If we say. If we refuse to confess our sin to God, we are by our refusal saying that we have not sinned. Since God says we have sinned (Romans 3:23; James 1:13-15), we call Him a liar when we deny it, as some were doing. As a result, his word is not in us, when we deny that we have sinned. Notes: these words of John are not written to outsiders, but to members of the messianic community! Since John writes at the close of the first century, he is writing to many second and third generation Christians. John is emphasizing the Christian's constant need for the saving power of Christ!!! It is the Christian who cannot claim he has not sinned! It is the Christian who must find forgiveness by confessing his sins to God! Acts 2:38 is to outsiders; 1 John 1:9 is to Christians!

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