“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 ESV
The purpose of confession is not the avoidance of judgment and punishment. Confession allows Christ to cleanse us from our sins, so that we are free to draw closer to the presence of our perfect and holy God. And this was the very reason we were created.
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