The Fellowship of the Forgiven

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 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 cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (I John)

The Truth. That is what we all need. The truth is we are all sinners, which puts us outside of the fellowship of the family of faith. But God has shown us the way back into this fellowship of the Father and His Son, by offering us forgiveness. It is as real as real can be - it is black and white, dark and light. To say otherwise is just plain denial of the truth. It is what we all need and really long for - this fellowship with God, the Son, and His family of the Forgiven.  So let's get real, let's be honest, and become and live as members of His forgiven fellowship, His family of faith.