What bible says about confession | confession | sermons outlines

 

36. What importance does the Bible attach to true confession ? 

 “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” (Romans 10:9). 

37. Of what is a confession of Christ an evidence ?

 “Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God” (1 John 4:15). 

38. What is our duty regarding our faults ? 

 “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another” (James 5:16). 

39. What duty is connected with confession ? 

 Restitution (Numbers 6:10). 

40. Name some confessions mentioned in the Bible which were unavailing. 

 Balaam’s (Numbers 22:34), Achan’s (Joshua 7:20), Saul’s (1 Samuel 15:22). 

41. What was wrong with these confessions ? 

 They were simply the acknowledgment of sins which could no longer be hid; not the expressions of penitent 

hearts. 

42. Are forced confessions worth anything ?

Only as a preventative of other sins. 

49. Should the Church exact confessions from erring members ? 

 The Church should try to bring such members to repentance, and accept a confession of sins as an evidence 

of penitence. 

44. What of those who refuse to confess ? 

 “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper (Proverbs 28:13). No man with hidden sin, unconfessed, can 

ever hope for divine favor (Joshua 7:10-13). 

45. Should all sins be confessed openly ? 

 All public transgressions, or the knowledge of which is liable to become public, should be confessed before 

the public. Since there is restitution in confession it should go at least as far as the offense. When private 

sins are fully repented of and confessed before God, judgment and circumstances should determine as to

how much further the confession should extend. 

46. How far should the Church bear with offending members who stubbornly refuse to confess their sins?

 That depends upon the gravity of the offense or offenses, the nature of the individual, surrounding circum-

stances, etc. Always give the offender the benefit of the doubt where doubt exists, but never condone sin 

where it is positively known to exist. The following scriptures throw some light on the subject: (Matthew 

18:17; Luke 13:6-10; Galatians 6:1). 

47. What confessions should every child of God be ready to make ? 

 “Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with 

meekness and fear” (1 Peter 3:15).