Originally posted by @thinkofone
Do you understand that 1 John 1:7 is saying that "the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from every sin" only for those who no longer "walk in darkness" and "walk in the light as He is in the light"? That "God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all"?
Do you understand that only those who no longer commit sin fit that criteria?
I understand the passage by years of personal experience.
And you have no understanding of it.
As we Christians walk in the light we SEE our faults.
We confess our faults and the blood cleanses our conscience.
Then we have greater light to walk in.
As a result of greater light we see even MORE.
We confess these further revealed faults and the blood cleanses our conscience. Then we receive even more penetrating light.
As a result of walking in this MORE penetrating spiritual light, guess what? We notice even MORE faults which previously we were unaware of. We confess these and the blood of Jesus puts our conscience at peace.
It is a cycle.
It is a cycle that lasts a Christian's whole life.
Walking in what light we have.
Fellowship deepens.
Light encreases.
Confession occurs.
It is a cycle. And I learned it and am still learning it by EXPERIENCE. Your nimble intellect and good reading comprehension skills cannot substitute for
personal experience.
But you could get some.