001:006 If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have
fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering
to the truth.
001:007 But if we live in the light as He is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son,
cleanses us from all sin.
001:008 If we claim to be already free from sin, we lead ourselves
astray and the truth has no place in our hearts.
001:009 If we confess our sins, He is so faithful and just that He
forgives us our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.
001:010 If we deny that we have sinned, we make Him a liar,
and His Message has no place in our hearts.
002:001 Dear children, I write thus to you in order that you may not sin. If any one sins, we have an Advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous;
002:002 and He is an atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
002:003 And by this we may know that we know Him—if we obey His commands.
002:004 He who professes to know Him, and yet does not obey His commands, is a liar, and the truth has no place in his heart.
002:005 But whoever obeys His Message, in him love for God has in very deed reached perfection. By this we can know that we are in Him.