The gracious assurance of forgiveness alone is what frees us from our sins. Note, too, the language about all our sins. This is a prelude to what is then expressed in the second half of the statement: forgiveness takes place after the model of Israel’s exodus from Egypt, in which there is the joyous deliverance not only of some individuals but rather of a community from the godless fetters of the world. There is liberation from a system of injustice, lying, and violence that enslaves the entire community.
