1 John 1:5-10
Because God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all, true fellowship with Him requires walking in the light, which includes honest confession of sin and reliance on the cleansing blood of Jesus.
5 This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.
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.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Because God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all, true fellowship with Him requires walking in the light, which includes honest confession of sin and reliance on the cleansing blood of Jesus.
To clarify that genuine fellowship with God is incompatible with persistent darkness and self-deception, and to assure believers of ongoing forgiveness through confession grounded in Christ’s atoning work.
The Word of Life, Fellowship with God, and Walking in the Light
True fellowship with God rests on the apostolic witness to the incarnate Son and is evidenced by walking in the light, confessing sin, and trusting the cleansing blood of Jesus.