The Paradox of Divine Justice

Today I want to look at just one verse—1 John 2:1. This is a text that should be familiar to most of you, But sometimes we miss the rich truths in the most familiar texts by not looking closely enough or thinking deeply enough about what the text actually says. This is one of those important texts that is a thousand times deeper than most people will ever realize, just reading through the chapter. So I want to home in on it today and mull it over carefully. And just so that you'll have bit of the context. I'm going to start reading with another (even more familiar) text that's just two verses back, but separated by a chapter division. I'll start reading with 1 John 1:9, and before I read it, let me suggest to you that there's a theme that ties these two texts together, and it's the theme of God's righteousness—even in the act of forgiveness. First John 1:9...