a lot of hindus balk at christians calling themselves sinners. I dont think that viewing oneself as wretched before God if thats indeed what they are (many are in kali yuga) necessarily means they aren't also the pure perfect and free Atman. the hindu equivalent is being helpless in the ocean of samsara, unable to overcome samskaras and vasanas, and the pairs of opposites. the outcome of this is suffering and sin, but one doesnt need to die and go to heaven for them to end. only a person who is pure evil is someone who doesnt have the free will to change despite their preexisting impressions and mental composition, but for some it is very very hard, and maya is only overcome with the grace of Ishvara, so we are all powerless before it. that being said, if you look at christians, many zealots view themselves as entirely execrable and yet they dont change their behavior even though they believe God literally suffered for them. so basically, the only necessity is repentance for sins, which is almost universal, the attitude of viewing oneself as a sinner seems to me to be only appropriate for the inveterate sinner who needs grace.