Martyn Lloyd-Jones explained from First John 1:6-10, how God cleanses us from sin. He taught, "It is the blood of Jesus Christ that cleanses us from the guilt of sin; God has made the provision and He applies it. We are called upon to walk in the light and to confess our sins."
If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin (First John 1:7). Our continued fellowship with God is based upon the blood of Jesus, as we walk in the light of Christ, confessing our sins. To confess our sins is to agree with God that we have done wrong. Cleansing comes from the blood of Jesus when we confess our sins.
Dr. Lloyd-Jones insisted that God is the one who applies the blood, as we confess our sins. He stated, "God has made the provision and he applies it." We are not dependent upon a priest, pastor, or anyone else to apply the blood of Jesus. It is God alone who applies the blood of Jesus, based upon our confession.
When we confess our sins, the blood of Jesus cleanses us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (First John 1:9). Faith in the word of God's promise receives forgiveness and cleansing. Then, as Dr. Lloyd-Jones taught,"It is the blood of Jesus Christ that cleanses us from the guilt of sin."
