Why should our accountability be any different after conversion than before? When you were converted did you confess every single sin you'd ever committed in your life up to that point? If not, how can you be sure your salvation is intact? It's a nice effort of rationalization, but the more we try to excuse sin, the deeper hole we dig. Repentance and confession after initial conversion is necessary regardless of your Soteriology.
Interesting that you would claim that. Our accountability befire our salvation was completely absent. After we are saved, we willingly got off our thrones and out Christ up there as Lord and so we were totally accountable. It was and impossible to confess every sin in your life as it would be impossible if you thought you had to. If you don't think you have to, then you are somewhat relaxed, secure ... yes? I am secure, if you are not, that is your problem. We are expected to be obedient, and we practice the Christian way. His yoke is easy. This is my favorite scripture: "Come to Me, all
you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke
is easy and My burden is light.” Matt. 11:28-30
Do we have a new Lord's Prayer to pray after we are born again? A post-conversion Lord's Prayer?
The Lords Prayer is perfect, but is a template. Prayer is talking to God and if that is all you ever prayed, you haven't communicated with God in any kind if detail. That is a good general prayer, but if you had specific needs and God does already know what they are, you simply ask; opening up with giving thanks and praise and then with supplication for guidance, protection, wisdom, healing, disceernment, strengthened faith, courage, spiritual gifts, hope and a while list if specifics concerning others as well. One of the most important prayers just after I became a believer was to ask for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (
1 John 1:9)
Context is crucial in understanding this scripture, you can't just pull out one verse and think it applies to everyone.
"If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:" 1 John 1:6
>Okay, this referring to an unbeliever who has not the truth, then ...
"7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
>Now it is speaking of believers, then ...
"8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
>Now back to unbelievers. Its a comparison, contrasting believers and unbelievers. Then offers to the unbelievers an opportunity:
"9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
>This verse applies to those not yet cleansed - it has to, Christ cleansed us once and for all time when we recei we Him as Lord and Savior.
"10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."
>Here again, the unbeliever who does not have the Word on him.
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