Promises of God from 1 John, Part 1

Here are selected promises of God from 1 John:

“God is light; in him there is no darkness at all” (1:5).
“If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin” (1:7).
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1:9).
If we sin, “we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.  He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world” (2:1-2).
“The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever” (2:17).
 

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