the world doesn't know us because it didn't know
Him beloved now we are children of God it's not a appeared yet what we will be
we know this though that when we He appears we'll be and we will be like Him because
we will see Him just as He is and everyone who has this hope fixed on Him
what purifies himself just as He is pure next verse everyone who practices sin
also practices lawlessness and sin is lawlessness you know that he appeared in
order to take away sins and in Him there is no sin no one who abides in Him sins
and no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him little children make sure no
one deceives you make sure no one deceives you the one who practices
righteousness is righteous just as He is righteous the one who practices sin is
of the devil for the devil has sinned from the beginning the Son of God
appeared for this purpose this is a verse we quote often to destroy the
works of the devil now huh me know the works of the devil our sickness disease
you know one trying to say possession demon possession oppression but the
context is sin that the Son of God appeared for this
reason that he would destroy the works of the devil let me let me finish
start the verse again the one who practices sin is of the devil the devil
has sent for the beginning the Son of God appeared for this purpose to destroy
the works of the devil in the context he's speaking of sin that Jesus came to
destroy the works of the devil which in this context is sin it's getting quiet
in here no one who is born of God practices sin because His seed abides in
him and he cannot sin because he's born of God by this the children of God and
the children of the devil are obvious everyone anyone who does not practice
righteousness is not from God nor does the one who does not love his brother
now I didn't write that that's in the book you're like well that's a pretty
stiff standard it is and part of the challenges is that there's a great
temptation to water it down to make everybody feel good but this is not a
commandment it's a promise let me say it again this is Jesus John is not saying
this like I command you to not sin he's saying here's the good news you don't
have to anymore hum you know when God said be holy when Jesus said be holy as
I am holy how many understand you can't be holy unless he makes you holy and so
when God says be holy as I'm holy how many understand that's not a commandment
it's the promise he gave you the power to be holy what do I have to do agree I
have to agree with it I can't change my life but if I change my mind He'll
change my life