![]() ![]() It is not a cleansing from committed sin, but from having sin, a cleansing not from every sin that a man can commit-the sin that is outside the body-but a cleansing from (a putting to death of) the sin that is indwelling, which is within the body, the sin that my conscious “I” has not executed (Romans 7:17),the sin in which my mind did not participate (Romans 7:25), the sin of which I am unaware beforehand, of which I am ignorant, over which I have no light and cannot control. This cleansing that is mentioned in 1 John 1:7 and which we need when we walk in the light-when we do not commit sin-must necessarily be a different kind of cleansing than the cleansing that was mentioned in the beginning. For it is very easy to understand that if we walk in the light as He is in the light, then we do not commit sin and then we also do not need the forgiveness of sins. The requirement for this cleansing is: walking in the light as God is in the light!-that we do not commit works of darkness or, in other words, commit sin. The requirement for this cleansing is completely different from the requirement of partaking of the first cleansing: the forgiveness of sins. People usually take verse 7 to indicate the forgiveness of sins, which taken in context together with the rest of the verse is totally meaningless. This part of the cleansing power of the blood is referred to in 1 John 1:7-8. The other part is for the inward cleansing or sanctification which is a process that lasts throughout our lifetime. Just as we in the natural are cleansed outwardly by water and inwardly by blood, so the one part of the blood of Jesus (which John called “water”) corresponds to the one kind, the outward, cleansing or the forgiveness of sins. (John 19:34.) The water that flowed from Jesus’ side was one part of the blood, the one part of the cleansing agent, designated for the one part of the two-fold cleansing. Therefore it is possible to use the expression that is applied in Hebrews 10:22 when it concerns the forgiveness of sins: “ Our bodies washed with pure water.” This corresponds to the one part of the cleansing agent that flowed from Jesus’ side as He hung on the cross of Calvary. We can therefore say that our body is being defiled outwardly when we commit a sin. “Every sin that a man does is outside the body …” 1 Corinthians 6:18. (1 John 2:1-2.) However, the intention is that we shall not sin anymore but live a completely victorious life. If we should commit a sin later on, we will not be accused or rejected we will rather be defended by Jesus who is the atonement for our sins and who will again forgive us our sin if we confess it. This is the forgiveness of sins that takes away all condemnation. ![]() This is dealt with in 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us …” The condition for forgiveness, for this kind of cleansing, is: confession of the sin we have committed, or in other words, a confession that I have walked in darkness (committed works of darkness). The first part is the c leansing from all committed sin. ![]() If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” The first part: Cleansing from committed sin If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. This is plainly evident from 1 John 1:7-9: “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. The cleansing power of the blood of Jesus is two-fold.
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