What Is Confession?
"I said, I Will Confess My Transgressions Unto The Lord;
And Therefore Thou Forgavest The Iniquity Of My Sin."
1. Is there a promise for those who confess their sins?
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins, and to clease us from all unrighteousness."
(1 John 1:9)
2. To whom besides the Lord should one confess his sins?
"Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another,
that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a right
eous man availeth much."
(James 5:16)
Note: All sins should be confessed to God, because
the very smallest is a grievance to him; but only those sins
should be confessed to a fellow man that have directly injured
him. A sin that is against God only, should be confessed only to
him, and man has no claim to a confession in such cases.
3. If one tries to cover up a sin, and will not properly
confess it, what effect will such a course have on the delinq
uent?
"He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; but whosoever
confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."
(Prov. 28:13)
NOTE: He may outwardly appear to prosper, but
spiritually he will not.
4. Is it possible to hide a sin from God?
"Be sure your sins will find you out." (Num 32:23)
"Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in
the light of thy countenance." (Psa 90:8)
5. How did David feel before he confessed his sins?
"When I kept my silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring
all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me:
my moisture is turned into the drought of summer."
(Psa 32:3,4)
6. What came to him after confession?
"I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not
hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and
then thou forgavest." Psa 32:5
7. Who is the advocate of the sinner?
"If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous." 1 John 2:1
NOTE: It follows that if one is and advocate for
another, the advocate must know all the case of the one for
whom he is to plead. If any omission is made in stating the case
in all its details, how can the advocate plead for such?
8. How fully did Israel confess to Samuel, when they wished
him to intercede to God in their behalf?
"And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants
unto the Lord thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto
all our sins this evil, to ask us a king." (1 Samuel 12:19)
9. What are we to expect when we confess our sins?
"Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my
transgressions." (Psa 51:1
10. Will there be a time when everyone will confess to
God?
"For it is written, as I live, saith the Lord, every knee
shall bow to me, and every tongue confess to God. So then every
one of us shall give account of himself to God." (Romans 14:
11,12)
NOTE: The confession spoken of here are those
which will be made in the judgement. If any one refused to
acknowledge his sins before, affirming that he could not see
them, he will then see them just as the record has them marked.
He will confess his sins when it is too late to obtain
forgiveness for them. It is better to acknowledge our faults
now, and with the help of God put them away, while there is hope
of salvation.
I seek the mercy-seat, where thou dost answer prayer;
There humbly fall before thy feet, For none can perish there.
Thy promise is my plea; With this I venture nigh;
Thou callest burdened souls to thee, And such, O Lord, am I.
Bowed down beneath my sin, By satan sorely prest,
By wars without and fears within, I come to thee for rest.
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