Does God credit sins to His children?

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What’s Your Question? for Nov. 17, 2010

(This is the first of a series of articles on verses used to try to justify the theory of once saved, always saved. I hope you will save all of them and read them again.) Paul said “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin” (Rom. 4:7,8). This is a quotation of Psalm 32:1,2. David’s sin was covered because he confessed it and it was forgiven (Ps. 32:5). What would have happened if he had not confessed it? God would not have covered it, by forgiving it! This passage teaches conditional, not unconditional forgiveness. John said, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins…” (1 Jn. 1:9). Only those sins will be covered!