All sin was ...
1. paid at the Crucifixion
2. forgiven at Salvation ...
... for each saved individual.

Jesus paid the sin payment for all sin.

John 1:29  "...Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

Jesus takes away the sin of each born-again person
1. having paid for it 2000 years ago
2. having separately forever forgiven ...
... each one that comes to Him as their Saviour

Jesus paid the sin payment with His blood

Rom 5:8-9 
"But God commendeth (or showed) his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified (forgiven) by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."

The Father showed His love to all, by sending His Son to die for sinners.
Every sinner is forgiven through the Blood of Christ and saved from the wrath of the Father through His Son.

Jesus died in our place, for our sin.

1 Cor 15:3 "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures"

As predicted in the Old Testament, the Son of God came to the earth and died for all sins.

Jesus was pure from sin.

1 John 3:5  "And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin."

Jesus was able to pay for sin, because He was without sin.

All sin is forgiven at Salvation ...
* every sin in the past
* every sin in the future

Our sin is paid and the saved have the blood payment, yet, we continue to do sinful things.  Sin after Salvation does not close the gates of Heaven, but it does cut fellowship with the Lord.

This brings up the first Pillar
Confession of Sin

The need to confess sin.

Psa 66:18  "If I regard iniquity (sin) in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:"

If a saved person persistently ignores sin, the Lord will no longer hear him or her. A saved person is still saved, but God will not hear their prayers. Unconfessed sin closes God's ear. Communication is cut off. Fellowship is suspended.

Sin does not make the saved, unsaved, but it drives a wedge in our fellowship. Confession (acknowledgement) and Repentance (sorrow for sin’s consequences and the turning from it) opens God’s ear to our prayer and fellowship.

God loves us, but will not communicate with us until we "come clean" about our failures.

1 John 1:9  "If we confess (acknowledge) our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

A repentant confession does not make one saved again. Salvation can never be lost. But, confession of sin does return one to the point where fellowship is possible again and communication may be resumed.

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