1. The passage discusses the importance of confessing sins in order to have intimacy with God and fellowship with others. It states that we cannot claim to have a relationship with God if we are living in spiritual darkness and not dealing with our sin. 2. Forgiveness frees us from the penalty of sin through justification by God, while cleansing is the restoration of our relationship with God through the ongoing process of holiness. We must confess our specific sins to be cleansed and experience the kind of sorrow that leads to repentance and salvation. 3. The passage encourages meditating on and applying the need to confess sins to the Holy Spirit in order to experience intimacy with God and not perish. It emphasizes being sensitive

1. 1 John 1:5-10
Intimacy with Jesus, part 5

2. 1 John 5:5-6 - This is the
message he has given us to
announce to you: God is light
and there is no darkness in him
at all. 6So we are lying if we say
we have fellowship with God but
go on living in spiritual darkness.
We are not living in the truth.

3. It isn’t possible to have a
right relationship with God
and not deal with your sin.

4. Until your desire to be
intimate with God exceeds
your fear of dealing with
your sin you will never have
the level of intimacy you
long for.
Pray for this Desire

5. 7But
if we are living in the
light of God’s presence, just
as Christ is, then we have
fellowship with each other,
and the blood of Jesus, his
son, cleanses us from every
sin.

6. Forgiveness & Cleansing
are not the same.

7. Forgiveness
Freed from the penalty of sin
by being justified by God –
this occurred at the
Event of Holiness

8. Cleansing
Is the restoration of the
Quality of your relationship
with God
Process of Holiness

9. 8If
we say we have no sin,
we are only fooling ourselves
and refusing to accept the
truth.

10. To deny that sin is in you is
self-deception.

11. Don’t allow the fear of
confessing your sin
keep you from
intimacy with God & others.

12. 9But
if we confess our sins to
him, he is faithful and just to
forgive us and to cleanse us
from every wrong.

13. 1 John 2:1 - My dear children, I
am writing this to you so that
you will not sin. But if anyone
does sin, we have an advocate
who pleads our case before the
Father. He is Jesus Christ, the
one who is truly righteous. NLT

14. If you don’t turn from your
sin and turn to God you will
perish. Luke 13:3,5

15. Confess Specific Sin

16. 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 – Now I am
glad I sent it, not because it hurt
you, but because the pain
caused you to repent and
change your ways. It was the
kind of sorrow God wants his
people to have, so you were not
harmed by us in any way.

17. 10For
the kind of sorrow God
wants us to experience leads us
away from sin and results in
salvation. There’s no regret for
that kind of sorrow. But worldly
sorrow, which lacks repentance,
results in spiritual death. NLT

18. 1 John 3:4-10 – Everyone
who makes a practice of
sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
5You know that he appeared
in order to take away sins,
and in him there is no sin.

19. 6No
one who abides in him
keeps on sinning; no one
who keeps on sinning has
either seen him or known
him.

20. 7Little
children, let no one
deceive you. Whoever
practices righteousness is
righteous, as he is righteous.
8Whoever makes a practice
of sinning is of the devil, for
the devil has been sinning
from the beginning.

21. The reason the Son of God
appeared was to destroy the
works of the devil. 9No one
born of God makes a practice
of sinning, for God’s seed
abides in him, and he cannot
keep on sinning because he
has been born of God.

22. 10By
this it is evident who are
the children of God, and who
are the children of the devil:
whoever does not practice
righteousness is not of God,
nor is the one who does not
love his brother. ESV

23. FAITHFUL
God once and for all forgives
individuals who sincerely turn
to Him for forgiveness .

24. JUST
Seen in the ongoing
cleansing done by the blood
of Jesus,

25. FORGIVE
Forensic (legal) term –
release from a debt
– Divine Pardon

26. 10If
we claim we have not
sinned, we are calling God a
liar and showing that his
word has no place in our
hearts. NLT

27. To have daily fellowship with
God and with others
we need to confess our sins
when they occur.

28. “To know God it is necessary
that we be like God to some
degree, for things wholly
dissimilar cannot agree and
beings wholly unlike can
never have communion with
each other.” A. W. Tozer, That Incredible
Christian (p. 84)

29. Non Believer
has no God honoring
response to the
conviction of the
Holy Spirit
. .
. . . .
. .
.
. .
.
New Believer
Begins to be filled by the
Holy Spirit
Resulting in Conviction
Conversion
. .
. . . .
. .
.
. .
.
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

30. Conversion
~ New Believer ~
Convicted of Sin
but no Cleansing
. .
. . . .
. .
.
. .
.
~ Growing Believer ~
Filled with Holy Spirit - Clean
& Usable by God
Confession
. .
. . . .
. .
.
. .
.
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

31. ~ Mature Believer ~
Filled with Holy Spirit - Clean
& Usable by God
. .
. . . .
. .
.
. .
.
~ Heaven ~
No Sin
&
No Conviction
Death
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

32. Meditate & Apply
Intimacy with God
& people requires
confessing your sins

33. Meditate & Apply
Thank
the Holy Spirit
for His conviction

34. Meditate & Apply
Pray that you would be
sensitive to His
conviction

35. Meditate & Apply
Be quick
To confess
your sin

36. Conviction ->
Confession ->
Cleansing ->
Intimacy