If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 NASB Confess – What is confession? The Greek (homologéō) gives us an answer. It is “to speak the same thing.” To confess is to agree with God’s assessment of…
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 NASB Confess – This verse was standard protocol while I was growing up. I heard it over and over, perhaps because I used it so much to wash away my guilty…
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 NASB Confess – What does it mean to confess our sins? Does it require verbal affirmation of specific acts? Does it mean a change of heart? Does it work if…
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 NASB Confess – “What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus,” wrote Robert Lowry in this famous hymn from the 19th Century. He was absolutely right. Nothing…
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 Sins – John doesn’t write, “Confess your sin.” He writes, “Confess your sins.” It’s plural. He is not writing about the big block of willful rebellion against the source of light…
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 Confess – Let’s translate this verse according to contemporary standards: “If we admit our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins.” In Hollywood terms, this is the equivalent…
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins” 1 John 1:9 If – Read the whole paragraph (1 John 1:6-10). You will notice that John uses this Greek word ean (if) in every verse. However, it is not the only Greek word translated “if”. The other word is…
