1 John 1:8-9 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John says that one of two things is true about us: either we admit that we sin, and confess and forsake it because we know it affects our fellowship with God, or we deceive ourselves, refuse to admit we still commit acts of sin, and that it matters, and live in a state of spiritual confusion and self-righteousness. When we do so, we do things like start to wonder and complain why others get away with their sin; we begin to question the "fairness' of God; we view ourselves too highly, and Christ and His forgiveness too insignificant. We need to confess and come clean.
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