light, darkness, sin, forgiveness

1 John 1
5b  God is light,

          and in Him there is no darkness

                    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.