The word “walk” suggests continuation. The blood cleanseth from all sin those who continue in the light. Just as the word “walk” suggests continuation, I believe the cleansing is also a continuing process. The best way I know to illustrate this point is by the blood of the human body, one purpose of which is to remove poison from any place which becomes infected, and eliminate the poison through the natural channels of elimination. So the blood of Jesus Christ flows, so to speak, through the veins of a Christian, keeping all impurities removed therefrom. This I believe with all my heart. But don’t get the wrong impression. Somebody might say, “Well, if that’s the way it is, I’ll not be so careful. I’ll just take it easy and drift along and let the blood of Jesus keep me clean.” Well, it won’t do it in your case. You’ve missed the point entirely. The promise is to those who walk in the light, to those who are doing the best they can, to those who are working at the job, to those who really want to go to heaven, who read the Bible, go to worship, and pray to God, and do everything they can. In spite of all this they’ll make some mistakes. This Scripture doesn’t say that you won’t sin. The promise is to those who do sin—who sin in spite of the fact that they are walking in the light. If people who are walking in the light can’t sin, then this promise would be out of order; but this promise is to those who are walking in the light, who are doing the best they can, and yet they sin. When they do so, the Bible says the blood of Jesus will cleanse them from all unrighteousness—keep them clean. In that sense, you see, you can stay in a saved condition all the time. Suppose I were to ask you right now, how many of you believe, if you were to die at this minute, that you would go to heaven; I wonder how many would raise your hands. I find very few people who answer this question properly. They say, “Well, I hope I would. I’d like to. I don’t know.” People go through life in doubt about their own salvation. God didn’t expect his people to experience such uneasiness. He has written these things that our joy may be full. A lot of people have doubts and fears. They think if they were to die just after saying their evening prayers, confessing their sins, that they would go to heaven, but if they were to die five minutes before, that they would go to hell. If I felt that way about it, I’d want somebody to shoot me just after I’d finished my evening prayer so I’d be sure to go to heaven.