I don't believe he said that, but I'll let
@wattie answer for himself.
The believer in Christ has the gift of everlasting life, which never ends.
-Believers still have their flesh and old sin nature when they trust Jesus as Savior.
-When we sin, we have the privilege to go before God's throne of grace to confess those sins. The cross is still in view as the reason we have that option. This confession does not restore a gift that was never lost. It restores the fellowship lost. David sinned and and said, "restore unto me the joy of the salvation."
Joy is lost and the fellowship that can result in answered prayers. Psalm 32, Jeremiah 3:13