So you have a choice. All sinners have a choice. You can cover up or you can confess. And here John shows us that people who belong to God confess. People who don't, cover up. In our passage then, confession of sin becomes a test of salvation. And as I have been saying to you, there are a number of tests in this epistle. There is the test of doctrine, right doctrine about Christ which we mentioned was in the first four verses and will appear again. There is the test of obedience, which we'll come to very soon. There is the test of love, which we'll also address. And then there is this test of a proper view of sin. John says you can always tell a Christian by their view of Christ, their view of sin, their view of obedience, and their view of love. And if they do not have what the Bible says is a sanctified attitude toward those things, then they're not Christians no matter what they claim.
Citation:
MacArthur, John . "The Certainty of Sin, Part 2." Grace to You . GTY.org, n.d. Web. 7 Sept. 2011. <http://www.gty.org/resources/Sermons/62-6_The-Certainty-of-Sin-Part-2>.
1 John 1:5-2:1 May 26, 2002 62-6
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