Here is the moral of the story from the NT....We should not be stubborn idiots and refuse to confess our sins. Such an attitude would mean we are arrogant thinking we are better than God’s commands. If someone is in such a state of open rebellion to God, then Paul and Peter tell us to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith.
If someone is in such a state of open rebellion to God, then Paul and Peter tell us to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith.
I'm not sure what that means as a response to the question: "...if we do not confess - He would not forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness?"