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Confess your sins ... so you'll sanctified (James 5, 16)

(Bible text in the title to the unit translation in English Orignal. "So that you may be healed")

02/09/2011

is The Sündenbekennen for me remains a question. How many people over I have to confess it? How detailed? What sins? etc.

is "one of you depressed? Then he should pray. Is one happy? Then he should sing a song of praise. Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him and anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith shall save the sick and the Lord shall raise him, if he has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for one another, that ye sanctified. Much can fervent prayer of a righteous man. " (James 5, 13-16)

James says that the purpose of confession is forgiveness and healing. He asks us not to constantly deal with our sins, but in times of illness. I think, "illness" must mean not only a physical problem, but also a mental, emotional or anything else that our Impaired relationship with God.

As I have heard and read, it is not beneficial to constantly rummage in our sins, or to recall previous, already forgiven sins and again to grieve over this. But in some cases, such as when there are emotional wounds or unconfessed sins of the past, it might be beneficial to bring this to light to evaluate them properly, forgive those who have injured one, and to ask for forgiveness and to receive. If this is clarified, we should not continue to dig it.

It becomes more difficult when it comes to current repeated sins. Since I have no good answer.

And even if we do not constantly keep on the lookout for sins, it may be quite sensible to review from time to different areas of our lives, whether they are in God's eyes in order.

Let's not forget that Satan can attack us for no reason so to get us to our past mistakes and sins remembered to discourage us. He we can also make restless and full of guilt, without any real sin is present. He wants us to feel hopeless. If we accuse the Holy Spirit is a sin, it is quite different. He calls us to clarify things with God and find peace.