God told us He forgets our sin when we repent. I believe this is so that we have no baggage to hold us back from boldly speaking the truth. We had to hear the truth before we repented, just as others need to hear it to become born again.
1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
No one will be forgiven by just ignoring their past and hope it all just goes away. There must be a confession of sin and a desire to be changed by Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:16-18
16 Therefore from now on, we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,"
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