COURAGE OF CONFESSION (3 OF 4)
by Jeff Ecklund
Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10
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Courage of Confession (3 of 4)
Series: A Life of Courage
Jeff Ecklund
1 John 1:8-10
In our continuing series on living A Life of Courage, I want to teach on confession this morning...
Obedience has been taught and presented in mostly a negative way, were it is actually glorious, and unlocks the favor of God in our lives...
Much the same, confession has been presented in a way that it loses the power and the dynamic influence it can and should have in our lives.
If you google confession, most all of the first results have to do with the Catholic tradition of confession, and possibly because of that influence in history the church today does not understand or want to understand it in a biblical context...
Text Illustration:
A man with a nagging secret was unable to keep it any longer and he went to the priest to confess his sin. He admitted that for years he had been stealing building supplies from the lumberyard where he worked. ''How much lumber did you take?'' the priest asked. ''I took enough to build my home and enough for my son's house. Then I took enough to build houses for my two daughters. Oh, and our cottage at the lake.'' ''This is a very serious offense,'' the priest said. ''I'll have to think of a far-reaching penance. Have you ever considered doing a retreat?'' ''No, Father, I never have,'' the man replied. ''But if you can get the plans, I can get the lumber.''
My wife and I like cop shows, detectives etc. A sense of justice...It's interesting how important getting a ''confession'' is! If a detective gets a confession there is a lot of stuff that does NOT happen....
Confession is extremely important in the Bible...
CONFESSION Admission, especially of guilt or sin; also, a statement of religious belief. ''To confess'' can mean to agree, to promise, or to admit something.
Elwell, W. A., and Comfort, P. W. (2001). In Tyndale Bible dictionary (p. 307). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
Let's deal with the first par ...
Series: A Life of Courage
Jeff Ecklund
1 John 1:8-10
In our continuing series on living A Life of Courage, I want to teach on confession this morning...
Obedience has been taught and presented in mostly a negative way, were it is actually glorious, and unlocks the favor of God in our lives...
Much the same, confession has been presented in a way that it loses the power and the dynamic influence it can and should have in our lives.
If you google confession, most all of the first results have to do with the Catholic tradition of confession, and possibly because of that influence in history the church today does not understand or want to understand it in a biblical context...
Text Illustration:
A man with a nagging secret was unable to keep it any longer and he went to the priest to confess his sin. He admitted that for years he had been stealing building supplies from the lumberyard where he worked. ''How much lumber did you take?'' the priest asked. ''I took enough to build my home and enough for my son's house. Then I took enough to build houses for my two daughters. Oh, and our cottage at the lake.'' ''This is a very serious offense,'' the priest said. ''I'll have to think of a far-reaching penance. Have you ever considered doing a retreat?'' ''No, Father, I never have,'' the man replied. ''But if you can get the plans, I can get the lumber.''
My wife and I like cop shows, detectives etc. A sense of justice...It's interesting how important getting a ''confession'' is! If a detective gets a confession there is a lot of stuff that does NOT happen....
Confession is extremely important in the Bible...
CONFESSION Admission, especially of guilt or sin; also, a statement of religious belief. ''To confess'' can mean to agree, to promise, or to admit something.
Elwell, W. A., and Comfort, P. W. (2001). In Tyndale Bible dictionary (p. 307). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
Let's deal with the first par ...
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