Hello again Homwardbound, it's true that, unlike 1 John 1:7, the forgiveness and cleansing of our sins by God in v9 looks back to the Cross as a past, present and future reality that has, for us, already been accomplished (since both words, ἀφίημι/
forgive and καθαρίζω/cleanse, are in the Greek aorist tense).
However, this is not the case for 'us' (and what our half of v9 tells us to do), as ὁμολογέω/confess is in the Greek ~present~ tense instead. This Greek present tense indicates that an action is happening both presently and/or ongoing, thus the reason that our "confession" half of v9 is something that we are to do "over and over and over again", as often as we need to because of the ongoing sins in our lives.
I thought that I should also point out that I am not the one that you are actually disagreeing with. Rather, your disagreement is with the Holy Spirit, and also with the Apostle John, who (interestingly) included himself in the mix with the rest of us (in 1 John 1-2, see the words in bold at the bottom of this post) as someone who needed to continue to confess 'his' ongoing sins to God, as well, just like the rest of us need to do (not to be saved again or to remain saved, as the Law (our legal standing before our holy God) can only be satisfied at the Cross, but for the purpose of getting back the close fellowship that we enjoyed with Him, our loving Abba, which is lost, to one degree or another, whenever we sin).
As the murderer/adulterer King David prayed in Psalm 51:12, "restore unto me the ~JOY~ of Thy salvation", not salvation itself, because that was never lost (even though his sins were heinous).
God bless you!!
~Deuteronomy (David)
p.s. - question, if you're home watching something on TV, and when reaching for some food you end up knocking your wife's most precious family heirloom to the floor and shattering it into a hundred pieces, do you say anything to her, or does "love mean never having to say 'you're sorry'" in your home? The Christian life is ALL about the ongoing and (hopefully) growing personal relationship that we have with our loving, heavenly Father/Abba .. cf Matthew 7:22-23; John 17:3. Or as one of my word studies puts it, "sin in a Christian’s life is a matter, not between a lawbreaker and a judge, but between a child and his father."
You know what, that word study (on 1 John 1:9/by Wuest) says it all better than I could ever hope to, so I'll post it for all to see/read in next post below.
1 John 1
7 If we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.
1 John 2
1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we ~have~ an Advocate (now and ongoing) with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
Thank you for this exhortation, all those that are sincere come to hear they are forgiven reconciled by God and see to be reconciled back in thanksgiving and praise to God personally first above everything else, and God knows who are his and who are not as each person knows rhis truth in themselves too, Romans 5:15-16
As I see you believe and are stuck in sin as I have been in past and could be again. This, if I may say to you. Great you repent over and over and over again, trying to not sin again Amen
Yet you are trapped in a vicious cycle of the same sin you do not want to do and yet are doing it also, as I have for many years before seeing the truth of this reconciliation given by God Father through Son to us all ( 2 Cor 5:17-20)
Are by chance, are you denying the Christ that went to that cross for you, in his shed blood for you? Or do you not know there is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood as was set up to see that in the first testament. where it was there under Law, where there was no purging from the consciousness of sin as goes on to this day in repenting over and over again and again, that denies that final sacrifice of God for us through Son Jesus to us?
It is the mixing of Law and Grace that is happening today, many not seeing this and have gotten caught up under Law to not sin. Not seeing this: no flesh after Son Jesus can any flesh nature please God Romans 8:3
Ask God if you are denying God's final sacrifice in repenting to him by saying you need more forgiveness, that Son's done work is not good enough really?
In essence when I repent over and over again, I am still obviously sinning in need for God's forgiveness, and in essence I am then asking for more forgiveness and God will not shed anymore blood for anymore forgiveness will Son come back to die all over again?
Thank you It is finished (John 19:30) the new Hebrews 9:14-17
The fulfillment of Law Christ did that for you, me and all others too. to give us new life in his risen life for all those that believe God in the Son as resurrected for them, and are given it. these that continue in trust to God over what is done for them, get peeled like onions one sin at a time taken out of them to be grateful to God in as in 2 Cor 12:7-10, oh read from verse one please
Caught up in the third Heaven out of body or not I do not know, yet I can't speak of this. three verse 7 for us to turn to God to depend on Gods only, thank youmnot the self flesh efforts of