Bible Society of South Africa
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 21

John wanted to warn the church that there are false teachers who twisted the Gospel to suit their own agendas. John warned the church against them and taught them the truth.

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1 JOHANNE 1

Modimo ke lesedi

5Molaetsa oo le ileng la o utlwa ho Mora wa hae, oo re le bolellang wona, ke ona: Modimo ke lesedi, mme ho yena lefifi ha le yo ho hang. 6Haeba re re re phedisana le yena, empa re phela lefifing, re leshano, mme ha re phethe tsa nnete. 7Empa haeba re phela leseding, jwalokaha le yena a le leseding, re a phedisana, mme madi a Jesu, Mora wa hae, a re hlwekisa dibe tsohle.

8Haeba re re ha re na sebe, re a ithetsa, mme nnete ha e yo ho rona. 9Ha re ipolela dibe tsa rona, Modimo o tla re tshwarela tsona, mme a re hlwekise bokgopo bohle, kaha o a tshepahala, mme o lokile. 10Haeba re re ha re eso etse sebe, re re o leshano, mme lentswe la hae ha le yo ho rona.

1 JOHANNE 2

Kreste, mmuelli wa rona

1Bana ba ka, ke le ngolla tsena hore le tle le se ke la etsa sebe. Empa haeba motho a ka etsa sebe, re na le mmuelli ya re buellang ho Ntate: ke Jesu Kreste, ya lokileng. 2Ke yena ya ikentseng nyehelo ka baka la dibe tsa rona; e seng tsa rona feela, empa le tsa lefatshe lohle.

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Walk in the light!

One of the false teachings is that believers have no sin in them (8) and have not sinned (10).  This is a deception and a rejection of the truth, even implying that God lies.  John stated the opposite in verse 9, the truth.  Confess sins because we sin and have sinned.  The result of this confession – God’s faithfulness affirms that we have received forgiveness for the confessed sins and those sins have been washed away by the blood of Jesus. 

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