“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9 KJV
But if we freely admit our sins when His light uncovers them, He is faithful to forgive us every time. God is just to forgive us our sins because of Christ, and he will continue to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Confession of sin is the way to find restoration and fellowship with God. It cleanses the conscience removing every obstacle from communion with Christ. Confession does not gain God’s acceptance, for that was won for us forever by the Sacrifice of Christ. God is always faithful to restore our first-love passion for Him. There is no need to confess the same sins over and over, for that is ignoring the Blood of Jesus that cleanses us. All of our sins were paid for on the Cross and we can do nothing to remove them. ‘Unrighteousness’ means the sins we are not aware of. Confession cleanses us from all known sin and restores intimacy with God and unknown sins are removed because of His faithfulness in seeing Christ as our Sin-Bearer. When we confess our sins, God demonstrates His faithful love; justice in counting our sins paid for by Christ; forgiveness for every sin; continuing a deeper work of cleansing from all aspects of sin’s defilement. Amen!
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