1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous: he will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every kind of wrongdoing.
Treated in 52 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with Those Who Lack Assurance and with Backsliders cites 1 John i. 9
…22, 24, 25, and Is. xliv. 20‒22; Jer. xxix. 11‒13; Deut. iv. 28‒31; 2 Chron. vii. 14; 1 John i. 9; ii. 1‒2, set forth God’s unfailing love for the back–slider and His willingness to…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
Failures cites 1 John 1:9
…trusts he is on this path, must flee to the Lord if sin overcomes him. He must act on ( 1 John 1:9) “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and j ust to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Prayer cites 1 John 1: 9
…as to a holy and loving Father. Believe that God forgives it all, for He says He does (1 John 1: 9). Thus at the close of each day all your accounts with God will be straightened out. You…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
March cites 1 John i. 9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John i. 9. The same moment which brings the consciousness of sin ought to bring also the confession…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites 1 John 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness,” (1 John 1:9). Hence, under the law it was necessary to consecrate prayers by the expiation of blood…
- The Key in My Hand ·
The Key to Release cites 1 John 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive me my sin and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness!” (1 John 1:9). Hallelujah! I have found that promise to be true. However, I have also discovered that…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Guidance cites 1 John 1: 9
…a child and know that He forgives us and that we are restored at once to His full favour (1 John 1: 9). But how can we tell the Holy Spirit’s guidance that we may obey Him and thus have God’s…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of C. S. Lewis cites 1 John 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9, KJV). 8. Pray When Prayer Is Dry Lewis prayed every day for decades, often without…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Walk: Christ Lived Through Us cites 1 John 1:9
…and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9, ASV). Grace not only begins the walk; grace restores us when we stumble. Nee's best…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Stand: Spiritual Warfare and Victory cites 1 John 1:9
…cleansed. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins” (1 John 1:9, ASV). Faith does not defend the self. It points to Christ. Standing Against Condemnation…
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
Break Up Your Fallow Ground cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 Every sin written on the paper should be carried to the cross and left there. The purpose…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Holy Spirit Guiding the Believer into a Life as a Son cites 1 John 1:9
…Father, confess our going astray, believe that He forgives us fully because He says so (1 John 1:9) and go on light and happy of heart to obey Him and be led by His Spirit. Being led by…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Looking unto Jesus cites 1 John 1: 9
…yielded to temptation, confess your sin and know that it is forgiven because God says so (1 John 1: 9) and look to Jesus, the risen One, again to give you victory now and keep looking to Him.…
- Practical Religion ·
Heirs of God cites 1 John i. 9
…"faithful and just to forgive thee thy sins, and cleanse thee from all unrighteousness." (1 John i. 9.) This very day old things shall pass away, and all things become new. This very day thou…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Appendix a: Lessons from the Life of David Livingstone cites 1 John 1:9
…freedom. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins” (1 John 1:9, ASV). 17. Speak for the Captive He wrote down what he saw on the slave roads, plainly…
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
How to Pray cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 Torrey compared it to a bank that never closes its day until its balance is correct. Do…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 1 ·
Day 23 — Temptation cites 1 John 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). One more thing. You don’t fight alone. “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you”…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 2 ·
Day 28 — The Secret I Carry cites 1 John 1:9
…Try this: Find a quiet place and confess one specific thing to God by name. Then read 1 John 1:9 out loud and thank Him that it’s true. If you need to, decide who you’ll talk to this…
- The Key Teachings of Corrie ten Boom ·
Cast into the Depths of the Sea cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 This is where her teaching on forgiveness always started. Before she could forgive the…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
Can I Lose My Salvation? cites 1 John 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). That promise was written to Christians. God keeps His people. Jesus said of His sheep…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
What Does the Bible Actually Say About Sex? cites 1 John 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). Then talk to an older Christian you trust. You aren’t “damaged goods.” Nobody is beyond…
- Holy in Christ ·
Holiness and Cleansing cites 1 John i. 9
…cleanse ourselves.’ The cleansing is sometimes spoken of as the work of God (Acts xv. 9; 1 John i. 9); sometimes as that of Christ (John xv. 3; Eph. v. 26; Tit. ii. 14). Here we are…
- The Practice of the Presence of God (For Teens) ·
When You Blow It cites 1 John 1:9
…faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” — 1 John 1:9 (KJV) Brother Lawrence was not perfect, and he never pretended to be. What is unusual is…
- The God of All Comfort ·
Self-Examination cites 1 John 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). All that God wants is that we should turn to him at once and acknowledge our sin and…
- The God of All Comfort ·
A Word to the Wavering Ones cites 1 John 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). Confess your sin immediately and believe at once that God does forgive it, as he…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
Conclusion: The Questions Jesus Asks cites 1 John 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). And no one who trusts Him is a lost cause: “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 4 — Penitence, as Explained in the Sophistical Jargon of the Schoolmen, Widely Different from the Purity Required by the Gospel cites 1 John 1:9
…“If we confess our sins,” says John, “he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,” (1 John 1:9). To whom are we to confess? to Him surely;—that is, we are to fall down before him with…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
Repentance the Whole Life Long cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Consider whether you think of repentance as a single event…
- The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon ·
When the Beloved Hides cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 When God seems absent Dryness is harder. Distraction is our wandering from God; dryness…
- The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo ·
Confession as Praise cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 Knowing and being known Behind the whole practice lies a simple conviction: God already…
- The Key Teachings of Hannah Whitall Smith ·
Temptation, Failure and Doubt cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 When Israel was defeated at Ai, Joshua lay on his face in despair until evening. God’s…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
Repentance Must Go with Forgiveness cites 1 John 1:9
…week. 4. Notice whether your repentance ever reaches rest in pardon. If it does not, read 1 John 1:9 aloud and believe it. 5. Think of someone you have written off as too hard to change.…
- The Key Teachings of Hudson Taylor ·
Separated unto the Lord cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 Blameless but not sinless The last part of the law is the most evangelical. When the days…
- The Key Teachings of Andrew Murray ·
The Sin of Prayerlessness cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 Law and grace The next chapter, Who Shall Deliver?, is where the book turns from…
- The Key Teachings of John Wesley ·
Perfect Love cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 And he insists that it is not the end of growth. There is, he says, no perfection of…
- The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ·
Confession to One Another cites 1 JOHN 1:9
…is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9 Who should hear To whom should we confess? Bonhoeffer was clear that this is not the…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
Reckon cites 1 John 1:9
…by the blood — if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins (1 John 1:9) — and we return to the same ground. The ground has not shifted. Our standing was never…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of Samuel Ajayi Crowther cites 1 John 1:9
…sins. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins” (1 John 1:9, ASV). 14. The Seed Is Not the Harvest At his death his mission seemed to have collapsed.…
- The Mortification of Sin (For Teens) ·
Don’t Fake Peace cites 1 John 1:9
…sink into shame either. Stop, confess it honestly to Jesus, turn from it, and then read 1 John 1:9 and receive his forgiveness.
- Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (For Teens) ·
This Unworthy Right Hand cites 1 John 1:9
…faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” — 1 John 1:9 (KJV) Not every story in Foxe’s book is about someone who stood firm from start to…
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