Bikerchaz I do my friend. But look at the process in the three verses. It is the Process of God's Salvation. Please lets try to come to an agreement with God and HIS WORD.
Let us do the few verses of 1 John 1 as we would with Jesus in our midst.
1Jn 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
1Jn 1:2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us
1Jn 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Note John says that we may have fellowship with them,
1Jn 1:4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
1Jn 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
God is light in in Him is no darkness at all. If I go in and there is darkness in me, then God has darkness in Him, I BROUGHT IT IN.
1Jn 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
Clearly I cannot do sin and have fellowship with him.
1Jn 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Take note, from ALL SIN (Noe can anyone say he does not need this cleansing? NOPE! So can I say I have no sin to be cleansed of? NOPE!
1Jn 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Ok! Then I confess my sins, he will forgive me (grace starts) but he will cleanse me from ALL unrighteousness(Grace part two) And there is a third part to grace. the GLORIFICATION PART) Where God makes me righteous as He is righteous.
1Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Now God cleansed me and forgave me, but He does not stop there, he now gives me HIS SPIRIT and HIS HEART to live like He wanted too even before the earth was formed. Holy and Perfect, His will. God now CAUSE me to be perfect in His will.
1Jn 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Can I as holy and perfect man EVER say I have not sinned? NEVER! God took me as sinner and made the NEW CREATION. Sin is as far removed from me as the East is of the West, but GOD DID IT. I was a rotten sinner. But God wants me to be ONE WITH HIM and have FELLOWSHIP with Him walking no more in darkness. And the only way I will REMAIN IN THE LIGHT, is if God give me two new things.,... To control and drive the flesh that once SINNED!
God has to make me ONE WITH HIM... He gives me HIS HEART and HIS SPIRIT. And as Jesus asked the Father to do... make all these people PERFECTLY ONE!
Eze 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Eze 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
God will CAUSE ME TO WALK IN HIS LIGHT. WOW what an Awesome God HE is! Thank You Lord, may you also do this for Kosie. Please Lord AMEN!