9 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
So, if your sins are forgiven, you are also cleansed, and if you are cleansed, you are also free, which means you will be miraculously transformed into a saint. So, live like it. Live like you are forgiven. Live like you’re cleansed. Live like you’re free.
Why does it matter? Because if God has forgiven you, and you no longer do the things you used to do or say the thing you used to say, you are no longer the same person; you are now a new creature in Jesus Christ. You are a Saint of God.
Why? Because we must become a new creation so that we might win others. The world cannot lead the world to the Truth. The blind cannot lead the blind to the Promised Land. The ignorant cannot teach the ignorant. We have to put off our old self and become a new creation in Christ Jesus that He might dwell in us and lead the lost to Himself through us.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Live As New.