Yes correct.

He is addressing Believers.

Before I accept Christ, I am a sinner. if you claim to be without, you deceive yourself (ver 8, 9 & 10)

After accepting Christ, continue walking in that light that Christ has cleansed you of.
And God will keep you continuously cleansed. (ver 7)

If you say you are already cleansed and still say you are in darkness, then you contradict what God say and you are lying and do not live out the truth. (ver 6)

That is what it means.

Why so much intense fighting le? When want to stop?

Hello everyone.

This has probably been asked before, but, what are your thoughts on people speaking in tongue? It has always been something that bothered me. Does it make me less of a Christian if I don't believe in it?

Sorry, I meant a demon possession case when the person being possessed can debate and discuss Bible verses.

Does it make you less of a Christian if you don't practice it? Definitely no.

But I will digress if I try to explain. Just that, you have to see its proper place and need. I do believe in it and do no oppose it. Neither do I encourage it.

A few things:

1) It can be compared to opium or morphine. Medical doctors know that opium and morphine can be useful in dealing with certain kinds of pain or illnesses, but the dosage has to be limited and the use restricted.

2) Second, for the long run, tongue-speaking does not help believers to grow in life. On the contrary, addiction to tongue-speaking may lead to the indulgence of lust.

3) Third, those who have become addicted to tongue-speaking have no ear to hear the word of the cross and the deeper things concerning Christ. They are not interested in how the cross of Christ deals with the flesh and the self. They do not care for such a sober word of righteousness.