Those parts that I added were to make them say what YOU say they say, not what they actually say.
Wow.
You just cannot see it, can you . . .
Jesus cleanses us from HOW MUCH unrighteousness?
The Blood of Christ cleanses us from HOW MUCH sin?
Confession and the turning away from sin gets you what? Mercy under the Old Covenant or salvation under the New Covenant?
Answer those questions . . . maybe it will help you see . . .
-JGIG
Uh, no. John says we are to sin not. Then he says if we do sin we have an advocate that we can go to named Jesus Christ. For if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.
Jason. HOW MANY sins were forgiven at the Cross?
Please answer the question.
How many?
Confessing sin is not a one time event whereby you can then sin all you want afterwards. John says to .... "sin not." But if you do... there is an advocate. Why? To confess your sin so as to be forgiven of sin. For he that confesses and forsakes sin shall have mercy (Proverbs 28:13).
Repeated confession to God of sins after salvation is found NO WHERE in the New Covenant Scriptures. Confession of sins for the believer is a GOOD thing, but we are to confess our sins one to another, so that we may pray for one another. NO WHERE in the New Covenant are sins to be continually confessed to God for FORGIVENESS.
Forgiveness is a ONE TIME, COMPLETE GIFT (Heb. 7:25, 10:10,18).
This again, is not a one time event (if you sin again). One still has to confess and forsake sin if it arises again in one's life.
Forgiveness of sins IS a one time event. The 'event' was the Cross. We enter into the forgiveness that was provided at the Cross when we put our faith in Christ.
At that point we HAVE the forgiveness of sinS (Col. 1:13-14, Eph. 1:7-10).
Confess sin = Forgive us of our sin.
No, Jason, the Blood of Christ = Forgiveness of our sin.
Hebrews 9:22 says that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
So you're saying one really big false thing:
- That with confession there is forgiveness of sins
If that were true, Christ need never have done the Work of the Cross.
On top of that, you are putting Christ to open shame, because for there to be more forgiveness, according to the Scriptures, there MUST be more shedding of blood.
You are saying that believers need MORE forgiveness when they sin.
More forgiveness requires MORE BLOOD.
You are saying that what Jesus did on the Cross WAS NOT ENOUGH.
That is contrary to soooo much New Covenant Scripture.
By preaching that belief you are putting Christ's sacrifice on the SAME LEVEL AS BULLS AND GOATS - sacrifices which were required to be made over and over again.
I'm exhorting you, Jason, you really need to look very closely at what you're teaching here - it is demonstrably FALSE.
That is what 1 John 1:9 says. The cleansing of all unrighteousness is past tense and it does not include any future sin that you might plan on doing. For how can you confess future sin? You can't. So 1 John 1:9 is in view to present or past sin that needs to be confessed only.
Again, Jason, you're teaching that confession = forgiveness. It does not. There is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood.
I've posted this here before, but it's always a good reminder:
Has God dealt with the sins of the world?
Yes.
How many times did He deal with it?
Once.
Have your sins been judged?
Yes.
Where were they judged?
At the Cross.
What was the verdict?
Guilty.
What was the punishment?
Death.
Who took it?
Jesus.
How much of it?
All of it.
How much is left for you?
None.
(Quoted from Bob George, The New Covenant Explained http://bobgeorge.net/?ddownload=1833)
The New Covenant says that if you are in Christ, God is not holding your sins against you and that He remembers your sins no more (2 Cor. 5:18-19, Is. 43:25, Heb. 8:12, Heb. 10:17).
Why are you asking for forgiveness for sins that God is a) not holding against you, b) chooses to not remember, and c) have been COMPLETELY washed away by Christ's Blood at the Cross?
The TRUTH is that ALL of your sins were forgiven BEFORE you committed even ONE of them! ALL sins were dealt with at the Cross 2000 years ago \o/! When you received Christ, you entered into the forgiveness already provided for you.
That's Good News!
-JGIG