Second, we should also ask what sin we need to confess and repent of. Confession means agreeing with God about our sin and acknowledging it to him. Repentance is turning away from our sin and taking tangible steps to pursue change in our lives. Confession and repentance do not earn us favor before God. Based on what Jesus has done, we have already been declared not guilty before God. But sin does break our fellowship with God, causing what we might call “relational distance.” Confession and repentance