If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Pardon in Scripture always supposes confession, with no promise without it. God is faithful to His promises, and just, not in the strict sense of justice, but as acting rightly in the circumstances, being true to His engagements, or being just to His Son through Christ's atonement, so that He may pardon those who believe.
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God promises double blessing: justification and sanctification, forgiveness and cleansing from all iniquity, His pardoning grace is free and full. He is faithful to His promise and just because Christ satisfied Divine justice for us. Confession is the indispensible condition: no remission without it, but infallible certainty with it.
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The beginning of salvation is to acknowledge our wickedness and require pardon from Him who freely forgives all sins because He has promised and is faithful and just. Our salvation depends on God's free promise; where then are our merits? This is our true happiness.
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