The formula of absolution used in the Latin Church expresses the essential elements of this sacrament: The Father of mercies is the source of all forgiveness. He effects the reconciliation of sinners through the Passover of his Son and the gift of his Spirit, through the prayer and ministry of the Church:
God, the Father of mercies, through the death and the resurrection of his Son has reconciled the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
That's all a bunch of hogwash.
That is found exactly NOWHERE in Scripture. We are forgiven once for all.
God forgives sin whenever HE is asked, and not by a priest, but by God himself.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
And it's not by a bunch of flowery sounding words.
Luke 18:9-14 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’
But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
The record of our sin debt has been CANCELED.
It's done away with.
Not on a day by day basis, where you have on again off again salvation depending.
But permanently and forever.
Colossians 2:13-15 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
A person does not lose their salvation by sinning, and if they think they do, they are depending on their own works to save them, not the grace of God.
And since they are depending on their own works to asve them, they are not depending on Christ, therefore are not saved.
**may God give you pardon and peace,**
Are you calling God’s acts “hogwash?”
I certainly hope not.
A person does not lose their salvation by sinning, nor obtain salvation by being sinless, but Biblical effectual (not inert, dead) faith appropriates justification, being counted for righteousness, and which is evidenced by obedience by the Spirit.
Thus Scripture warns believers against departing from the faith they once held, making Christ of no effect, to no profit, drawing back to perdition. (Gal. 5:1-5; Heb. 3:12; 10:25-39) Which are addressed to believers as applying believers.
Man can take no credit for having and keeping the faith, as It is God who draws, convicts, opens hearts, grants repentance and faith, (Jn. 6:44; 12:32; 16:8; Acts 11:18; 16:14; Eph. 2:8,9) and moves us to obey, (Phil.2:13) thus both motivating and enabling us to do what we otherwise could not and would not do. Yet under grace, God rewards faith via recognition of what it effects. (Heb. 10:35; Mt. 25:32-=40)
But man can indeed resist God, (Proverbs 1:24-32) and deny the faith, (1Tim. 5:8) which is what man must take credit for, and will. (Jude 1:15).