1 John 1:9 Greek Translation: “If we confess consenting together with God and coming into agreement with God giving credit to another about our sins, he is faithful and trustworthy with justice as the law giver to forgiving or dismissing our sin sending us away legally clean from all unrighteousness or what is not conformed to justice and what is not right.” Comment: All disagreement with God is sin! Remember when your teacher gave you extra credit for doing more assignments? Yes it was a bribe! However it was not enough bribe for me! I could not give up fishing and hunting after school and on week-ends! I could not give up chasing down rabbits with my dog Jigs! I could not give up shooting down ducks and geese out of the sky! I could not give up pheasant and quail hunting! I could not give up deer hunting! My summer vacation was year round! Why did not my teacher just give me extra credit for coming to school? It was a sacrifice for me! I could not do these things without giving up homework! I used to tell my mom I was too smart for homework! Only stupid people have to do homework! Then she asked me why my grades were so bad? I told her these teachers cannot recognize talent! They are too dumb to see my greatness! When we confess our sins we are coming into agreement with God about our sin! Confession is a double edge sword! It is double credit! We through confession are giving credit to another! Credit to Satan author of our sin and credit to God who has redeemed us from sin! Redeem means to purchase back with a price! The price of the blood of Christ! Your credit card probably gives you redemption points or reward points. You get these rewards by paying the price of purchases on your card. You paid the price but God has paid the price for you! What is sin? Sin means to miss the true purpose of your life! Your true purpose is to worship God in whatever you do! In all that you do! Sin blocks worship! Your guilt of sin will separate you from God! No desire to worship him? No desire to be in church on Sunday? No desire to read and study your Bible? Do you even mock those who do worship God? No peace? No joy? Tithes and offerings foolish to you? No prayer life? Is there always something more important than worship? Sin produces darkness! You are overcome and restrained from worship! Are you blinded to the light? If we say we have no sin the truth is not in us! In fact God says we are a liar! Give credit where credit is due! How is your credit rating with God? Have your debts been cleared by the blood of the Lamb? When we confess our sin Satan is defeated God is glorified and you are free from guilt and shame! Free at last and free to worship God! Now acceptable to him! Confession moves you to heaven and Satan to hell! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com