Last Friday, there were some questions raised in our home meeting. Do we need to confess our sins before God since God has already forgiven all our sins: our past sins, present sins and future sins?
In 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." We still need to confess our sins when the Holy Spirit convicts us so that our fellowship with God is being restored.
A brother gave a illustration on the above on a Sunday’s meeting. There was a small girl who stole some foods from the kitchen’s table while her mother was not at home. She carefully wiped her mouth and also the table. She was very confident that her mum would not find out about it.
“Hello, sweet heart, mum is back” cried out mummy. The small girl did not feel the same as before. Usually she would run to the mum and gave her a big hug. She was guilty because she knew she had done something wrong. She decided to confess the misdeeds. Will the mum forgive her? Sure, mum will readily forgive her cos she loved her. Once the small girl had confessed her misdeeds, her relationship with her mum was once again restored. She no longer felt the guilt anymore.
Sometimes, we may have a weakness for certain sins but we can turn to the Holy Spirit to empower us to overcome it. Let’s take courage to press on!!
In 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." We still need to confess our sins when the Holy Spirit convicts us so that our fellowship with God is being restored.
A brother gave a illustration on the above on a Sunday’s meeting. There was a small girl who stole some foods from the kitchen’s table while her mother was not at home. She carefully wiped her mouth and also the table. She was very confident that her mum would not find out about it.
“Hello, sweet heart, mum is back” cried out mummy. The small girl did not feel the same as before. Usually she would run to the mum and gave her a big hug. She was guilty because she knew she had done something wrong. She decided to confess the misdeeds. Will the mum forgive her? Sure, mum will readily forgive her cos she loved her. Once the small girl had confessed her misdeeds, her relationship with her mum was once again restored. She no longer felt the guilt anymore.
Sometimes, we may have a weakness for certain sins but we can turn to the Holy Spirit to empower us to overcome it. Let’s take courage to press on!!
Hi Iris, I agree with you. But I have read somewhere that since God has forgiven all our sins (past, present and future), we ask God to overlook our sins and not count them as against us (the writer says we must not crucify Jesus again)as oppose to forgiving us our sins. All these seem very chim. Maybe we can ask our elders again.
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