Didn't Jesus tell the adulteress to "go and sin no more"???
Isn't forgiveness predicated on the these things?
Confessing sins;
expressing sorrow for sinning;
asking for forgiveness;
promising not to do it again;
punishment/atonement.
But, that's what I learned about sin and forgiveness in my Catholic education. But, that's not the case for non-Catholics. They have no confession and only have to say "Sorry, Lord; forgive me, Lord; I won't do it again, Lord."
Easy-peasy. One can do that ten times a day. Life is a bowl of cherries with NO pits, punishment or purgatory.
“Christ’s death negates any/all sins one commits no matter how much we promise “not to do it again.” That’s novel.”
Nope. That’s Biblical.
“Isn’t forgiveness predicated on the these things?”
Nope. A la: “forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do.”
“They have no confession”
No? Can one not indeed confess guilt to God directly without getting another sinner involved?
“One can do that ten times a day.”
Like your “confession” - enter the booth 10 times a day and all will be well? Distinction without difference from what you impugn.
This has all been addressed quite well elsewhere. Look it up.
Go and sin no more means exactly that, that we should do that.
However, it doesn’t say that if we do, it’ll affect our salvation.