1 JOHN 1:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness — confession (homologeō) is both acknowledgment and agreement: agreeing with God's judgment about sin. Faithful (pistos) and just (dikaios) describe God's covenant reliability and moral consistency. The forensic forgiveness and moral cleansing (katharizō) unite justification and sanctification.
Church Fathers on 1 John 1:9
For see what He says; “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:8 Consequently, if you have confessed yourself a sinner, the truth is in you: for the Truth itself is light. Your life has not yet shone in perfect brightness, because there are sins in you; but yet you have already begun to be enlightened, because there is in you the confession of sins. For see what follows: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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