Thinking that we should never fail,
or should not have failed the last time we did,
is thinking higher thoughts of ourselves
than we ought.
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins,
he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar,
and his word is not in us.
1 John 1:8-10 ESV
