1 John 2:1-3

Living Bible

2 My little children, I am telling you this so that you will stay away from sin. But if you sin, there is someone to plead for you before the Father. His name is Jesus Christ, the one who is all that is good and who pleases God completely. ² He is the one who took God’s wrath against our sins upon himself and brought us into fellowship with God; and he is the forgiveness for our sins,^[a] and not only ours but all the world’s.

³ And how can we be sure that we belong to him? By looking within ourselves: are we really trying to do what he wants us to?