If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 A man's own character will necessarily be determined by the character of the god whom he worships; and, therefore, John begins by laying down the nature of the God and Father of Jesus Christ whom Christians worship. God, he says, is light, and there is no darkness in him. What does this statement tell us about God? 