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Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 12:31pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
I am a member of one renown bible teaching church. recently, I'm living with catholics, I notice that pole used to gather at the father' house to do confession. this contradicts my own belief and also pose the question of if we confess to prirst, who will the priest confess to when he commit sin Catholics in the house, what are the effects of not confessing ur sin to priest |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Nobody: 12:36pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Not comfortable telling sme1 what mistake I have made... |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by BasketballGURU(m): 12:38pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Religion is the core quandary ôf this country |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 12:38pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Chuvin22:say something abt the thread. nobody is competing FTC with u |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 12:39pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
BasketballGURU: like seriously?? |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Nobody: 1:44pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Dignitas: 1:50pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
The priest can confess to his bishop when he sins. He can also confess to a fellow priest. Even the Pope confesses to a particular undisclosed priest. So, a priest can hear the confessions of anybody, including his fellow priest, bishops and the Pope. Thank you. 1 Like |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 2:57pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Dignitas: but is there any effect of not confessing to priest |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Tplkenny: 3:44pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Why do Catholics confess their sins to a
priest? Isn’t God the one who forgives us?
Of course, God is the one who alone can
and does forgive us our sins, but God in
His mysterious plan for us from the
beginning chose to show His love,
including His forgiving love, through the
Church.
Remember the healing of the paralytic by
Jesus and the reaction of the crowd?
First, Jesus said, "Your sins are forgiven.
"Then He told him to rise and walk. The
reaction of the leaders to the first
statement was: "He has blasphemed. Only
God can forgive sins." The response of the
people to the whole experience was
different. They praised God for giving
such authority to men.
The emphasis of the Bible is the fact that
Jesus forgave sins as the Son of Man, as
one sent by God. This power to forgive
sins Jesus passed on to the Apostles. The
words are from John’s Gospel (John
20:21ff.): "Peace be with you,’ Jesus said
again, ‘As the Father has sent me, so I
send you." Then He breathed on them and
said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you
forgive men’s sins, they are forgiven
them: if you hold them bound, they are
held bound."
But how can one know what sins to
forgive or what sins to retain unless these
are made known; that means unless they
are confessed? This experience of
confession of sins to a priest to receive
the sign of God’s healing forgiveness is
called by the Church the Sacrament of
Penance or the Sacrament of
Reconciliation. We are once more made
one with God. Jesus intended this power
to be exercised not only by the Apostles,
but also by their successors for the good
of sinners.
In Matthew, chapter twenty eight, we read:
"Full authority has been given to me both
in Heaven and on earth. Go therefore and
make disciples of all the nations. Teach
them to carry out everything I have
commanded you and know that I am with
you always until the end of the world."
Now, as Catholics, we believe that by
ordination, a priest is given as much
power to minister God’s healing
forgiveness as the Apostles themselves
possessed.
So the first reason why Catholics confess
their sins to a priest is that God has
chosen to express his forgiving love this
way. Our humanity is sacred to God, He
reaches out to us through and in accord
with our humanity. God knows that one of
our needs is to be certain, to be re-
assured. God wants me to know with faith
assurance that when I am sincerely
repentant, when I am truly sorry, that He
has forgiven my sins. Again and again
Jesus showed His love through outward,
external signs. The words said by the
priest, "I absolve you from all your sins in
the Name of the Father, and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit," are those faith-
signs of the certainty of God’s
forgiveness.
Another need that we have is to get
things off the chest, so to speak. We may
know what is bothering us, but until we
speak about it to someone else, the
burden remains heavy. In the actual
confession of our sinfulness to a priest,
there is also a human feeling of being
made free. In our letting go, God’s healing
grace renews us and by the humbling
experience of admitting our sins to
another, we are responding to God’s call.
A humble and contrite heart God will not
spurn.
Besides being at one with God, Jesus
indicated that we need to be at peace with
one another. In Matthew 5:23, Jesus said:
"If you bring your gift to the altar and
there recall that your brother has anything
against you, leave your gift at the altar.
Go first to be reconciled with your brother,
and then come and offer your gift."
Sin is both personal and communal. It
affects me and my relationship with God.
Practically, I cannot go to everyone
personally and ask forgiveness, but the
priest, as confessor and leader, represents
the Church, the Community of Faith. In
the experience of confession I am not only
asking God to forgive me, but I am also
asking the same from my brothers and
sisters in the Lord. Faith in Jesus opens
me to receive the sign of the Father’s
forgiveness, healing and love each time I
confess my sins this way. 3 Likes |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 3:53pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Tplkenny: tnx, but CNT we communicate God directly must we go through priests |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by NoWorries7(m): 5:24pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
@Tplkenny Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah:5:20 |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Nobody: 6:13pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
lonikit: Are you Catholic or you just want to mock what you don't understand? 1 Like |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 6:18pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Pidgin2: can u quote any libelous statement of mine. when did questioning become mockery. nobody forced u to comment woman. 2 Likes |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by ScepticalPyrrho: 6:26pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Kondomondo This is what a christian section would look like. Maybe, you'll request for a pentecostal section after a christian section have been created, then you'll probably need another section for your Pastor's church when the war amongst pentecostals begin. |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Lex11(m): 7:18pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;" - 1 Timothy 2:5 "For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." - Hebrews 4:15-16 3 Likes |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Nobody: 7:24pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
lonikit: Are you a Catholic, yes or no? |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 7:55pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Pidgin2:for now, I'm attending catholic, so I'm a part time member nw |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 7:58pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Lex11: tnk u sie 1 Like |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 7:59pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
ScepticalPyrrho: funny |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Dignitas: 6:08pm On Jun 30, 2017 |
lonikit: You tell me what is the effect of not confessing one's sins. Then apply it to a Catholic. That's all. |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 7:12pm On Jun 30, 2017 |
Dignitas:I mean must we confess to priest bfr we are forgiven. can't we talk to God ourselves? |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by funlord(m): 8:46am On Jul 19, 2017 |
Dignitas: I can't receive pm's so if you have a question drop your what's app number here! |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by obinna58(m): 9:54am On Jul 19, 2017 |
Use to feel new after confession mostly at early morning Mass, until I understood what religion have done to our mind. Confession is as crazy as tithing 1 Like |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 10:25am On Jul 19, 2017 |
obinna58: I don't understand u bro. |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 10:26am On Jul 19, 2017 |
obinna58: are trying to condemn religion |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 10:30am On Jul 19, 2017 |
obinna58: I tink religion or confession is not my problem but the issue of confessing to a priest. I want to beliv that we can talk to God directly |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by obinna58(m): 2:16pm On Jul 19, 2017 |
lonikit:when u start thinking and realizing the wrong sides of ur religion, that's the moment u gradually standing on ur own, and if u continue to use ur brain and question somethings, it will lead U to being nonreligious |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Precial419: 2:37pm On Jul 19, 2017 |
Only God has d power to forgive sins. Jesus gave the apostles d mandate to forgive sins n by mandate to all men, i cant really say if d mandates is to only priests. But before u go for confession, its advisable u take a sober moment of reflection, if u r nt truly sori den u have wasted ur time. |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 4:36pm On Jul 19, 2017 |
Precial419: can one neglect the issue of going to priests and confess to God directly?? |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 4:43pm On Jul 19, 2017 |
obinna58: God will lead us aright |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by Ubenedictus(m): 5:06pm On Jul 19, 2017 |
lonikit: This is like asking a protestant "why read the bible? Can we just get the holy spirit talk to us personally?" Or asking a Lutheran Or a baptist "why do baptism as a part of receiving justification, is the giving your life to Christ by using the sins prayer not enough?" In each of these cases a christian will say to listen to the holy spirit is great, to give your life to Jesus by saying the sinner prayer is beautiful, a catholic will say to confess to God is marvelous but God himself devised was by which we express our relationship with him. Jesus give us scripture as a unique way of listening to him. Jesus give baptism as a unique way of giving our lives to him by participating in Christ death and resurrection. In a similar way a catholic, an orthodox and a oriental christian believe that confession is the unique way in which God express him forgiving love in the new covenant. Through it a true penitent receives unfailing assurance that him sinner is good. Now on a lighter note will you talk a friend not to read him bible because the spirit of God can speak to him personally? Will you tell your friend to avoid baptism because he has given his life to Christ with the sinner prayer. The same way a catholic will take advantage of confession even though he can ask God directly. Because in confession he has the unfailing assurance of forgiveness, the peace of mind that follows, reconciliation with the people of God and the bonus of receiving matured christian advice on how to deal with the specific sins, encouragement, sometimes mini counselling. 1 Like |
Re: Catholic: Must We Confess Sin To Priest, Cant We Talk To God Directly??? by lonikit: 5:20pm On Jul 19, 2017 |
Ubenedictus: tnx, but my question is still hanging in the air. all u just did was all about the importance of confession from Catholic perspective. my question is must we confess to priest? can we just confess to God maybe in our room or in the church if we confess to God and not the priest, will the sin not be forgiven?. these are my ques |
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