The blood of Jesus ... cleanseth us from all sin - daily contracted through the weakness of the flesh, and the power of Satan and the world. The idea is more where we walk than how we walk. Hoare (E.), Great Principles of Divine Truth, 162. To lose them would be to lose what is most characteristic and what is most essential in all that He has revealed to mankind. Lilley (J. P.), The Pathway of Light, 49–111. sin. Should I be less careful in washing my soul? This glowing imagery so reigns in parts of the New Testament, especially in John’s writings, as well as in our sermons and hymns, that many Christians pass their whole lives without once looking through the figure into the literal. And - as the result of 'walking in the light, as He is in the light.'. Dale.]. It was the most holy thing with which even the high priest himself had to do. He minutely examined the water and the materials, which were in every respect similar to his own; and then, very much surprised, he said, “I have lost my labour and my money, for the air of England does not permit us to make good carmine.” “Stay,” said the Frenchman; “what kind of weather do you manufacture in? And there is no literal cleansing. Jowett, I remember, had said shortly before, in one of his quaint and characteristic Balliol sermons, “The search for truth is one thing; fluttering after it is another.” Here was a man whose earnestness rebuked all “fluttering,” who was plainly in honest and urgent search for truth, and who found it in the Word made Flesh.1 [Note: Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, i. The New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. Rather he is talking of walking truly with God. Compare. 1 John 1:7. How can it be done? When Butler in his dying moments had expressed his awe at appearing face to face before the Moral Governor of the world, his Chaplain, we are told, spoke to him of “the blood which cleanseth from all sin.” “Ah, that is comfortable,” he replied; and with these words on his lips he gave up his soul to God.2 [Note: Bishop Lightfoot, Northern Leaders, 169.]. through the Spirit purchased by his blood. ], "One another" evidently means God and us rather than our fellow believers and us in view of the context. 11), проявляя истинное общение с Ним (Иак. App-128. The "blood of Jesus" is a metonymy for the death of Jesus. The sin is done away; and the purifying action is exerted continuously." But let us not deceive ourselves into thinking that if we see ourselves as ‘saved’ we need not then worry. He appealed to his instructor, and insisted that he must have concealed something. A metonymy is a figure of speech in which a writer uses the name of one thing for that of another associated with it or suggested by it. John 1. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, And the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin -, The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanseth us from all sin, the blood of Jesus  …  cleanseth us from all sin, And the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin, και το αιμα Ιησου του υιου αυτου καταριζει ημας απο πασης αμαρτιας, kai to haima Iēsou tou huiou autou katharizei hēmās apo pāsēs hamartias, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanseth us from all sin. Secondly, this passage shews that the gratuitous pardon of sins is given us not only once, but that it is a benefit perpetually residing in the Church, and daily offered to the faithful. Compare 1 John 1:9, "cleanse us from all unrighteousness:" a further step besides 'forgiving us our sins.' "blood of Jesus" is a metonymy for the death of Jesus. Our life is a unity. When the end seemed very near, the Queen bent down over her husband and repeated this verse in his ear. This is the other side of the test of fellowship. , not from all sinward liability or tendency, so but that apostasy is possible. ... see under 2 John 1:1. He, the representative of the Eternal Lord of Righteousness, must express in some way His abhorrence and His condemnation of human sin. Thus, fellowship with Christian brethren is dependant upon fellowship with the Father and Son (1 John 1:7). The Gospel became at once a social message. . Thus it is, that all the saints have need of the daily forgiveness of sins; for this alone keeps us in the family of God. The one life, the one Spirit, by which they are united to their Head, united eternally, united them in time to one another. 9). Ever afterwards till he died, this was his favourite verse: “The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”2 [Note: W. J. Patton, Pardon and Assurance, 88.]. John is not speaking about the fellowship of Christians with each other, but with the Father and his Son. They are thence liable to be deceived by arguments based on the figure which have no base in the literal. Far in the background of these churches, like some unsubstantial semblance, lay the division between Jew and Gentile, Greek and Barbarian, great and small, rich and poor. One of the first evidences and signs of the coming of the Spirit of God—and His coming is the coming of the light in the heart—is a new discovery of the depth and reality of sin. "One another" evidently means God and us rather than our fellow believers and us in view of the context. Faith applies the cleansing, purifying blood. And sacrifice includes cleansing and satisfaction. They are thence liable to be deceived by arguments based on the figure which have no base in the literal. For a new humanity had now appeared, and the Apostle viewed it as Christ’s body, in which every member served the rest and each was indispensable in his own place.1 [Note: Harnack.]. No man lives who does not make some mistake and commit sin incidentally. And then just as one is bemoaning its darkness, it will suddenly blaze out in astonishing brightness, and almost startle the heart by its revelations of safety and strength.1 [Note: The Life of R. W. Dale, 79. Walking in the light, as He is in the light.—What does this mean? (3) The Blood cleanses continuously.—It cleanses when we first come to Jesus, but it continues to cleanse every day we live. “The blood of Jesus cleanseth” comes last in the verse. John is not speaking about the fellowship of Christians with each other, but with the Father and his Son. We can understand what the sorrowing wife meant by quoting the verse. They pour effectual prayers, they strongly plead for me. If we do open up our lives honestly so that He can reveal to us our sin and deal with it. "What John has in mind here is the cleansing of the conscience from guilt and moral defilement which is so insisted on in the Epistle to the Hebrews (, —A beautiful image of a true and holy life. Cleanseth us from all sin; expiates the guilt of all our sin, and cleanses our souls from all its pollution. It is all this and more. . But if we. v.]. Such a walk is real life—life in earnest. Every living creature would lose its brightness and activity; every plant would wither; all the material world would lose its charm. But on the other hand the comforting thing about it is that if we are heavy laden with our sins, and are feeling aware of our guilt, we can come constantly to God’s light with a longing to be delivered, and cry to Him for forgiveness, then we can be certain sure of the cleansing that comes through the blood of Jesus. For who can be imagined more miserable than that man whom God hates and abominates, and over whose head is suspended both the wrath of God and eternal death? He has come to suffer instead of to punish. ., pp60-61.]. Verse 1. that our sins are, upon our faith, forgiven us on account of the death of Christ; and, that the Holy Spirit being given in consequence of that death, does, in the completeness of that work, so strengthen and energize our moral and spiritual powers that we are able to reject temptation and avoid sin; and just in the measure and fulness of that power in exercise is the entireness of our sanctification. If we walk (ean peripatwmen). There is a great deal of reiteration in this chapter, but additional truth appears with regard to testing the spirits (1 John 4:1-6), and there is more extended teaching on love.God is love, love as a test, love of one another, love of God, God's love of us, etc. On the morning of the washing day a bill was passed into our door. Click the Bible for the all new StudyLight.org!! The Christian"s walk should be in the light. 1 John 2:19, John had said of the false teachers: οὐκ εἰσὶν ἐξ ἡμῶν; now he states from what source they spring; this is the κόσμος; the antichristian nature in them belonged to the world, quatenus Satanas est ejus princeps (Calvin). We turn from the dead to the living, and as we trace the lineaments of a Divine likeness in those about us, we give thanks without presumption that there are saints now. Then, integrity of conscience is alone that which distinguishes light from darkness. One of the first evidences and signs of the coming of the Spirit of God—and His coming is the coming of the light in the heart—is a new discovery of the depth and reality of sin. But he shews that no sins prevent the godly, and those who fear God, from obtaining his favor. ), The Spirit-Filled Life, 11. Indeed, so natural is that expectation, that Dr. Plummer says, “The craving to make this verse the exact antithesis of the preceding one has generated another reading” as old as the second century—“We have fellowship with Him.” The real reason for the altered expression to be found in this verse is to be sought in the fact that fellowship with “one another” in the body of Christ is the human expression and result of all real fellowship with God. Banks, John and his Friends, 21.]. Its tendency towards mutual association, so far from being an accidental phenomenon in its history, is inherent in its character. It may, however, be asked, “Who among men can so exhibit the light of God in his life, as that this likeness which John requires should exist; for it would be thus necessary, that he should be wholly pure and free from darkness.” To this I answer, that expressions of this kind are accommodated to the capacities of men; he is therefore said to be like God, who aspires to his likeness, however distant from it he may as yet be. There is no vat of actual blood into which our bodies or souls are plunged. In chap. The first verse that his eye lighted on was this: “The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” “Cleanseth us from all sin?” said he. Patton (W. 1:27). Если же ходим во свете. It spiritualizes the irresistible impulse which draws one man to another, and it raises the social connexion of human beings from the sphere of a convention to that of a moral obligation. App-128. 1:27). But on the other hand the comforting thing about it is that if we are heavy laden with our sins, and are feeling aware of our guilt, we can come constantly to God’s light with a longing to be delivered, and cry to Him for forgiveness, then we can be certain sure of the cleansing that comes through the blood of Jesus. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. How can it be done? The walls and the floor and even the curtains were filthy, and he was glad to escape from the room as quickly as possible. He is, he says again, God’s true Son, of the same nature and essence, distinct and unique and on the divine side of reality. This refers to the Father. But no, just as we walk in the light shall we realize the need of cleansing all the more, up to the very close of life. The sin is done away; and the purifying action is exerted continuously.". And so the King’s last words were “Thanks be to Jesus.”3 [Note: John S. To draw fair letters there and lines of light: By them, with dismal traceries overdrawn. First let us remember that the Apostle makes no impossible demand when he speaks of our walking in the light. And then what heaven were better than a name, If there must haunt and cling unto us there, Dread doubt! The dying King replied, “Thanks be to Jesus.” These were his last words (from a newspaper report). Not with fellow-believers, but with the Father and the Son. on StudyLight.org If we do walk in His light, responding to His word and to His commandments. Forbes (A. P.), Sermons on the Grace of God, 75. It implies purity, truth, transparency; and all these are as. Secondly, this passage shews that the gratuitous pardon of sins is given us not only once, but that it is a benefit perpetually residing in the Church, and daily offered to the faithful. The blood of Christ’s death declares the reality of the incarnation, which in turn makes possible the fellowship with the Father and the Son and the continuous forgiveness available to those who remain in this fellowship. ‘Five bleeding wounds He bears, received on Calvary. Then we are coming to God as He really is (not as man thinks that He is), we are coming to the One Who is the light, Who dwells in light, and recognising Him as such. So, those continually walking in the light rejoice in a continual cleansing from sin"s defilement. Being.in the fellowship with God the source of all light, is like being constantly in the stream of the blood of His son. ), New Theology Sermons, 217. However, we need continual cleansing from the defilement that sinful daily living brings because it hinders our fellowship with God (cf. (4) The Blood cleanses completely—“from all sin.”—Fellowship with God and walking in the light can never take sin away. Dewhurst (E. M.), The King and His Servants, 191. The sin is done away; and the purifying action is exerted continuously.". If it be not, then not only will that which is wrought be so far defective, but the possibilities of the future will be marred and spoiled. We must be open and responsive to the light that we have, which increases as we grow in our knowledge of God"s will. For this text speaks of a complete cleansing. We have fellowship one with another - and of course with God (understood from 1 John 1:6), without having fellowship with whom there can be no Christian fellowship one with another (cf. Redeemed by one sacrifice for sins for ever, they share one life, for Christ is their life; one ambition, for His glory is their highest desire; one food, for His Word and His Table are their sustenance; one faith, for all their hope is built on His Blood and righteousness, not on their own; one task, for the evangelization of the world is the work which He has left His Church to do; one heart, for if one member suffers all the members, so far as membership is real and vital, and not merely mechanical or even ecclesiastical, suffer with it; one in hope, for all are, if things are right with them, “looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”; and with one rule of life, freely giving what has been freely received. The night before he thought the room was fairly clean, now he saw its foulness; but the room had not changed during the night, it was only the light that had changed. If we do walk with Him Who gives us the light of true life which shines continually within us. Flew, Studies in Browning, 193.]. The essential part of every sin offering was the blood, because the blood is the life. John is not speaking about the fellowship of Christians with each other, but with the Father and his Son. These phases of the sacrificed life of our Lord—its wondrous revelation of His own deathless purpose to save us; its exhibition of the great heart of God not willing that we should perish; and its connexion, its real and dread connexion, with our sins—these are the elements that constitute the cleansing power of that sacrificed life. This is the other side of the test of fellowship. happiness hereafter, 1 John 3:3-10 and therefore we must obediently keep his commandments, 1 John 3:11-24 and love one another with true … How natural was it for men to identify with light the good they felt at work in their hearts, and to mark by darkness the evil with which it had to strive! Of such supreme importance in the Christian revelation is this idea, or rather this fact, of redemption by His blood, that our Lord Jesus Christ Himself instituted a solemn service to express it, and to be the perpetual memorial and monument of it, Other great truths Christ trusted to the oral and written teaching of Apostles; but that He is the bread of life and that His blood was shed for the remission of sins are truths of a unique kind; they belong to the very substance of the Christian revelation; they are the germs and the roots of everything besides. If I enter a lighted room and walk around in it, I am walking in the light; I am moving in a sphere which the light illuminates as it shines not only on me but upon everything around me. Compare 1 John 2:6. one with another = with one another. And so the King’s last words were “Thanks be to Jesus.”3 [Note: John S. In this way it serves to heighten the worth of man, and essays to recast contemporary society, to transform the socialism which involves a conflict of interests into the socialism which rests upon the consciousness of a spiritual unity and common goal. For if God is light, and that light is not producing the effect in us that the light of God should, then we must seriously ask ourselves whether we are saved at all, whether we truly know God. It is folly to the world and the beclouded heart; but it is the way. Yet what is half done obtains no approval with God. She threatened to burn my cyclostyle, and this made me think soberly how could these black stains be removed. The blood symbolizes God’s act in Christ to set men free. There was a Bible lying on the table, and he took it up just to while away the time. My fingers became unusually black with ink, and, forgetting this, I pushed up my wristbands, pulled my collar to ease my neck, and finally pulled out my handkerchief to wipe my perspiring face. Apart from theory altogether, the discovery that the Eternal Son of God has done that, quietens the conscience, gives the heart courage and peace, and enables the man who had faltered and hesitated as to whether he could accept the assurance of Divine forgiveness to accept it with courage, thankfulness, and hope. We are all light unified. In saying, We have fellowship one with another, he does not speak simply of men; but he sets God on one side, and us on the other. Pardon may mean, in some cases, where not fully understood and realized, mere innocence. She threatened to burn my cyclostyle, and this made me think soberly how could these black stains be removed. It implies purity, truth, transparency; and all these are as light, identified in thought with the blessed nature and substance of God himself. The man assured him that he had not, and invited him to see the process a second time. To say that God is light is to say for one thing that in God there is nothing to hide: if He is dark, it is with excess of light; it is because He dwells in light that is inaccessible, not because there is anything in Him that of its own nature craves obscurity. If so, by the blessing of God, I’ll have them cleansed away.” And soon he was rejoicing in Jesus, who died for his sins, and who was then alive, and present with him continually. (9) Went down to fight.—“Went up” is the phrase applied to military expeditions (see Judges 1:2); “went down” is the phrase for special battles (1 Samuel 26:10; 1 Samuel 29:4), like the Latin descendere in aciem. It is something to feel that life is a walk; not a game, a pastime, or outburst of passion; not a random flight, or a groping, creeping, grovelling crawl, or a mazy, labyrinthian puzzle; but a walk; a steady walk; an onward march and movement; a business-like, purpose-like, step-by-step advance in front—such a walk as a man girds himself for and shoes himself for, and sets out upon with staff in hand, and firm-set face; and holds on in, amid stormy wind and drifting snow; resolute to have it finished and to reach the goal. But it is to be noted, that while our pardon is. These phases of the sacrificed life of our Lord—its wondrous revelation of His own deathless purpose to save us; its exhibition of the great heart of God not willing that we should perish; and its connexion, its real and dread connexion, with our sins—these are the elements that constitute the cleansing power of that sacrificed life. Such a witness is the moon, which reflects a borrowed portion of light from the sun, and so assures us of him; but when the sun itself arises, himself becomes invisible, and as not existing. In the darkness he was glad to see the twinkling of a light by the roadside that proved to be the light of a little inn, in which he at once took shelter from the pitiless rain. And if it does not we must ask if such a person is really ‘saved’, and ‘being saved’. Once more, the law said that nothing less sacred than this consecrated blood might be used in the expiation of sin. It is hence evident, that no one leads a holy life, except he is united to God. [Note: Barker, p310; Westcott, p20.]. It was soon discovered that they had never left their native shores; and such disgust did their vain professions inspire that a new word was coined to reprobate the shameful practice, and they were called “saunterers.” With equal truth may the term be applied to all who profess to be Christians without moving forward energetically to the heavenly goal.2 [Note: J. P. Lilley, The Pathway of Light, 26.]. And then what heaven were better than a name, If there must haunt and cling unto us there, Dread doubt! My fingers became unusually black with ink, and, forgetting this, I pushed up my wristbands, pulled my collar to ease my neck, and finally pulled out my handkerchief to wipe my perspiring face. Two things are equally true of believers who walk in the light according to this verse: we enjoy fellowship with God, and we are experiencing cleansing from every sin. They will be cleansed by the "fountain opened to the house of David . And this is the blessedness which David describes in Psalms 32:0, in order that we may know that we are most miserable until, being renewed by God’s Spirit, we serve him with a sincere heart. Walk in the light; know and obey the truth. Got over long since, why, till that is wrought, No progress!3 [Note: J. For when God saves He makes His salvation effective. We are justified by Christ; we are sanctified by the Spirit. Pardon is not enough. New Content: Bible Study Videos and Images from WordBoard. Naturally, such living places them in partnership with God, Christ and all others who walk in the light of God"s will. The light in which God dwells becomes the very element in which His true children breathe and move. If, then, we desire to have God propitious to us, so as to forgive our sins, we ought not to forgive ourselves. This is God’s way of peace and holiness. We are justified by Christ; we are sanctified by the Spirit. Blue Letter Bible is now partnering with WordBoard—a whiteboard animation project developed by James Street that focuses on explaining books or passages in the Bible in a fun, simple way. We have our peace not from the reigning Saviour, but from the bleeding Saviour, not from the King in His glory, but from the Redeemer in His shame. If I were to personalize the light, I could also say that I was walking in the presence of the light. John 1:7 The same came for a witness. And, whatever the ineffable mystery of the atonement may conceal, this at least is clear, that our sins did, in some way, make part of the terrible necessity that He must die if He would save us. task it seems, transcending highest might. Talbot (E. S.), The Fulness of Christ, 103. But it is to be noted, that while our pardon is. Did.€ “How did it act? ” “Yes, I did.” “How did it act ”! God ’ s act in Christ to set men free sacred than consecrated. 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