HAVE YOU CONFESSED??

[T.L. Hawkins]

When was the last time you confessed your sins?

CONFESSION OF SINS


Confession of sins takes various forms:
(1) To God alone,
(2) To one's neighbor when he has been wronged (Luke 17:4, James 5:23),
(3) To one's friend or advisor as the confession of David to Nathan (2 Samuel 12:13), and,
(4) To the entire congregation where sin has created a public scandal to the church.
The Bible clearly teaches that every known sin, of whatever nature, must be confessed to God. Any sin, every sin, not repented of, establishes a barrier between God and the sinner.
David said, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear." (Psalm 66:18.) "
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins..." (I John 1:9.)
God graciously forgives every erring child who has genuinely repented and acknowledged his sin. Forgiveness is dependent on confession of sin by those who stumble and fall. If the heart is impenitent, confession will not follow; and without it there is no forgiveness.

A confession of sin is an expression disowning the sin. When a person has genuinely repented of sin, he or she is anxious to denounce and disown that sin. So the confession of sin should be as public as the sin itself.
"Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed." (James 5:16.)
Sins known only to God should be confessed only to God; sins known only to one or a few should be confessed to only one or a few, as the case may be. Public sin known to all should be confessed before all (the church). Confession should be just as public as the sin committed, but not more so.

We all have need, in becoming a Christian, to make the good confession that Jesus made before Pilate--the confession of Faith.
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. * I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession” 1 Tim. 6:12-13

We all also have need, as we seek to live the Christian life, to confess and renounce the sins we commit from day to day. (I John 1:8-9.) Jesus, however, never needed to make a confession of sins for He had none. (Hebrews 4:15.) Instead Jesus died on the cross to provide forgiveness of sins to all who are obedient to His commands. (Luke 6:46, Hebrews 5:8-9.)

[T.L. Hawkins]

Moreh~ you beat me to the punch! LOL! Repentance was my next post!
I can relate to the alcohol. I did the same thing for YEARS. When I started to drink heavily, I wasn't even old enough to purchase alcohol (see how even the enemy makes a way for you to do what he wants you to?). At 16 years of age, I drank everyday. I had to REPENT, not only for being drunk and disorderly, but also for the sins I committed while under the influence of alcohol. Alcohol can really make you act UGLY towards your fellow man......hmmmm...another blog perhaps.

[T.L. Hawkins]

Eric~ You are SO right! We sometimes keep everything about ourselves a secret. Mostly because the secret we're keeping doesn't line up with Yah's will. Therefore, we would rather NOT be judged by man, forgetting Yah knows all and is the judge that matters! People indeed show remorse, regret, and repentance because they got caught or were exposed rather than because they KNOW it's wrong. I too live in a glass house built on a SOLID foundation!
Be Blessed.

[Eric Hancock]

Well what do repent mean??

re·pent 1 (r-pnt)
v. re·pent·ed, re·pent·ing, re·pents
v.intr.
1. To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be contrite.
2. To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it: repented of intemperate behavior.
3. To make a change for the better as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins.
v.tr.
1. To feel regret or self-reproach for: repent one's sins.
2. To cause to feel remorse or regret.

Some people are not feeling the true definitian of Repenting,they cry out but seek another INNOCENT Prey to Prey on..they're more sorry that they gotten caught than the actual SIN itself and if they would never gotten caught they would still be living that sin..People tell me That I am too TRANSPARENT because I talk alot from the pulpit about my past BUT I feel that a real man of Yahwey/God OUGHT to live in a Glass house to some extent that way there is no secrets..there are NO ISHMEALS in my Closet..and it makes me to sleep good at night...good topic Sister Tarmeque Add a Comment

[T.L. Hawkins]

Moreh~ "hmmmmmm????? "....to answer your question....YEP!