Hebrews 5-8

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God.

One of the key elements when we come to Christ is to repent of our sins. And of course as much as we may try not to sin therafter, we are not yet perfected so we do still sin. That sin strains our relationship with God and so confession and repentence are very vital parts of our walk. However, for some (perhaps even many) that cycle of sin, confession and repentence IS their walk.

If Satan can't keep us from accepting Christ, the next best thing is for us to become ineffective. If we are constantly pouring over every detail of how we've sinned or replaying over and over again sins in our past and asking to be "re-forgiven" for things He's already forgotten we will never grow. It also shows that perhaps we really don't understand His grace. When Jesus hung on that cross and paid the price for my sin, every sin I would ever commit was in the future. Yet His blood covered them all. His blood still covers them all, past, present and future.

Should we remember the past? Of course. Should we retell stories and recount how He's transformed us and called us to life in Him? We'd better. But the object isn't to focus on the sins and former things. We need to move forward and mature.