Confession can't deal with sins ...

The only place that "confess", "God", "forgiveness" and "sins"
are mentioned together is 1John1.

Here it talking to non believers
because these gnostics are saying
Christ is only Spirit, and also, they can't sin !
(Even believers might get the idea that they can't sin !)
Forgiveness and righteousness follow their acknowledgement
of their sin which requires mercy from Jesus.
(Believers are constantly in a state of forgiveness.)

God recognises that
only the finished work of Jesus on the Cross
can deal with sin.
His blood cleanses and forgives us our sin.
His crucifixion, AS US, kills our sinful nature,
as believers identify their co-death, co-burial, and co-raising in Christ.
Holy Spirit remembers our sins no more.

Our poor memory of our sins to be confessed to God
will never have us forgiven and cleansed.
Even remembering a short list will not do it.

Jas.5 says to confess your sins one to another, also our struggles.
This has a debriefing and counselling benefit amongst trusted friends,
but it has nothing to do with obtaining forgiveness from God.
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confess (homologio, to say the same as, agree with [God])
agree with God that you need redemption
by the Blood of Jesus,
for your sins and your sinful nature
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