Continue the confession...it's good for the soul.
The word confession has at least 3 meanings:
1. you openly agree to a statement, a proposition, a creed or collection of thoughts. These would be things like the Apostle's Creed and had to do with theological stuff.
2. to confess: you openly admit your guilt for some wrong thought or action.
3. a spiritual autobiography like the ones written by Augustine or Patrick.
Tie these three things together and confession is, in a Christian spiritual context, agreeing with God about something--either the teachings of the church (a creed) or about our own sinfulness (our guilt).
Somehow I believe that confession can free us from sin's lasting ownership or jurisdiction in our lives and instead tie us to, or unite us with Christ. But how?
g-ram
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