And it is exactly why I am no longer a Lutheran, though I do adhere to what is written in my Lutheran study bible that teaches the exact opposite of what is taught & preached every Sunday. Christ & the apostles taught that when a sinner repents, we are to no longer hold that past sin against them. So why do Lutheran’s throw in your face every chance they get, that which is of the past rather than focus on the present & the future?
Simple enough.
Simultaneously saint and sinner. We need to confess because we still sin every day in thought, word, and deed, and we hear forgiveness every day because we’re beloved children of God.