Considering the title, this may come as a shock: All sins are not forgiven.
Jesus didn't die for *every* sin; He died for the *debt* of sin. Scripture *expressly and explicitly* conveys that Jesus' death is our "propitiation"{Rom3:25/1John2:2/1John4:10}. The Greek word translated "propitiation" is ἱλασμός / hilasmos and literally refers to a "debt-settlement." Thus, Jesus as our "propitiation" can be better understood presented as a reverse class-action suit, so to speak... E.g. instead of many bringing a case against one{a typical class-action suit}; the One brings a case against the many.
So then, we are all guilty of sin, so God brings a case against us. We are all determined guilty and condemned to death. God, in His grace and mercy, presented to mankind an "offer to settle" in the form of a Covenant.
One of the conditions for debt-settlement under the first [e.g. Old] Covenant was that in order for one's debt created by one's sin(s) to be forgiven one had to bring an animal sacrifice to accompany their confession of their sin(s). Each time a person sinned a debt was created; so confession and a sacrifice had to be made -for without the shedding of blood their is no forgiveness of sin{Heb9:22}.
Since mankind eventually began to abuse and neglect many of the conditions of the Old Covenant; effectually breaching this Covenant; God graciously and mercifully replaced the OC with a new and better Covenant{Heb12:24} -for He is not willing that any should perish.
Under the New Covenant, the debt of sin is settled with Jesus' shed blood. Animal sacrifices accompanying confession and repentance for sins are no longer required under the New Covenant -e.g. ALL sins *which we confess and repent of* are forgiven by that ONE all-sufficient sacrifice of Jesus... [*rf. 1John1:9 {note esp. "IF..."}]
Ponder and Answer: If all sins{past, present, future} are covered and forgiven; why were the "many" in Matt7:21-23 being rejected? They had confessed Jesus to be Lord{rf. Matt7:22}... the Holy Spirit had worked supernatural signs through them{.ibid}... but Jesus said that they were lawless and rejected them{vs23}. 1John3:4 says: "Whosoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness." So here's the question again: If Jesus died for ALL sins -why were the "many" believers who were guilty of lawlessness{e.g. sin per 1John3:4} rejected?
My purpose for writing this is because I have encountered, on numerous occasions, a philosophy that claims to be biblical which states that confession and repentance of sin is no longer necessary after baptism -confessing and repenting is supposedly a one-time act that never needs repeating. Jesus, Himself, touched on this erroneous philosophy in John13:4-10...
Jesus alludes the need for REGULAR confession to God during His demonstration of humble servitude to His disciples{see John13:4-10 below}. In this passage, Jesus told Peter that only the feet need washing when the head has already been made clean; implicating symbolically the difference between being cleansed at regeneration and the necessity of being cleansed from "filth" acquired from trodding along through this world. The message is that we do not need to be thoroughly washed when we sin; as some would erroneously coin it "being saved again"; we need only to confess and repent regularly -just as feet need cleaning regularly.
--> John 13:4-10 HCSB
4 So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, took a towel, and tied it around Himself.
5 Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him.
6 He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, "Lord, are You going to wash my feet?"
7 Jesus answered him, "What I'm doing you don't understand now, but afterward you will know."
8 "You will never wash my feet-ever!" Peter said.Jesus replied, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with Me."
9 Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head."
10 "One who has bathed," Jesus told him, "doesn't need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean...
In conclusion, Scripture teaches in 1John1:9; that we are to confess our sins to God -and IF we do so, God[whom we know is just and knows the heart of all men], will judge the sincerity of the one confessing; and He can be trusted to be faithful in forgiving and cleansing those who are genuinely remorseful for the sins which they confess.
--> 1John1:9 NLT
9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful *AND* just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
Jesus didn't die for *every* sin; He died for the *debt* of sin. Scripture *expressly and explicitly* conveys that Jesus' death is our "propitiation"{Rom3:25/1John2:2/1John4:10}. The Greek word translated "propitiation" is ἱλασμός / hilasmos and literally refers to a "debt-settlement." Thus, Jesus as our "propitiation" can be better understood presented as a reverse class-action suit, so to speak... E.g. instead of many bringing a case against one{a typical class-action suit}; the One brings a case against the many.
So then, we are all guilty of sin, so God brings a case against us. We are all determined guilty and condemned to death. God, in His grace and mercy, presented to mankind an "offer to settle" in the form of a Covenant.
One of the conditions for debt-settlement under the first [e.g. Old] Covenant was that in order for one's debt created by one's sin(s) to be forgiven one had to bring an animal sacrifice to accompany their confession of their sin(s). Each time a person sinned a debt was created; so confession and a sacrifice had to be made -for without the shedding of blood their is no forgiveness of sin{Heb9:22}.
Since mankind eventually began to abuse and neglect many of the conditions of the Old Covenant; effectually breaching this Covenant; God graciously and mercifully replaced the OC with a new and better Covenant{Heb12:24} -for He is not willing that any should perish.
Under the New Covenant, the debt of sin is settled with Jesus' shed blood. Animal sacrifices accompanying confession and repentance for sins are no longer required under the New Covenant -e.g. ALL sins *which we confess and repent of* are forgiven by that ONE all-sufficient sacrifice of Jesus... [*rf. 1John1:9 {note esp. "IF..."}]
Ponder and Answer: If all sins{past, present, future} are covered and forgiven; why were the "many" in Matt7:21-23 being rejected? They had confessed Jesus to be Lord{rf. Matt7:22}... the Holy Spirit had worked supernatural signs through them{.ibid}... but Jesus said that they were lawless and rejected them{vs23}. 1John3:4 says: "Whosoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness." So here's the question again: If Jesus died for ALL sins -why were the "many" believers who were guilty of lawlessness{e.g. sin per 1John3:4} rejected?
My purpose for writing this is because I have encountered, on numerous occasions, a philosophy that claims to be biblical which states that confession and repentance of sin is no longer necessary after baptism -confessing and repenting is supposedly a one-time act that never needs repeating. Jesus, Himself, touched on this erroneous philosophy in John13:4-10...
Jesus alludes the need for REGULAR confession to God during His demonstration of humble servitude to His disciples{see John13:4-10 below}. In this passage, Jesus told Peter that only the feet need washing when the head has already been made clean; implicating symbolically the difference between being cleansed at regeneration and the necessity of being cleansed from "filth" acquired from trodding along through this world. The message is that we do not need to be thoroughly washed when we sin; as some would erroneously coin it "being saved again"; we need only to confess and repent regularly -just as feet need cleaning regularly.
--> John 13:4-10 HCSB
4 So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, took a towel, and tied it around Himself.
5 Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him.
6 He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, "Lord, are You going to wash my feet?"
7 Jesus answered him, "What I'm doing you don't understand now, but afterward you will know."
8 "You will never wash my feet-ever!" Peter said.Jesus replied, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with Me."
9 Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head."
10 "One who has bathed," Jesus told him, "doesn't need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean...
In conclusion, Scripture teaches in 1John1:9; that we are to confess our sins to God -and IF we do so, God[whom we know is just and knows the heart of all men], will judge the sincerity of the one confessing; and He can be trusted to be faithful in forgiving and cleansing those who are genuinely remorseful for the sins which they confess.
--> 1John1:9 NLT
9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful *AND* just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
