If our sins are forgiven, why do we need to confess them?

First John 1:9 states, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." But if our sins are already forgiven, why do need to confess them? 

That's the question Steven and John explore in this episode of the Bible in Life podcast. 

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