Do Christians Need to CONFESS Their Sin ?

Question

Why and why not.?

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Answer 1

Confession of sins is Old Testament teaching, that has unfortunately been brought into churches through traditional interpretation by preachers who didn't rightly divide the word of truth. When understood in the light of the finished work of Christ, there is no need for Christians to confess our sins since all our sins have already been forgiven through Jesus' finished work - past, present and future (as seekfind also shared).



God also declares in the new covenant that He remembers our sins no more. (Hebrews 8:10) If God chose to remember our sins no more,

why do we want to remind Him of our sins? It's like saying His Son didn't do a good job to remove them at the cross - that's insulting the finished work of Jesus Christ.



The way to please God is to acknowledge and agree with God that Jesus' blood has washed us from every sin 2000 years ago - there is no unforgiven sin for us if we have believed in Jesus Christ. What we need to confess is not our sins but our righteousness in Christ, for that is righteousness by faith. We confess we are righteous every day, not by what we do or don't do, but by what Christ has done at the cross, and we will receive God's power to REIGN in life over every challenge through Him. :) (Romans 5:17) It's not works, but a privilege and a joy for us to confess we are the righteousness of God in Christ, as thanksgiving to the Lord. Hallelujah!



Thanks for the instructive question to share the gospel of grace, my partner in grace. Blessings to you, precious Grace. :)

Answer 2

I will give you scriptures which pertain to confessing our sins, ok? John 20:19-23:"Peace be with you". When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. "And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them. "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven , if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.

The plain reading of the above scripture is that ht e Apostles specifically are given the power to forgive or retain sins. As Jesus Christ was sent by God the Father to forgive sins, so He sends the Apostles to forgive sins. In order for the Apostles to exercise this authority of forgiving sins, the penitents must orally confess their sins to them because the Apostles are not mind readers.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, "breathes " on the Apostles, and then gives them the power to forgive and retain sins. The only other moment in Sacred Scripture where God breathes on man is in Genesis 2:7.

"then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being. Genesis2-7, The above passage is very relevant because , anytime God breath on something, that thing gain a new life. The new life giving power is given to the Apostles to forgive sins.

Answer 3

Sin In The Life Of Believer;

It is a reality; 1John 2:1-6; 1John 1:8-9.

It can be overcome;

Romans 6:11-14

Answer 4

GOD'S FORGIVENESS

How can we experience God's forgiveness?

BIBLE READING: Ps 51

KEY BIBLE VERSE: For I recognize my shameful deeds -- they haunt me day and night. (Ps 51:3)

Experiencing God's forgiveness comes through confession and repentance. This psalm was David's written confession to God after a particularly sinful episode in his life. David was truly sorry for his adultery with Bathsheba and for murdering her husband to cover it up. He knew that his actions had hurt many people. But because David repented of those sins, God mercifully forgave him. No sin is too great to be forgiven! Do you feel that you could never come close to God because you have done something terrible? God can and will forgive you of any sin. While God forgives us, however, he does not always erase the natural consequences of our sin -- David's life and family were never the same as a result of what he had done (see 2 Sam 12:1-23).

Answer 5

We do need to confess our sins. Even though the Lord already knows what our sins are, we confess to show honor to Him and so that we absolutely know what it was that we did wrong.



Matt 6:12 "and forgive us our transgressions (sins) as we also have forgiven our transgressors (ones that have made sins against us)."



The means by which God gorgives sins after baptism is confession. "If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).

Answer 6

Yes, Christians need to confess their sins. Mt 9:1-8, 10:40, 18:18-19, Mk 2:5-12, Jn 20:22-23, 2Cor 5:18-20, Lk 10:16, Jas 5:16, 1Jn 1:6-9



No I won't click the link. You can't spam for your church here.

Answer 7

1 John 1:9 only applies when a person confesses Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and this is the time when he is cleansed from all unrighteousness. This verse does not apply to confession of sins one by one. By one confession of sins and faith in Jesus Christ everyone is forgiven of all sins, past, present and future (Hebrews 9:26, 10:10,12,14).



What is needed after we are saved is not confession of sins but repentance by turning away from committing sins knowing that you have the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness to do so (Romans 5:17).



God bless you sister Grace for this question.

Answer 8

Unconfessed sin will turn to ungodly guilt, and eat you up from inside....I say this from personal experience.....But as believers, we don't need to dwell on our sins, we can confess our mistakes to a loving Father, with confidence in His grace.....For an unbeliever, there is no such thing as sin(God only disciplines His children)



Psalms 32 :3-5



" When I kept silent,

my bones wasted away

through my groaning all day long.



For day and night

your hand was heavy upon me;

my strength was sapped

as in the heat of summer.



Then I acknowledged my sin to you

and did not cover up my iniquity.

I said, "I will confess

my transgressions to the LORD "—

and you forgave

the guilt of my sin....""

Answer 9

u didn't ask for rude answers but i see some must be mean and then give Bible verses and then say learn christianity 101..hmmm...christianity 101 for that individual...LOVE..God Bless You

For the answer: yes we must confess sin..faith has the Bible verse correct..However..if it is something that will hurt someone else u dont confess to them..You confess to the Father In Heaven.(not father in church)..u cant go around telling people what u did to them and confess everything to them! ur purification is not on the account of someone Else's hell or hurt!..Now if it murder we are talking about or rape..something that will bring peace to a victim or family..confess aloud

Answer 10

They must confess their sins and truly repent from them if the ywant God to forgive them.But no they do not nor should they confess to a father or someone who isn't God because they are Humans too and there is only One mediator between God and you and that is Jesus Christ!

Answer 11

Confessing or acknowledging our sin is certainly part of the repentence process no matter how you slice it or view it beyond that.

It is not always necessary to confess to a HUMAN (like a priest or something) sometimes we just need to recognize our sin(s) and confess to the Lord personally. Just review the Lord's prayer as your example....

Answer 12

Dear Grace!



I feel the need to confess my sins to the Lord!

Such confession unburdens me from all suffering they cause me - I feel so light afterwards.



I won´t give you any biblical support - there are many - too many - above my answer.



Thank you for the wonderful links, my dear!



God bless you!

Answer 13

Short answer: "YES"... the question however is to WHOM and for what purpose.



We are called to forgive others sin... but that should be taken into the context of interceding and witnessing (the sinner's prayer). Also when one has been offended by someone we are called to forgive them.

Answer 14

Yes. We constantly sin and we need to be aware of it and repentant of it. We need to confess our sins to God and He is always ready to forgive and help us to not do it anymore. Sorry about the link, I don't do links. Thanks for asking.

Answer 15

Yes, to God only



1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Answer 16

LV 3:5

"and it must occure that in case he becomes guilty as respects one of these things then he must connfess in what way he has sinned"

Jo 7:19

".....make confession to him, and tell me, please, what have you done? Do not hide it from me"

Answer 17

My good friends, my take on this is Yes. the Bible says in James confess ye your sins one with another.

Confession is owning up ,admitting for the sake of brotherhood,it is Godly,that's why Jesus says when you pray,say forgive our transgression as we forgive,those who transgress against us. thanks.

Answer 18

Yes before Allah for recognising Jesus as the son ot God on this earth.

Answer 19

Most christians don't believe in confessing, only Catholics do that. ( to God only )

Answer 20

yes they do. they need to get saved and god will forgive them for all their sins.

Answer 21

Sorry I don't live by scripture.. I live by faith and I would say yes they should confess them while praying.



Have a good one!!



Cinn =)

Answer 22

Their bigges sin is being christians in the first place. They do not need to confess it, since they only confess meaningless rubbish. Remember that hypocrisy is not a sin, thank god.

Answer 23

You ARE joking right?? Are you that ignorant of the Holy Scriptures??



Lord, have mercy!



You want some Bible? Here's some Bible for ya:



I. Jesus Christ Granted the Apostles His Authority to Forgive Sins

John 20:21 - before He grants them the authority to forgive sins, Jesus says to the apostles, "as the Father sent me, so I send you." As Christ was sent by the Father to forgive sins, so Christ sends the apostles and their successors forgive sins.



John 20:22 - the Lord "breathes" on the apostles, and then gives them the power to forgive and retain sins. The only other moment in Scripture where God breathes on man is in Gen. 2:7, when the Lord "breathes" divine life into man. When this happens, a significant transformation takes place.



John 20:23 - Jesus says, "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained." In order for the apostles to exercise this gift of forgiving sins, the penitents must orally confess their sins to them because the apostles are not mind readers. The text makes this very clear.



Matt. 9:8 - this verse shows that God has given the authority to forgive sins to "men." Hence, those Protestants who acknowledge that the apostles had the authority to forgive sins (which this verse demonstrates) must prove that this gift ended with the apostles. Otherwise, the apostles' successors still possess this gift. Where in Scripture is the gift of authority to forgive sins taken away from the apostles or their successors?



Matt. 9:6; Mark 2:10 - Christ forgave sins as a man (not God) to convince us that the "Son of man" has authority to forgive sins on earth.



Luke 5:24 - Luke also points out that Jesus' authority to forgive sins is as a man, not God. The Gospel writers record this to convince us that God has given this authority to men. This authority has been transferred from Christ to the apostles and their successors.



Matt. 18:18 - the apostles are given authority to bind and loose. The authority to bind and loose includes administering and removing the temporal penalties due to sin. The Jews understood this since the birth of the Church.



John 20:22-23; Matt. 18:18 - the power to remit/retain sin is also the power to remit/retain punishment due to sin. If Christ's ministers can forgive the eternal penalty of sin, they can certainly remit the temporal penalty of sin (which is called an "indulgence").



2 Cor. 2:10 - Paul forgives in the presence of Christ (some translations refer to the presences of Christ as "in persona Christi"). Some say that this may also be a reference to sins.



2 Cor. 5:18 - the ministry of reconciliation was given to the ambassadors of the Church. This ministry of reconciliation refers to the sacrament of reconciliation, also called the sacrament of confession or penance.



James 5:15-16 - in verse 15 we see that sins are forgiven by the priests in the sacrament of the sick. This is another example of man's authority to forgive sins on earth. Then in verse 16, James says “Therefore, confess our sins to one another,” in reference to the men referred to in verse 15, the priests of the Church.



1 Tim. 2:5 - Christ is the only mediator, but He was free to decide how His mediation would be applied to us. The Lord chose to use priests of God to carry out His work of forgiveness.



Lev. 5:4-6; 19:21-22 - even under the Old Covenant, God used priests to forgive and atone for the sins of others.



II. The Necessity and Practice of Orally Confessing Sins

James 5:16 - James clearly teaches us that we must “confess our sins to one another,” not just privately to God. James 5:16 must be read in the context of James 5:14-15, which is referring to the healing power (both physical and spiritual) of the priests of the Church. Hence, when James says “therefore” in verse 16, he must be referring to the men he was writing about in verses 14 and 15 – these men are the ordained priests of the Church, to whom we must confess our sins.



Acts 19:18 - many came to orally confess sins and divulge their sinful practices. Oral confession was the practice of the early Church just as it is today.



Matt. 3:6; Mark 1:5 - again, this shows people confessing their sins before others as an historical practice (here to John the Baptist).



1 Tim. 6:12 - this verse also refers to the historical practice of confessing both faith and sins in the presence of many witnesses.



1 John 1:9 - if we confess are sins, God is faithful to us and forgives us and cleanse us. But we must confess our sins to one another.



Num. 5:7 - this shows the historical practice of publicly confessing sins, and making



public restitution.



2 Sam. 12:14 - even though the sin is forgiven, there is punishment due for the forgiven sin. David is forgiven but his child was still taken (the consequence of his sin).



Neh. 9:2-3 - the Israelites stood before the assembly and confessed sins publicly and interceded for each other.

Sir. 4:26 - God tells us not to be ashamed to confess our sins, and not to try to stop the current of a river. Anyone who has experienced the sacrament of reconciliation understands the import of this verse.



Baruch 1:14 - again, this shows that the people made confession in the house of the Lord, before the assembly.



1 John 5:16-17; Luke 12:47-48 - there is a distinction between mortal and venial sins. This has been the teaching of the Catholic Church for 2,000 years, but, today, most Protestants no longer agree that there is such a distinction. Mortal sins lead to death and must be absolved in the sacrament of reconciliation. Venial sins do not have to be confessed to a priest, but the pious Catholic practice is to do so in order to advance in our journey to holiness.



Matt. 5:19 - Jesus teaches that breaking the least of commandments is venial sin (the person is still saved but is least in the kingdom), versus mortal sin (the person is not saved).















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