”Fellowship with God through Confession” (1 John 1:8-10)

"Fellowship with God through Confession" (1 John 1:8-10)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, April 24, 2016

1 John 1:8–10 (NIV)
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.

1. Christians do not deny the presence of sin in their lives (vv. 8, 10).

2. Christians do not deny the presence of sin in their lives; instead they openly and continually confess their sins to God (v. 9).

Big Idea: Christians do not deny the presence of sin in their lives; instead, they honestly and continually confess their sins and receive the forgiveness that has been offered to us by God through Jesus Christ.

Christians do not cover-up; they confess.