Romans 5:12. God desires for all of mankind to understand what sin is and the importance for us to confess sins.

Definition Of Sin

In short, sin is any thought or action that is against God and God's Word, the Bible. Sin and its consequences, death, entered into this world by Adam in the Garden of Eden. As a result of Adam being disobedient to God in the garden of Eden, Adam took on a sin nature. Because of our natural forefather, Adam, all of mankind inherited his sin nature (Romans 5:12, "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.").

ROMANS 5 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Romans 5:12, "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."

Why do we confess our sins...

Hosea 5:15. Whether we know it or not, we are suppose to be in a loving relationship with God. When we are not, we have broken our relationship with Him. Our disobedience to God, our creator, is a sin. Sin started with Adam, our forefather, and continues with us today. Jesus is the answer for us to restore our relationship with God, but first we must confess our sins. Only when we acknowledge our offenses toward God can our relationship with God be restored (Hosea 5:15, “I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early”). Restoration begins with us confessing our sins. Accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior restores our relationship with God.

HOSEA 5 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Hosea 5:15, “I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.”

Joshua 7:19. God is Truth; He is Righteous; He is the only one that is perfect. When we confess sins (our disobedient, our shortfalls), we give God glory that all Truth and all Righteousness flow from Him. We worship Him by acknowledging His perfection and by us admitting our imperfection (sin nature).

There can only be one right and truth. Both God and mankind cannot have their own version of truth and what is right. Mankind, when acting out of relationship with God will always sin. Mankind’s sinful disobedience started with Adam and continues to this day.

If we do not confess our sins to God, we give God no glory. We disrespect Him by not acknowledging His perfection. Whether we state it or not, we have decided that our actions are righteousness because we see no need to confess our sins to God. Confessing our sins is a prerequisite to establishing a relationship with God. God loves us all, and He created us to glorify His righteousness (Joshua 7:19, “And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me”).

JOSHUA 7 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Joshua 7:19, "And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me."

Romans 5:16. Even though we have inherited a sin nature, all is not lost. God loves us. The challenge is that even though God loves us, He is a righteous God that by His nature must be separated from sin. Because of God's righteousness nature, He must destroy and punish sin. The question is how can God punish and destroy the sin in us, but still have a loving, eternal relationship with us. The answer to God reconciling with us, sinful mankind, was that He has offered us a free gift. This gift is His Son, Jesus Christ, who substituted Himself on the cross to be punished for our sin nature. God's loving act enable mankind to be justified and in good standing with God (Romans 5:16, "And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification").

ROMANS 5 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Romans 5:16, "And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification."

1 John 4:15. All that mankind is required to do to accept this free gift, is to confess sins, and acknowledge that Jesus is our Lord and Savior (1 John 4:15, "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."). Only through Jesus can we walk in obedience and be in right fellowship with God and with one another. Jesus Christ has cleansed us from all our sin (1 John 1:7, "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.").

BIBLE SCRIPTURE: 1 John 4:15, "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.")

1 John 1:9. If we choose not to confess sins and not accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we cannot have a loving relationship with God. It does not matter to God why we choose not to confess our sins, be it out of ignorance, self-righteousness, or just a continuous desire to sin and be disobedient to God. God requires our total surrender to Him. God desires and requires that we confess sins and our sin nature. He requires that we confess that Jesus Christ's action on the cross enable God to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:8,9, "If we say that 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.").

BIBLE SCRIPTURE: 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."