“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” That means that the action of your confession is vitally important. When you confess, you admit that you are responsible for the sin in your life. You are saying, “I did it, and it was wrong.” But here’s the biggest news of all: if you do sin as a Christian, you confess your sin to clear the air in your fellowship with God. Because of the cross you are already forgiven. Jesus isn’t going back to the cross and dying again. His forgiveness work is finished. So you say, “Father,
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