In reply to Roymond.

I John 1:8-10 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. The "he" in this passage is not a Lutheran pastor but Jesus himself. No one needs a Lutheran pastor to absolve them of sin when they have Jesus, God himself, God in human flesh to do it for us.