1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
When we read 1 John 1:9, there is a question that comes to mind straight away. If Jesus died on the cross, once and for all for our sins, then why do we need to confess our sins again?
Ephesians 1:6-8 says “to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ”.
We need to begin with what Jesus Christ achieved on the cross? For all those who believe in the name of Jesus and accept Him as Saviour and Lord, they are cleansed from all sin and justified before the Father. What Jesus achieved on the cross is a “positional” or a “judicial” forgiveness and is obtained by every believer in Christ.
This means that our sins have been completely forgiven for our past, present, and future. The price paid on the cross has satisfied God’s wrath against sin and nothing further is required. Jesus declared on the cross, “it is finished.”
If that is the case, we come back to our original question, “If Christ has forgiven our sins, then why do we need to confess”, according to 1 John 1:9?
The reason we need to confess our sins even though they are already forgiven is because of relationship. Relationship as ‘a child to a father.’ What Jesus did on the cross was a judicial forgiveness which God grants as judge. This is a forgiveness of justification, which is complete, and you will never need to seek it again. Now that the penalty for sin has been paid, the Bible tells us that we have been purchased by Christ and have been adopted into His family. We are now children of God. This means God is our heavenly Father....

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