What do you think of Confession.

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And by Confession I mean the Catholic kind. Would you be opposed to it if there was no absolution? Are you opposed to the very principle of it? Or are you in favor of it?

Pax Christi
 
I like the idea. I think I probably need it. But I'm not Catholic.

This bothers me, actually.
 
Maddog said:
I like the idea. I think I probably need it. But I'm not Catholic.

This bothers me, actually.
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Some Lutherans still offer it if you can find a Lutheran Church that will do it. But other than that you can always become Catholic;)
 
SantoSubito said:
Some Lutherans still offer it if you can find a Lutheran Church that will do it. But other than that you can always become Catholic;)
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Well, I'm Anglican, and technically, private confessions are an option. However, I've never heard of anyone actually doing this, and lovely as my vicar is, I'm not sure I could bring myself to approach him with my sins without the gurantee of the seal of the confessional.

I've been betrayed badly in the past by a Christian leader whom I decided to trust. Bluntly, I'll never do it again...until I become Catholic, of course (though while the pull to Rome is strong, the Tiber is still so flippin' wide, if you get my metaphor).
 
Maddog said:
Well, I'm Anglican, and technically, private confessions are an option. However, I've never heard of anyone actually doing this, and lovely as my vicar is, I'm not sure I could bring myself to approach him with my sins without the gurantee of the seal of the confessional.

I've been betrayed badly in the past by a Christian leader whom I decided to trust. Bluntly, I'll never do it again...until I become Catholic, of course (though while the pull to Rome is strong, the Tiber is still so flippin' wide, if you get my metaphor).
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Anglicanorum Coetibus might make it easier for Anglicans to make that jump, since they won't need to lose that particularly Anglican liturgy and culture.
 
I can see where it would be relieving.

I recall the bible saying we should confess our sins to those we committed them against, to each other, and ultimately to God.
 
I go through confession as often as possible, however I don't sit in a little booth and wait for a priest to tell me what prayers I need to say or whatever.

Although I have done that before... it was comforting. Like being on a therapists couch.

Confession is a part of repentance and it's something every believer needs to do. You can do this with God directly, but if you need the assistance of a Christian leader then certainly seek it out!

The benefit of confession is naming off the bad things you have done. I think protestants especially like to lump all their sins together and give a general 'sorry for my sins' to God. Naming them individually is much more powerful and makes it easier to truly repent (turn away).
 
what is the point of going to confession when you can confess your sins in prayer to the Lord?
 
shiner500 said:
what is the point of going to confession when you can confess your sins in prayer to the Lord?
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It makes that forgiveness tangible. Hearing someone tell you, you are forgiven helps people extremely. Also confession also act as a deterrent for sin to a great many people.
 
I don't like the fact that some guy is telling me my sins are forgiven.That almost seems like he is acting like Jesus.
I don't want to offend you, but catholicism is saturated in paganism(at least the catholicism I know about).
 
shiner500 said:
I don't like the fact that some guy is telling me my sins are forgiven.That almost seems like he is acting like Jesus.
I don't want to offend you, but catholicism is saturated in paganism(at least the catholicism I know about).
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Well the priest is acting "in persona Christi" in the confessional.
 
Haha santosubito when i saw this thread i thought it was not going to end nicely but the posters here have surprised me. Maybe it just needs more time.

Confession is one of the most incredible things ever. Just talking from experience. I only wish that i could go more often.

In fact, the priest IS acting like Christ. "in persona christi" means in the person of Christ. Which means priests do it with His blessing and even through His command.
 
Warrior44 said:
Haha santosubito when i saw this thread i thought it was not going to end nicely but the posters here have surprised me. Maybe it just needs more time.

Confession is one of the most incredible things ever. Just talking from experience. I only wish that i could go more often.

In fact, the priest IS acting like Christ. "in persona christi" means in the person of Christ. Which means priests do it with His blessing and even through His command.
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I agree. I'm blessed to have a priest that offers confession every day. But he prefers the face to face form of confession, and I'm more comfortable behind the screen.
 
I'm catholic. I believe confession is a good thing, and that the blessing and absolution of a priest is powerful, just as the apostles were given the power to forgive by Jesus (Matthew 18:18).

I also believe that one can be absolved of sin by confessing in private to Jesus himself. Christ is after all the highest priest, and has the power to forgive bestowed upon him by God himself. I also believe that daily repentance to Jesus is better than weekly or monthly confession, especially when you may not remember all of your sins when confessing to a priest. You can ask Jesus to forgive even those sins which you don't remember.

I recently listened to the testimony of a converted islamic terrorist who encountered Jesus while in prison for having forged passports. He said that Jesus showed him his sins and he believed that they were beyond forgiveness, but he begged Jesus to forgive him anyway. Jesus forgave him and he could not believe it and asked Jesus how he is able to forgive him and Jesus said to him "it is easier than drinking water". And this man had participated in the execution of six people in his home country.
 
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I'm catholic. I believe confession is a good thing, and that the blessing and absolution of a priest is powerful, just as the apostles were given the power to forgive by Jesus (Matthew 18:18).

I also believe that one can be absolved of sin by confessing in private to Jesus himself. Christ is after all the highest priest, and has the power to forgive bestowed upon him by God himself. I also believe that daily repentance to Jesus is better than weekly or monthly confession, especially when you may not remember all of your sins when confessing to a priest. You can ask Jesus to forgive even those sins which you don't remember.
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Well you need to have perfect contrition if your Catholic in order to be forgiven without confession. Protestants in essence always have perfect contrition because they've been brought up to believe that you can only confess to God, but the normative way is through confession. Also I can go to confession sad and angry at myself for sinning and walk out happier than ever with a new lease on life; which is something I rarely felt when I simply confessed my sins to God during my brief time as an Evangelical. Also the advice the priest gives and the accountability the Sacrament provides is invaluable; Evangelicals have tried to revive this aspect of confession with what they call "accountability partners".
 
the 'catholic confession' ??
i don't mean to do any opposition in their principles. but i've always grew up believing and being taught that sins must be confessed to JESUS (1John 1:9). and He alone will be the one to judge us and forgive us and cleanse us.
so that's what i do because that's what i've read in the Bible, and it's GOD's word, all who follow it is in the right track. :)

GOD Bless!
 
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