Jesus keeps us safe as he continues to keep us cleansed from sin moment by moment. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
Victory is always a joyous event, no matter how fierce the battles.
And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body.