God.
No. If someone comes to me and confesses something wrong, I forgive them.
Indeed, believers are commanded to do so. To *retain* sin is not an option given to believers.
FWIW, nobody is capable of confessing each and every sin they ever commit. Some are committed that we are not aware of and some are forgotten.
That’s the beauty of God’s forgiveness. It forgives ALL the sins we commit and ever will commit. We are delivered from the consequences of our sin. He doesn’t hold them against us because He doesn’t HAVE to. They have been paid for.
Once we’ve trusted Christ and He is free to deal with us how He wants to in love instead of how He must because of justice.
God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in stead fast love. He does not deal with us according to our sin or repay us according to our iniquities.
Ok. I finally got it out you. You think you can confess your sins directly to God. How will you know if He absolves you or if He retains your sins?