1 John 1:9 Greek Translation: “If we confess the facts and truth with public praises of our forgiven sins, he is faithful worthy of our trust to be believed to forgive us dismissing our sin sending them away, and to cleanse us purifying us from the guilt and power of sin and from all unrighteousness with right justice according to the law.” Comment: Did you get all that? What do we walk away with according to this scripture? If the truth be known every time we profess Jesus to someone we are at the same time confessing our sin! Well I thought a one time confession to God was enough! Yes but when we confess we profess his name! When we profess the Gospel to other people we are also confessing our sin and redemption from it! How many times has Billy Graham confessed his sins? Every time he preached the Gospel! The more he did it the more confirmation he got of the truth! The truth of his redemption! The confirmation! What did Jesus tell the lunatic after he cast 2000 demons out of him? Remember he wanted to join Jesus ministry! Go back to your village and proclaim my name! What did he tell the woman who had five husbands and was living with another man? Go back to your village and profess my name! The disappointment with the nine lepers who did not return to him was their lack of a desire to proclaim his name after those miracles! They took the credit upon themselves! Jesus commanded us to go out into the whole world and profess the Gospel! The whole purpose of false religions is to establish a system of self works justifying themselves and no need of confession of any sin! I like the Greek word for forgive! Another meaning is to give up and leave sin alone as a ghost! Since it is near Halloween we can talk about ghosts! Any ghosts in your past? Any skeletons? Your unconfessed guilt from sin will bring them back to you! If you have confessed your sin you can remind those ghosts that their future is in hell and my future is in heaven because of the Cross! Your evidence of confession will be your profession of the Gospel! I have a problem with secret service Christians? When people ask me my profession I tell them my profession is my confession! That Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior! Is he your Savior? Your evidence will be your confession of sin and the profession of his name to the world regardless of the cost! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com