Sue J Love
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1 John 1:1-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)
“1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. 2And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
“3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. 4We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
“5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
“8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.”
The Truth Being Ignored
We live in a day and time when the words written here are largely being ignored, dismissed entirely, or they are being taken out of context and taught erroneously in order to not teach what this is teaching, in truth. Why? Because men (humans) love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil (see John 3:16-21 for the correct context). And because there are evil people, some of them disguising themselves as servants of God, who are liars, manipulators, and morally impure who reject the truth for the lies.
Therefore, they are those who are creeping and sneaking deceitfully onto the teachings of the truth of the gospel in order to lead the people astray to follow after the lies, instead. And they are multiplying rapidly! They are the selfish and the self-indulgent who are morally unclean who speak lies to the people, and who fake their Christianity in order to trick and to deceive the vulnerable and the naïve and those addicted to sin into embracing their lies, because the lies do not require them to forsake sin and obey God.
So, we need to be those who read the truth spoken in 1 John 1 in its full context, who believe what it teaches us, and who are rejecting the lies being taught by these liars and manipulators disguising themselves as preachers and evangelists and as teachers of the Scriptures. And we need to be those who are putting to death their lies and their manipulative tactics used to try to deceive us. So 1 John 1:9 is not a stand-alone. And confession of sin is not lip service only. We must die to sin and obey God as our life practice.
In Him is No Darkness
So, when this says that God is light and in him there is no darkness, this is saying that God is pure, righteous, holy, and truthful, and in him there is no sin, deception, moral impurity, and sinful practices. So if we claim to be in fellowship with God, to be in a close and abiding relationship with him, but yet we walk (in conduct, in practice) in darkness (disobedience, wickedness, sin), then we are liars who do not live by and practice the truth. For if sin is our practice, and not obedience to God, we are not saved from our sins.
But if we walk (in conduct, in practice) in the light (in truth, righteousness, and obedience to our Lord), as our Lord is in the light, then we have fellowship with God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – and with all who are also living in fellowship with God. And the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. So please note here that it is not a verbal profession of faith in Jesus or a confession of sin which cleanses us from all sin, but it is a walk of faith in dying to sin and in obedience to our Lord, in the power of our Lord God.
So, when this says that if we confess our sins that he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, this has to be read in the whole context of 1 John 1. For this is not teaching that we can sin, confess, sin, confess as a matter of life practice. For just admitting that you sinned while you continue to go back and keep repeating the same sins is not biblical repentance. We have to walk (in conduct, in practice) in truth, righteousness, and obedience to our Lord, then we are cleansed from sin.
If Sin is What We Obey
For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
Believe The Truth, Reject The Lies
An Original Work / July 17, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Jesus, Lead Me
An Original Work / July 22, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Jesus, lead me all the way.
Be my hope and be my stay.
Gently lead me where I should go,
So Your Spirit, I want to know.
Open up my heart to You.
Fill me with Your love and truth.
Make my heart want to obey.
Be my Lord today. Gently lead always.
Jesus, lover of my soul,
Cleanse my heart, and make me whole;
Be transformed in my heart today,
As I turn from my sin and pray.
Make Your will known to my heart.
May I not from You depart.
How I long to hear You now,
As I humbly bow. Jesus, hear me now.
“1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. 2And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
“3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. 4We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
“5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
“8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.”
The Truth Being Ignored
We live in a day and time when the words written here are largely being ignored, dismissed entirely, or they are being taken out of context and taught erroneously in order to not teach what this is teaching, in truth. Why? Because men (humans) love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil (see John 3:16-21 for the correct context). And because there are evil people, some of them disguising themselves as servants of God, who are liars, manipulators, and morally impure who reject the truth for the lies.
Therefore, they are those who are creeping and sneaking deceitfully onto the teachings of the truth of the gospel in order to lead the people astray to follow after the lies, instead. And they are multiplying rapidly! They are the selfish and the self-indulgent who are morally unclean who speak lies to the people, and who fake their Christianity in order to trick and to deceive the vulnerable and the naïve and those addicted to sin into embracing their lies, because the lies do not require them to forsake sin and obey God.
So, we need to be those who read the truth spoken in 1 John 1 in its full context, who believe what it teaches us, and who are rejecting the lies being taught by these liars and manipulators disguising themselves as preachers and evangelists and as teachers of the Scriptures. And we need to be those who are putting to death their lies and their manipulative tactics used to try to deceive us. So 1 John 1:9 is not a stand-alone. And confession of sin is not lip service only. We must die to sin and obey God as our life practice.
In Him is No Darkness
So, when this says that God is light and in him there is no darkness, this is saying that God is pure, righteous, holy, and truthful, and in him there is no sin, deception, moral impurity, and sinful practices. So if we claim to be in fellowship with God, to be in a close and abiding relationship with him, but yet we walk (in conduct, in practice) in darkness (disobedience, wickedness, sin), then we are liars who do not live by and practice the truth. For if sin is our practice, and not obedience to God, we are not saved from our sins.
But if we walk (in conduct, in practice) in the light (in truth, righteousness, and obedience to our Lord), as our Lord is in the light, then we have fellowship with God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – and with all who are also living in fellowship with God. And the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. So please note here that it is not a verbal profession of faith in Jesus or a confession of sin which cleanses us from all sin, but it is a walk of faith in dying to sin and in obedience to our Lord, in the power of our Lord God.
So, when this says that if we confess our sins that he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, this has to be read in the whole context of 1 John 1. For this is not teaching that we can sin, confess, sin, confess as a matter of life practice. For just admitting that you sinned while you continue to go back and keep repeating the same sins is not biblical repentance. We have to walk (in conduct, in practice) in truth, righteousness, and obedience to our Lord, then we are cleansed from sin.
If Sin is What We Obey
For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
Believe The Truth, Reject The Lies
An Original Work / July 17, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Jesus, Lead Me
An Original Work / July 22, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Jesus, lead me all the way.
Be my hope and be my stay.
Gently lead me where I should go,
So Your Spirit, I want to know.
Open up my heart to You.
Fill me with Your love and truth.
Make my heart want to obey.
Be my Lord today. Gently lead always.
Jesus, lover of my soul,
Cleanse my heart, and make me whole;
Be transformed in my heart today,
As I turn from my sin and pray.
Make Your will known to my heart.
May I not from You depart.
How I long to hear You now,
As I humbly bow. Jesus, hear me now.
