This is my personal opinion, so take it as such.
I believe that when Jesus Christ gave His life for us on the cross that He was consciously aware of every sin that every human being had committed before that day all the way back to Adam. He was consciously aware of every single sin that was being committed at the time he was dying. And He was consciously aware of every single sin that humans would commit in the future, even humans that were not even born yet.
He died for it ALL!
He HAD to be dying for "future sins", because if He did not, then He did not die for anyone's sins here on the Baptist Board, because we were not alive then and would have been considered at that time of the "future".
So, because He DID die for it all and that includes all people born after He died, then that means that He died for sins that you and I have not even committed yet.
All of those sins that we are not even aware that we are going to commit.
All of those sins that we have SWORN under God that we will never do again and yet we have done again and by thunder, we will do again.
But because we are saved, does that mean that we don't have to repent or confess? Not at all!!
The Christian, to keep himself or herself as close to the center of the will of God as possible, MUST repent and confess....everyday.
We must go to God with our sins as Christians and tell him that we are still worms most miserable.
The fate of our soul as Christians is a DONE DEAL! When we place our lives under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and we "die" with Him and are raised into a new life, our eternities, with Jesus, are secure forever.
Then why do we still sin?
Because our saved souls live in a fleshly body and in a fleshly world where satan rules as prince (temporarily).
So, when our flesh battles with our spirit and sometimes wins out....then we as Christians need to confess those times and experiences unto our God and Savior and ask for His forgiveness, His guidance, His help, His mercy, and His love.
And when we are sincerely desiring to please God with our repentance and confession, He does not have to save us all over again and Jesus does not have to die all over again, but instead God extends His Mighty Hand into that pit of filth and pulls us out, cleans us up, and forgives us.
And He does so, because we are His. And we are His because His Son died for us and we chose to die, spiritually, with Him.
Yes...Jesus died for all sin for all time. He died to pay the price for the sin of the world, past, present, and future.
No....not every human being's sins are covered by that price. Each human being, who is mentally accountable, must made a conscious choice to die with Jesus, and yet live as Paul says. We must die, too. Not as a sacrifice, because we could NEVER be sufficient, but bury ourselves in the blood of Jesus and to allow the blood-price of Jesus to cover us up.
Yes...even Christians must still individually and privately confess their sin unto God and repent of habits that are keeping them from living in the direct center of God's will for them.
No...the shepherd of the individual church (such as a priest or a pastor) cannot do the repenting and confessing for you.
Sorry for rambling so....
Peace-
Scarlett O.
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