WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR SINS?

IT'S ABOUT GOD POD

Have you ever struggled with what you should do when you sin, even after you’re saved?

When we first repented to God and received Jesus Christ as our Savior, we were forgiven of all our sins, and a peace we never knew flooded our hearts. But we know from personal experience that being saved doesn’t mean we’re immune to sin. Despite our best efforts, we still sin. So what should we do when we sin after we’re saved?

We need to confess our sins to the Lord

Since our salvation is eternal, we don’t need to be saved again to receive forgiveness for our sins. In fact, that’s impossible.

But we also shouldn’t think it’s okay to sin just because we’re saved eternally. God is offended by and concerned about the sins we commit after we’re saved.

The Bible gives us a clear answer to the question of what we should do when we sin. To experience being forgiven and washed of our sins, we must confess them to the Lord.

Confessing our sins to God is critical for a healthy Christian life. Now, let’s look at why we need to confess our sins, what it means to confess, how to confess, and the results of confessing.

Why we need to confess our sins

God wants to have a loving relationship with us, and we want to have the same with Him. But when we sin, a barrier arises between us and God.

Our God is a God of love, but He’s also holy and righteous. He can’t tolerate or ignore sin. This is why our fellowship with Him is interrupted.

In our human relationships, we know that when we offend someone, a barrier goes up between us and that person. For example, let’s say you offend a friend by saying something hurtful, and you never apologize. You both feel there’s a rift between you, but until you clear the air by apologizing, you simply can’t be at ease in each other’s presence.

This is even more true when it comes to our relationship with the Lord. Before we sin, we have peace in Him. We enjoy free and open fellowship with Him. But when we sin, our conscience tells us we’ve offended the Lord. The ease and sweetness of our relationship is lost. We’ve trespassed against Him, and our sin is now a barrier between us and God. We can’t enjoy fellowship with Him as we did before.

Confessing our sins to the Lord is the only way our fellowship with Him can be restored.