His Perfect Love
1 John 2:5: But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
Knowing Him
1 John 2:4: He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Saved by Another
1 John 2:2: And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
Our Advocate
1 John 2:1: My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
The Blinding Effects of Sin
1 John 1:10: If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
Confession and Forgiveness
1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Sinless Deception
1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Completely Clean
1 John 1:7: But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Living the Truth
1 John 1:6: If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.