Why Should I Confess My Sins?

After you have become a Christian, do you confess your sins in order to remain saved? No; the Bible tells us that once you are saved, you remain sealed: Ephesians 1:13 says “When you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, [you] were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.” At the time of confession, the Holy Spirit, Who is the Spirit of Jesus, comes to live in your heart. Romans 8:9 says “You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.” We continually confess our sins not to preserve our salvation, but to remain in fellowship with the One who has saved us.