For the lost.... 1 John 1:8 King James Bible If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ... 1 John 1:9 King James Bible If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Romans 10:9 King James Bible That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. as “Believers its all about a relationship with God.!!!.. “We don’t have to confess our sins in order to be forgiven. We confess our sins because we are already forgiven. for what Jesus has done for us on the cross... Hebrews 10:12 King James Bible But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;... Christ will not be crucified twice. now when we repent its because our heart has been changed and we love God and do not want to hurt him. When I say ‘confess our sins’, I’m talking about being open with God… Confession in the new covenant is just being honest about your failures and your humanity. It is the result of being forgiven and not something you do in order to be forgiven.” Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; theres nothing we can add to Jesus perfect work we are saved by grace before we got saved we repent of our sins and receive the free gift of grace Matthew 3:2 King James Bible And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.........definition of Repent is. 3340 [E] metanoēsate Repent Repent 3340. metanoeó ► Strongs Concordance metanoeó: to change ones mind or purpose Original Word: μετανοέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metanoeó Phonetic Spelling: (met-an-o-eh-o) Short Definition: I repent, change my mind Definition: I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent. HELPS Word-studies 3340 metanoéō (from 3326 /metá, changed after being with and 3539 /noiéō, think) – properly, think differently after, after a change of mind; to repent (literally, think differently afterwards)......... now we are in the New Covenant Hebrews 8:7 King James Bible For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. “Believers are often exhorted to repent from sin. However, in the New Testament we are actually exhorted to repent from dead works. You see, sin is simply the fruit, dead works are the root…. Dead works are not sins. They are the religious things people do, thinking that by doing these things, they are gaining righteousness with God. If you pray because you think that praying makes you right with God, that’s a dead work. But if you pray because you are right with God and you know that He loves you, there is power there.” ........ James 5:16 King James Bible 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. ....... Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 16. The oldest authorities read, Confess, THEREFORE, &c. Not only in the particular case of sickness, but universally confess. faults—your falls and offenses, in relation to one another. The word is not the same as sins. Mt 5:23, 24; Lu 17:4, illustrate the precept here. one to another—not to the priest, as Rome insists. The Church of England recommends in certain cases. Rome compels confession in all cases. Confession is desirable in the case of (1) wrong done to a neighbor; (2) when under a troubled conscience we ask counsel of a godly minister or friend as to how we may obtain Gods forgiveness and strength to sin no more, or when we desire their intercessory prayers for us (Pray for one another): Confession may be made to anyone who can pray [Bengel]; (3) open confession of sin before the Church and the world, in token of penitence. Not auricular confession. that ye may be healed—of your bodily sicknesses. Also that, if your sickness be the punishment of sin, the latter being forgiven on intercessory prayer, ye may be healed of the former. Also, that ye may be healed spiritually. effectual—intense and fervent, not wavering (Jas 1:6), [Beza]. When energized by the Spirit, as those were who performed miracles [Hammond]. This suits the collocation of the Greek words and the sense well. A righteous mans prayer is always heard generally, but his particular request for the healing of another was then likely to be granted when he was one possessing a special charism of the Spirit. Alford translates, Availeth much in its working. The righteous is one himself careful to avoid faults, and showing his faith by works (Jas 2:24).
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