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Discern between judgment and forgiveness.

The Cross was all Judgment.

Forgiveness occurs with each and every condemned sinner AFTER they exercise belief through faith in Christ upon the call of the Father.

If the person rejects the call of the Father, after tasting the spirit and understanding the Gospel, then there is no other opportunity for salvation.

Forgiveness occurs at initial salvation and whenever we repent and confess our post salvation sins, when we return into fellowship with Him.

Judgment on Christ brought forgiveness to us. That's what the cross is all about. You make your life much harder than necessary if you think God is requiring you to confess your sins and you are kidding yourself if you think you can even remotely confess all of your sins. We sin in ways we have no idea. Sin is a hopeless case. That's why we needed Jesus to take away our sins and the sin of the whole world (1 John 2:2).

Once you've received Christ you are the righteousness of God in Christ which is a gift. Just as you were a sinner before because of Adam regardless of how much righteousness you did, so now you are righteous because of Christ no matter how much you sin. Otherwise the work of Adam is greater than the work of Jesus Christ the Son of God.

Jesus was condemned and judged for all your sins 2000 years ago. It is done. "It is finished." In the New Covenant, God says, "I remember your sins and iniquities no more." It is done. "It is finished."

Don't add to God's finished work by demanding "repentance and confession." That is a work to gain righteousness but our righteousness never was, is not now, nor never will be a result of our works. Our righteousness is a gift that comes from Jesus' perfect sacrifice and finished work on the cross.

THAT is the gospel of the grace of Christ.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; you are fallen from grace.

Galatians 5:1-4.