"FAITHFUL and JUST"

“FAITHFUL and JUST”

 

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.       1 John 1:9

 

Faithful:  Constant, loyal, dependable

 

CONFESSION is characteristic of a TRUE BELIEVER, they are very much AWARE of the fact that they are in the FLESH and are prone to FALL to TEMPTATIONS, because of the desires of the FLESH.  Therefore, because of the deep desire to PLEASE God, and to HONOR the WORK of Christ on the cross, for the SALVATION of their SOULS, they MUST make CONFESSION on a DAILY BASIS.   It does NOT mean that they will lose their SALVATION, because that has been SEALED by the HOLY SPIRIT.  It is because they have been made RIGHTEOUS and SIN is CONTRARY to RIGHTEOUSNESS.   Therefore, they MUST CONFESS their SINS to God. A TRUE BELIEVER CANNOT LIVE HABITUALLY in SIN. 

 

The POSITIVE part of that CONFESSION is that GOD is FAITHFUL and JUST and He will FORGIVE us of our sins, and PURIFY us from being tainted with UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.  Meaning, He is CONSTANT with His FORGIVENESS.  And He is JUST or RIGHTEOUS in His judgment of the sin.  We have His PROMISE of FORGIVENESS, and we can count on it because He is FAITHFUL, not only with His FORGIVENESS, but in KEEPING His PROMISES.

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you do not KNOW of this LOVE and FORGIVENESS.  But you can, if you will TRUST in His AMAZING GRACE, which He is offering to you NOW.  If you continue to REJECT His SON, Jesus Christ, you will be destined to spend ALL of ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL of its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE.  In order to ACCEPT His SON, and His gift of SALVATION.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that, Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, because He is FAITHFUL and JUST to FORGIVE your sins, and to offer to you His gift of SALVATION.  You MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and RECEIVE an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!