As I processed confessing sins this Proverb came up in my daily reading.
Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28:13.
I looked at definitions for renounce. This one makes sense in this context: "officially give up or turn away from". From vocabulary.com.
It reminds me of a message from our pastor about 2 weeks ago. Paul was in Ephesus and this event happened. "Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done." Acts 19:18. We do not know for sure but it appears to be a spontaneous response to recognizing sin. We do not really hear or experience it much. It takes a conscious effort or an overwhelming flood of emotions to come to the place to confess. We typically take the path to confess to God based on "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." To confess gets the sin out of us and opens up the cleansing process. How much shold we confess to others. First you would need to have a secure relationship. I have made it a point to confess my sins to Sveta. That open confssion seems to difuse the influence of sin in my life. So the most important part is to confess to God, yet confessing the another person may be a good way to lesson the impact of sin in our lives.
Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28:13.
I looked at definitions for renounce. This one makes sense in this context: "officially give up or turn away from". From vocabulary.com.
It reminds me of a message from our pastor about 2 weeks ago. Paul was in Ephesus and this event happened. "Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done." Acts 19:18. We do not know for sure but it appears to be a spontaneous response to recognizing sin. We do not really hear or experience it much. It takes a conscious effort or an overwhelming flood of emotions to come to the place to confess. We typically take the path to confess to God based on "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." To confess gets the sin out of us and opens up the cleansing process. How much shold we confess to others. First you would need to have a secure relationship. I have made it a point to confess my sins to Sveta. That open confssion seems to difuse the influence of sin in my life. So the most important part is to confess to God, yet confessing the another person may be a good way to lesson the impact of sin in our lives.
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