Confession
1. No, as we see in Leviticus 5:14-26 Confession involved the sinner and the priests. No, Mark 5:14-26 says that the people of Judea and Jerusalem confessed their sins in front of John the Baptist and the all those gathered. No, James 5:16 tells us to, “confess your sins to each other.”
2. No, Jesus isn’t saying if they receive the gospel or not their sins will be forgiven or retained. He is giving the apostles the power to forgive or retain the sins of others.
3. If we bottle up our sin we become miserable and it weights us down. Yes, people have a need to confess their sins to Priests. Each person has their own specific reasons for being more willing to talk to friends, but the universal reason seems to be fear such as being judged or not being forgiven.
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No, there is no sin too great to be forgiven in confession.
5. December. You are required to go to confession at least once a year, but it is good practice to go monthly and more often when you need it.
Scandals in the Church
1. Yes there were grievous scandals in the early church. In Corinth there was Incest, as it says in 1 Corinthians 5:1-7. Acts 20:29-30 warns of those who will try to distort the Truth in Ephesus. Pergamum was full of people following false teachings and eating the food sacrificed to idols, Revelations 2:14-16. Likewise, Revelations 2:20-24 tells of the people of Thyatira who followed false teaching, eat the food scarified to idols, and committed adultery. Laodicea, in Revelations 3:15-17, is lukewarm and does not realize their sins.
2. Judas Iscariot – betrayed Christ
Peter – Denied
1. No, as we see in Leviticus 5:14-26 Confession involved the sinner and the priests. No, Mark 5:14-26 says that the people of Judea and Jerusalem confessed their sins in front of John the Baptist and the all those gathered. No, James 5:16 tells us to, “confess your sins to each other.”
2. No, Jesus isn’t saying if they receive the gospel or not their sins will be forgiven or retained. He is giving the apostles the power to forgive or retain the sins of others.
3. If we bottle up our sin we become miserable and it weights us down. Yes, people have a need to confess their sins to Priests. Each person has their own specific reasons for being more willing to talk to friends, but the universal reason seems to be fear such as being judged or not being forgiven.
4. …show more content…
No, there is no sin too great to be forgiven in confession.
5. December. You are required to go to confession at least once a year, but it is good practice to go monthly and more often when you need it.
Scandals in the Church
1. Yes there were grievous scandals in the early church. In Corinth there was Incest, as it says in 1 Corinthians 5:1-7. Acts 20:29-30 warns of those who will try to distort the Truth in Ephesus. Pergamum was full of people following false teachings and eating the food sacrificed to idols, Revelations 2:14-16. Likewise, Revelations 2:20-24 tells of the people of Thyatira who followed false teaching, eat the food scarified to idols, and committed adultery. Laodicea, in Revelations 3:15-17, is lukewarm and does not realize their sins.
2. Judas Iscariot – betrayed Christ
Peter – Denied