THE SINNER'S CREED

1 John 1:5-10

Pastor David Steele

I. THE CHARACTER OF GOD (1 John 1:5)

A. THE MEANING OF JOHN'S ASSERTION

1. God is ___________________ (Ps. 8:1; Exodus 15:11).

2. God is ______________________ (Acts 17:24-25).

3. God is __________ (Isa. 57:15).

II. THE CREED OF THE SINNER (1 John 1:6-10)

A. WALKING IN THE DARK

1. The _____________________ (v. 6).

2. The _______________________ (v. 8).

3. The ______________________ (v. 10).

B. WALKING IN THE LIGHT

1. The ____________________ (vv. 7, 9).

He lives in ___________ with people.

He has peace with ___________ (Rom. 5:1).

He is ________________ of all his sin.

“as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:12, ESV)

“Behold, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but in love you have delivered my life from the pit of destruction, for you have cast all my sins behind your back.” (Isaiah 38:17, ESV)

“He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” (Micah 7:19, ESV)

““I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.” (Isaiah 43:25, ESV)