If you sincerely examined your conscience in the light of Church teaching, and you confessed all the mortal sins of which you are aware, with sincere repentance from sin, you are forgiven. But if you are not sincerely repentant, then you are not forgiven, even if you stated all your sins...
Luke 24:46-47 He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” Psalm 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did...
“…about a quarter before nine, while he [the author] was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ and Chris alone for salvation; and assurance was given me that He had taken away my s...
15.5 General repentance. i.e. Blanket declaration of repentance. Particularly. adv. Specifically, one by one. 15.6 Bound. part. Duty-bound. Thereof. adv. Of them. Scandalizeth. v. Offends. Thereupon. adv. Immediately after that. And in love to receive him. i.e. And to welcome him ...
He regenerates men by his grace, convicts them of sin, moves them to repentance, and persuades and enables them to embrace Jesus Christ by faith. He unites all believers to Christ, dwells in them as their Comforter and Sanctifier, gives to them the Spirit of adoption and prayer, and ...
Jesus will be glad to confirm His call to repentance and Confession with “cures and signs and wonders” (Acts 4:30). Then “there will likewise be more joy in heaven over one repentant sinner” (Lk 15:7).Prayer: Jesus, may I go to Confession as often as You want me to attend.Pro...
13. The Holy Spirit is involved in working in the hearts and minds of humans convicting them of sin (John 16:8-11). The work of convicting is motivated by God’s love with the goal of prompting confession, repentance, and restoration (Revelation 3:19). This should not be understood in...
You would rather attend a “church” that does not teach Biblical truth; you would rather your children grow up without learning the Bible; you would rather distance yourself from teaching that you admit is lively and Biblical; you will stand in front of God without the help that a faithful...
Confession by itself has very little use unless we first see that it fits into a much bigger process. We cannot grasp its full place and power without seeing that it is essentially one of three main steps of repentance. Now most Christians are familiar with the Lord’s teaching that repenta...
Ambrose, Concerning Repentance, I:7-8 (A.D. 388). “All mortal sins are to be submitted to the keys of the Church and all can be forgiven; but recourse to these keys is the only, the necessary, and the certain way to forgiveness. Unless those who are guilty of grievous sin have ...