“This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but 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 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.” (1 John 1:5-10 NASB1995)

Our God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – is all that is truth and righteousness and holiness, and none of which is evil, sinful, and wicked. So, when he saves us by his grace, it is to remove us from our lives of slavery to sin so that we can now walk (in conduct, in practice) in righteousness, in holiness, humbly, and in surrender to our Lord in walks of obedience to his commands. All this comes from God and is not of our flesh. But it requires that we cooperate with God in his work of grace in our lives in obeying him.

Therefore, if we claim to be in fellowship with God (with Jesus Christ), but sin still remains our practice, and not godliness, righteousness, holiness, and obedience to our Lord and to his commands, then we lie, and we do not live by the truth. But if our walk of faith is in holy living, and in obedience to our Lord, in the power of God at work within us, and not of our own flesh, then we have fellowship with God and with one another who are also in fellowship with God/Christ, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.

So, in this context, let us look at the meaning of 1 John 1:9 which many people today are teaching out of context, and thus they are misconstruing its meaning. The word “confess” is not about giving lip service only, just verbally admitting to sin. The word “confess” is to agree with God and his verdict, to speak to the same conclusion as God with regard to our sin, in full agreement with God. And his word teaches us that if sin is our practice, and not obedience to God, we will not be saved nor have eternal life with God.

For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

Walking in The Light

Based off 1 John 1-2
An Original Work / November 16, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

When I lift up my voice, and
Sing praise unto God,
I will fellowship with my
Lord and Savior, King.
In Him there is no darkness.
He is in the light of truth.
If we walk in His light,
From sin He purifies.

If we repent of our sins,
He’ll forgive us now,
When we humble ourselves, and
Before Jesus bow.
The man who says, “I know Him,”
But does not obey His truth,
There is no truth in him.
In darkness still he’s found.

Do not love the world of sin,
For it is hell bound.
If you follow the world, you’ll
Not in Christ be found.
The world and its desires
Will not last; they’ll expire.
The one who does God’s will,
Receives eternal life.

See that what you have heard from
Christ remains in you.
Then, you’ll remain in Christ, and
In His Father, too.
This is what He promised us –
His eternal life with God.
So, continue in Him, and
You’ll receive a crown.

If We Walk in The Light
An Original Work / February 26, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love