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Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Pdizzle(m): 3:14pm On Oct 27, 2012
Although im a catholic, i read a lot of prostestant devotionals since we all serve the same God. On reading my open heavens this morning, i saw pastor Adeboye taking a jab at the catholics concerning the way they confess their sins to priests, saying penance does not grant you forgiveness.
We got discussing about it and we made reference to bible passages such as john 20:22-23 and james 5:14-16. Pls what are your opinions on these.
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Nobody: 4:25pm On Oct 27, 2012
Adeboye should focus on his private jet and dumb congregation and leave catholics alone.

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by k2039: 4:30pm On Oct 27, 2012
Jesus is the high priest. You should only confess to God and ask him for forgiveness. No man who was born like you and will die like you will forgive you for your sins even if they say they can.

If you offend someone you can confess to the person you offended for him to forgive you but the ultimate forgiveness comes from God(which means you still have to confess to God)

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by k2039: 4:31pm On Oct 27, 2012
chukwudi44: Adeboye should focus on his private jet and dumb congregation and leave catholics alone.

Whats the relevance of your comment to the thread,you have not answered the op's question

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Nobody: 4:33pm On Oct 27, 2012
John 20:22-23 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Nobody: 4:36pm On Oct 27, 2012
New International Version (©1984)
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Nobody: 4:43pm On Oct 27, 2012
James 5:14-16

King James Version (KJV)

14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

@op

I am sure this passages are explicit enough.The protestants should first remove the log from their eyes before trying to remove the supposed pegs in the RCC.

Adeboye should first stop the practice of compulsory tithing and first fruits obsrved in his church which are contrary to the new order.

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by ijawkid(m): 4:59pm On Oct 27, 2012
chukwudi44: Adeboye should focus on his private jet and dumb congregation and leave catholics alone.
Lmao....chukwudi you are too funny...I can't stop laughing...

Na true you talk sha...

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by solbil: 5:08pm On Oct 27, 2012
you really think pentecostals have problems with asking for forgiveness which ever way even if it is through confession? What they cannot stand is letting some one else know what bad thing they have done in the past! But its ok. You have got nothing to fear. No priest don ever make jest of anyone wey come to confessional before. Instead of fighting the confession thing, why dont you just avail yourself the grace that abounds.

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by mumumugu(m): 6:55pm On Oct 27, 2012
Even protestants meet their pastors for confesion,advice and counceling etc

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Pdizzle(m): 9:12am On Oct 28, 2012
Thanks chukwudi

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Pdizzle(m): 9:13am On Oct 28, 2012
mumumugu: Even protestants meet their pastors for confesion,advice and counceling etc
but do they confess the whole sins n mk it compulsory like the catholics?
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Afam4eva(m): 10:50am On Oct 28, 2012
@Chukwudi
Thanks for providing those bible passages. But don't you think that what those passages are saying is that you should confess your sins to anybody and not just a priest?

I think Pastors should stop habit of condemning other people's belief system.

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Fran6ik: 10:52am On Oct 28, 2012
@all. CONFESSING at the confessional has been the traditional way of christians untill the era of This so called PENTECOSTALISM. But i must say dat this New day gospel preachers are condeming the TRADITION of christianity and talking from their own human literary understanding of the BIBLE.

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by honeric01(m): 10:55am On Oct 28, 2012
chukwudi44: James 5:14-16

King James Version (KJV)

14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

@op

I am sure this passages are explicit enough.The protestants should first remove the log from their eyes before trying to remove the supposed pegs in the RCC.

Adeboye should first stop the practice of compulsory tithing and first fruits obsrved in his church which are contrary to the new order.

Did you check the bolded too? why should it be the priest and not to anyone else?

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by omicron(m): 10:56am On Oct 28, 2012
Oh! That feeling one gets after a true Confession! Oh...so invigorating, so inspiring!

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by AZeD1(m): 10:57am On Oct 28, 2012
afam4eva: @Chukwudi
Thanks for providing those bible passages. But don't you think that what those passages are saying is that you should confess your sins to anybody and not just a priest?

I think Pastors should stop habit of condemning other people's belief system.
Yeah that what it means but priest are never to discuss it with anybody but are you sure you can trust mama caro to keep her mouth shut?

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by honeric01(m): 11:01am On Oct 28, 2012
A-ZeD:

Yeah that what it means but priest are never to discuss it with anybody but are you sure you can trust mama caro to keep her mouth shut?

Who does the priest confess his own sins to?

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Afam4eva(m): 11:03am On Oct 28, 2012
A-ZeD:

Yeah that what it means but priest are never to discuss it with anybody but are you sure you can trust mama caro to keep her mouth shut?
lol grin you can't trust a priest either..

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Nobody: 11:05am On Oct 28, 2012
Father, pls Father..., I ve a confession to make.
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Nobody: 11:08am On Oct 28, 2012
chukwudi44: Adeboye should focus on his private jet and dumb congregation and leave catholics alone.

God have mercy on you...
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Nobody: 11:11am On Oct 28, 2012
Confessin to a preist is right..so says our God
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Nobody: 11:12am On Oct 28, 2012
chukwudi44: New International Version (©1984)
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

What about bowing down to images?
What about praying with rosary?
What about burning insence?

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Afam4eva(m): 11:14am On Oct 28, 2012
bbpreye.:


What about bowing down to images?
What about praying with rosary?
What about burning insence?
These are very good questions but i think you should open another thread for them. Let's stay on-topic and not derail.
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by basisop(m): 11:16am On Oct 28, 2012
Authority to forgive sins-
NLT John 20:23 (If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven).
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Nobody: 11:16am On Oct 28, 2012
Pentecostals again, always claiming to know Jesus more than Joseph the carpenter...
Now they know the bible more than the church that has protected same for hundreds of years...

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by greedie1(f): 11:17am On Oct 28, 2012
A-ZeD:

Yeah that what it means but priest are never to discuss it with anybody but are you sure you can trust mama caro to keep her mouth shut?

besides the priest can advice/ mandate the person confessing to seek the forgiveness of the person he/ she offended... The religiuos; priests, pastors etc to an extent are God's representatives here on earth, if they have the power to bind and loose something on earth and it is recognized in heaven, why can't they hear ple's confession? Don't you think there is a reason why they give specific prayers ( to be made to God not them) and community works as penance?

It's demoralizing wen people especially men of God talk about things they don't know about,interpreting the bible according to their level of ignorance.

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by Afam4eva(m): 11:18am On Oct 28, 2012
saxywale: Pentecostals again, always claiming to know Jesus more than Joseph the carpenter...
Now they know the bible more than the church that has protected same for hundreds of years...
I never knew you were a Catholic...so why do you hate........people so much?
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by AZeD1(m): 11:22am On Oct 28, 2012
honeric01:

Who does the priest confess his own sins to?
Other priest
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by AZeD1(m): 11:25am On Oct 28, 2012
bbpreye.:


What about bowing down to images?
What about praying with rosary?
What about burning insence?
What about kneeling down in front of a pastor?

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Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by blueheart(m): 11:27am On Oct 28, 2012
deejay_harry1: Confessin to a preist is right..so says our God

Ooh really!! So, who will the priest/pastor confess his sins to?
Re: Confessing Your Sins To A Priest. by greedie1(f): 11:30am On Oct 28, 2012
blueheart:
Ooh really!! So, who will the priest/pastor confess his sins to?

A-ZeD:

Other priest

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