1 John 1:8-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say | English Standard Version 2016 (ESV) | (2024)

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What is the meaning of 1 John 1/8/10? ›

"If we say that 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 that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His Word is not in us.

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8). Speaking truth also means that we don't have the capacity to cleanse ourselves from sin or cleanse other people from their sins.

1 John 1:9-10 New International Version (NIV)

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

[8] If we say that 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.

The word “confess” in 1 John 1:9 is the Greek hom*ologeo, which means “to say the same thing as” or “to agree with.”² To confess our sins, therefore, is to say the same things about our sins as God does: that it is sin, and that our sins have been forgiven and washed away by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ (see Rev.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8–9).

Jesus is not only the light, but He is also the Creator. God was physically present on earth through the incarnation of Jesus, but this verse describes a sad situation. The people of the world didn't recognize Him.

John does say that God's children do sin: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteous- ness [adikias]" (1 John 1:9). The definition provided in 1 John 5:17 provides an interesting parallel to what we find in 3:4.

The topic of this text and this message is confessing sin. Or in other words, it's about agreeing with God that we have done something wrong; that we've either done something he says we shouldn't do, or failed to do something he says we should do.

All sins shall be forgiven, except the sin against the Holy Ghost; for Jesus will save all except the sons of perdition. What must a man do to commit the unpardonable sin? He must receive the Holy Ghost, have the heavens opened unto him, and know God, and then sin against him.

What sin is John talking about? ›

Introduction. The sin unto death is the extreme sin the Apostle John warns against in 1 John 5:16–17: If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death.

After stating the blood of Jesus cleanses the believer from all unrighteousness, he twice declares anyone who denies they have sin is a liar (1:8, 10). Why would anyone claim to “not sin”? It is possible someone thinks they are completely righteous, they actually do not sin.

Genuine believers in Christ cannot commit this sin, simply because they have already believed in Jesus' sacrifice and put their trust in the Lord's finished work, and they are certainly not going back to any temple to offer animal sacrifices.

Sin deceives us about ourselves by praising us and telling us to express our sinful instincts. Sin makes sin attractive by making it seem pleasant and praiseworthy. Sin discourages thinking about the consequences of sin. Sin deceives us about sin itself by denying punishment and hell.

John teaches that those who claim to be without sin do not have the truth in them. This lack of truth applies to the saved believer who claims to have been freed from all sin in their present life. A believer should recognize his or her sinfulness and need of forgiveness through Christ.

1 John 1:9 is a not a verse to believers, but to unbelievers, who claimed to be without sin (1 John 1:8), and claimed they have not sinned (1 John 1:10). A born again Christian would never say they do not have sin or say they have not sinned. Only a lost person would say these things. The Context of 1 John 1:8-10.

Explanation: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you"-- your motherhood will not be the consequence of matrimonial "knowledge," but will be the work of the Holy Spirit: the "power of the Most High" will "overshadow" the mystery of the Son's conception and birth....

The Hebrew word for first fruit is bikkurim—literally translated to “promise to come.” Those who received the Spirit of Christ received a Spirit a sonship. These represent the first fruit. That means the rest of the harvest will come.