1 John 2:1. New American Standard Bible 2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; John writes “I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin”. John refers to his reads as little children. John at this point in his life was the only remaining originally disciple. He had served and walked with Christ his entire life and know finds himself as the

1 John 1:9 New American Standard Bible 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The question we must answer is when we ask Jesus to forgive us of our sins, are all of our sins forgiven? Are all of our past, present, and future sins forgiven? I believe the answer to that question is yes. The reason is because when we come to Christ, we are fully forgiven. We are declared righteous. Our