James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
The God of heaven clearly states the condition upon which pardon and forgiveness are to be offered and even then, God ultimately has the final word in the matter. Thus, for mortals to come along and change the terms and conditions is the equivalent of sitting in the seat of God, or trying to play God. But here comes quid quo pro which removes those terms and conditions laid down by The God of the universe.
And quid pro quo now offers pardons carte blanche, where you don’t need to confess anything, you don’t need to return what was robbed, and you do not need to make changes in habits and practice. According to quid pro quo, as it occurred in church back in the dark ages, all you needed to do was to grease the hands of the person who supposedly had the power to pardon, and you can go on your merry way, without repentance or a change of heart.
[The Great Controversy pp 127] As Tetzel entered a town, a messenger went before him, announcing, “The grace of God and of the holy father is at your gates.” He declared that by virtue of his certificates of pardon, all the sins which the purchaser should afterward desire to commit would be forgiven him, and that “even repentance was not indispensable.”
James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!