Sermon Notes 2/9 – First John – IF

                                                 IF

                                           1 John 1:9

IF – one little two letter word

IF scriptures are CONDITIONAL PROMISES from the Lord

There are 2 parts to Conditional Promises

          1. THE CONDITION

-It is obeying what the Lord asks the believer to do

          2. THE PROMISE

-this is the promise the believer will receive for meeting the Lord’s condition

          1 John 1:9

THE CONDITION

“If we confess our sins”

THE PROMISE

“The Lord is faithful & just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness”

We – John refers to all of his readers and himself

Confess our sins –

sins are a violation of the Lord’s divine standard which is the Bible

sins means to miss the mark

Confess – means to agree…to say the same thing the Lord says/to admit

     – the word confess refers to repentance

If we obey the condition, we receive the promise…..

He – this is Jesus Christ – only Jesus can forgive our sins

Focus on the Person (Jesus) who can forgive and not on sins

When the Lord forgives, He forgives…..Jesus forgives the first time you ask Him to forgive

Faithful – means the Lord can be counted on/He keeps His word

Just – means to be right and free from favoritism

Forgive – means to lift off and send away

                    ***The Lord lifts from us shame, condemnation and guilt

Cleanse – means to purify…makes us clean and pure

All – Jesus Christ forgives ALL of our sins

Jesus never holds our sins against us – Isaiah 43:25