why?? confession. 1. to acknowledge god’s goodwill i. the meanings of the word “ confession ”...
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WHY??WHY??
ConfessionConfession
1 .To Acknowledge God’s Goodwill 1 .To Acknowledge God’s Goodwill
I. The Meanings of the word “ Confession” I. The Meanings of the word “ Confession”
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures for ever. (Dan 3 : 89)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures for ever. (Dan 3 : 89)
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, [And] into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him,
[and] bless His name (Psa 100 : 4)
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, [And] into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him,
[and] bless His name (Psa 100 : 4)
2 .To Declare Faith 2 .To Declare Faith
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation (Rom 10 : 10)
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation (Rom 10 : 10)
" ,Therefore whoever confesses Me before men him I will also confess before My Father who is
in heaven (Mat 10 : 32)
"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is
in heaven (Mat 10 : 32)
I. The Meanings of the word “ Confession” I. The Meanings of the word “ Confession”
3 .To Declare Sinning 3 .To Declare Sinning
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness (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 (1Jo 1 : 9)Confess [your] trespasses to one another, and
pray for one another, that you may be healed .
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much (Jam 5 : 16)
Confess [your] trespasses to one another, and pray
for one another, that you may be healed .The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man
avails much (Jam 5 : 16)
I. The Meanings of the word “ Confession” I. The Meanings of the word “ Confession”
ConfessionConfession
Repentance
Thankfulness
Faith
II. Steps of RepentanceII. Steps of Repentance
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face
in a mirror; (Jam 1 : 23)
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face
in a mirror; (Jam 1 : 23)
"Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' -- and do not
know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked -- (Rev 3 : 17)
"Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' -- and do not
know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked -- (Rev 3 : 17)
Learning and DiscipleshipLearning and Discipleship
1 .Admitting in front of one’s Own Self 1 .Admitting in front of one’s Own Self
II. Steps of RepentanceII. Steps of Repentance
1 .Admitting in front of one’s Own Self 1 .Admitting in front of one’s Own Self
"But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
(Luk 15 : 17)
"But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
(Luk 15 : 17)
Learning and DiscipleshipLearning and Discipleship
II. Steps of RepentanceII. Steps of Repentance
2 .Remorsefulness (Regret) & Prayer 2 .Remorsefulness (Regret) & Prayer
A woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] sat at the table in the Pharisee's house,
brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind [Him] weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped [them] with the hair
of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed [them] with the fragrant oil (Luk 7 : 37 - 38)
A woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] sat at the table in the Pharisee's house,
brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind [Him] weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped [them] with the hair
of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed [them] with the fragrant oil (Luk 7 : 37 - 38)
I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before
you, (Luk 15 : 18)
I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before
you, (Luk 15 : 18)
II. Steps of RepentanceII. Steps of Repentance
3 .Renouncing Sins & Wrongdoings 3 .Renouncing Sins & Wrongdoings
Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false
accusation, I restore fourfold" (Luk 19 : 8)
Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false
accusation, I restore fourfold" (Luk 19 : 8)
Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you have been made well. Sin
no more, lest a worse thing come upon you ")Joh 5 : 14(
Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you have been made well. Sin
no more, lest a worse thing come upon you ")Joh 5 : 14(
II. Steps of RepentanceII. Steps of Repentance
4 .Continuous Spiritual Struggle 4 .Continuous Spiritual Struggle
You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin (Heb 12 : 4)
You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin (Heb 12 : 4)
For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away
(Mat 25 : 29)
For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away
(Mat 25 : 29)
II. Steps of RepentanceII. Steps of Repentance
5 .Confession 5 .Confession
" Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you
loose on earth will be loosed in heaven )Mat 18 : 18(
"Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you
loose on earth will be loosed in heaven )Mat 18 : 18(
So David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD" And Nathan said to David, "The
LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die (2Sa 12 : 13)
So David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD" And Nathan said to David, "The
LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die (2Sa 12 : 13)
II. Steps of RepentanceII. Steps of Repentance
Now Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I beg you, give glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what
you have done; do not hide [it] from me". (Jos 7 : 19)
Now Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I beg you, give glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what
you have done; do not hide [it] from me". (Jos 7 : 19)
5 .Confession 5 .Confession
III. Stages of ConfessionIII. Stages of Confession
Revising OneselfRevising Oneself
Securing the Senses, Thoughts and RelationsSecuring the Senses, Thoughts and Relations
Revising One’s Spiritual LawRevising One’s Spiritual Law
Trainings & GuidelinesTrainings & Guidelines
The Absolution Prayer… The Absolution Prayer…
For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet [you do] not [have]
many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel (1Co 4 : 15)
For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet [you do] not [have]
many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel (1Co 4 : 15)
Fatherhood
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (Mat 28 : 19)
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (Mat 28 : 19)
Discipleship
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to [your] elders. Yes, all of [you] be submissive to
one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the
humble" (1Pe 5 : 5)
Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to [your] elders. Yes, all of [you] be submissive to
one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the
humble" (1Pe 5 : 5)
Guidance
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
"If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the [sins] of any, they are
retained" (Joh 20 : 23)
"If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the [sins] of any, they are
retained" (Joh 20 : 23)
Forgiveness
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering,
love, perseverance, (2Ti 3 : 10)
But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering,
love, perseverance, (2Ti 3 : 10)
Spiritual Growth
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
IV. The Role of the Sacrament of Confession in Evangelism
+Homework of this week
From the book of Acts:
+Please read Chapter 13 till 19 and pick out the Evangelistic situations.