If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us.

If you kept a record of our sins, who could escape being condemned?

So those who believe in the Son of God have this testimony in their own heart; but those who do not believe God, have made a liar of him, because they have not believed what God has said about his Son.

Can anyone deny that this is so? Can anyone prove that my words are not true?

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us.

If we say that we know him, but do not obey his commands, we are liars and there is no truth in us.

But you belong to God, my children, and have defeated the false prophets, because the Spirit who is in you is more powerful than the spirit in those who belong to the world.

Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.

because the truth remains in us and will be with us forever.