Jesus is my Lord and Savior, just as He is yours. He forgives my sins through the Sacrament of Confession and comes to me each week in the Holy Eucharist. How do I know this? Because Scripture is very clear about these beautiful gifts. (I have already posted the Scriptural references to Cvenger, above).
"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye." -- Colossians 3:12-13
There is no "sacrament" of forgiveness. We are to forgive each other's weaknesses and transgressions, as God forgives our own. Nothing about "another Christ" imposing himself between men and God.
"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." -- Gal. 5:1"And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage" -- Galations 2:4
Praise, God, we have been forgiven by Christ's work on the cross.
"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." -- 2 Corinthians 5:21
Jesus hasn't left the Right Hand of the Father since He sat down there...He did stand up once apparently in anticipation of leaving when they murdered Stephen, but He then sat back down...
Born again Christians are filled with God the Holy Spirit 24/7, 365 days per year...We have no need to even think Jesus will, or needs to come to us weekly, or monthly, or yearly...
Can you explain that??? Why a Spirit filled Christian needs the perceived real presence of Jesus each week???