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Originally Posted by Ohio
Can you explain how believers can be forgiven of all their sins yet be “still responsible for sins not confessed or repented of and will be dealt with accordingly?”
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A believer is forgiven eternally of all their sins and will not come into judgement, will not perish in the lake of fire, for any sin in his life, past, present, or future.
A believer's sins commited after being saved are still forgiven eternally, but in time they are still sins that have consequences in varying degrees, depending on the sin. Believers will face the consequences of those sins (but never eternal judgement), unless they confess/repent of those sins.
This same thought is reflected in other passages, such as what John wrote to saved believers in 1 John 9:
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."