When Christians confess their sin, they are not “informing” God of their sin, but “agreeing” with God regarding what he says about the severity of their sin.
When Christians confess their sin, they are not “informing” God of their sin, but “agreeing” with God regarding what he says about the severity of their sin.
1 John 1:9 says, “IF we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive…” So the question is this: Do Christians remain unforgiven by God until they confess their sins?
Martin Luther once said, “If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is …
It is the greatness of God that gives weight to the grace of God. Perhaps you have lost the awe you once possessed in regards to God’s immense mercy toward you. If this is the case, do not merely focus your attention on the love of God, but also on the holiness and glory of God.
Men who haven’t done anything aren’t going to have much success slaying giants.
1 Corinthians 5:5 1 Timothy 1:20 2 Corinthians 2:1-11 Matthew 18:15-20 Joel Webbon
Pastor Joel Webbon makes a concise argument for church membership.