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When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.‍

Leviticus 4:23

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Three times we see the phrase, “When they become…” and once “when you realize.”

Awareness of sin should result in confession of sin… no matter how long it has been since the sin occurred.

Permanent forgiveness for all sin, for all time and the penalty of sin were paid for by Christ.

If this is true, then why is confession necessary?

The pleasure of living in permanent forgiveness is interrupted because

• sin convicts our heart
• conviction generates guilt and shame
• guilt and shame are tools the enemy will use to keep us from God
• keeping us from the pleasure of our relationship with God is Satan’s end game

Unconfessed sin takes away the pleasure of the permanent state of forgiveness of sin.

When we become aware of sin, confess it, so the pleasure of living in the state of permanent forgiveness isn’t interrupted.

Praise be to God for 1John 1:9:

• But if we confess our sins to him, He can be depended on to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. And it is perfectly proper for God to do this for us because Christ died to wash away our sins. (TLB)

• If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action]. (AMPC)

All such grain offerings of a priest must be burned up entirely. None of it may be eaten.
Leviticus 6:23

I wonder why the grain offerings of the priest had to be burned up, rather than eaten.