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1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
On face value, this verse would seem to mean every time we (Christians) sin, we can ask God for forgiveness and become righteous in the sight of God again. Well, if that were true, that would make 2 Corinthians 5:21 false. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Since our righteousness comes from Jesus, the sins we commit will not effect our right standing with God. What 1 John 1:9 means is, the guilty or shameful feeling we may experience in our soul after sinning can be removed with a confession of our wrongdoing. Once we make our confession, we can allow the blood of Jesus to remove our conscious of all unrighteous works (Hebrews 9:14).
As Christians we should not allow the devil to make us feel guilty because of our actions. We are the righteousness of God no matter what mistakes we make. God loves us. There is no sin we can commit that will make God change His mind about us. We are His children and there is nothing no one can do about it.
Be blessed.
Graced To Do God's Will 