(Read 1 John 1:5-7.)

But if we pursue a course harmonizing with the truth, we are in the light, even as God is. We have “a sharing” with fellow Christians, all of whom are unified in doctrine, spiritual outlook, disciple-making work, and other aspects of pure worship.

 7. Why can Jesus’ blood ‘cleanse us from all sin’?

⁷ Unlike certain early apostates, we who ‘walk in the light’ acknowledge that sin is unclean. Jesus’ blood “cleanses us from all sin” because we are not willful sinners. (Matthew 12:31, 32) Grateful we are, indeed, that God shows mercy even to erring but repentant Christians.​—Psalm 103:8-14; Micah 7:18, 19.