Quotes About Confession

The Church's Confession of Faith remained unaltered. But it would be naïve scholarship that extrapolated from what was professed to what was preached and indeed from what was preached to what was possessed. Every pastor should know this and therefore should never assume that everyone listening to him has been gripped by the wonder of God's grace—even if they have confessed the church's creed.

The ongoing function of God's law is not to serve as a standard to be met for justification but as a guide for Christian living. Thus, according to the Confession of Faith: True believers be not under the law as a covenant of works to be thereby justified or condemned yet it is of great use to them as well as to others as a rule of life.34

Like all males, he hated to confess ignorance by asking directions

Iubeste cu adevarat cel ce tremura cand isi marturiseste dragostea.

I like your sister. A lot. I look at him dumbly. He looks at me, lowers his voice to say, I like you.

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.

Oh yes. You've caught me. I confess. My sole purpose in life is to gleefully, willfully, maniacally destroy all of your precious chrome babies.

LIFE'S SOFT EDGES'Tis a truth I will confess that we ofttimes find soft edges –to such a degree, our livesare well manifestof people's kindliness.

The aftereffects of confiding something you shouldn't have, almost as bad as a hangover.

must confess the sin of envy. I have secretly envied those who enjoyed a success greater than mine or received more recognition. I've thought to myself, and even to God, Why not me? Didn't I work as hard or have as much talent? and so on. I know that is petty, but it is part of my fallen condition.

Faith is agreeing with God and saying what He says about you.

you shall have whatever you say (see Mark 11:23).

Él dominará hasta los confines de la tierra", profetizó Miqueas. No habrá ninguna resistencia que no sea aplacada. Nuestra seguridad no será amenazada por fuerzas extranjeras. Toda rodilla se doblará y toda lengua lo confesará como Señor. Toda la Tierra será llena de Su gloria.

You may wish to pray a simple sinner's prayer, such as, 'Lord Jesus, thank you for dying for my sins, which I confess. I ask you to come into my life as my personal Lord and Savior. I pray that you will be with me and guide me in the days ahead' In Jesus precious and powerful name. Amen.

Confession is good for all of us, but even better for you than for me.

pause before I heard Sarah's sleep-soaked voice. "Hello?" "I love you." "Who is this?" "Who is this? How many guys have said that to you lately?" "Tim? What are you doing calling so late?" "I just wanted to tell you that. That's all. So how have you been? I do love you. I really do." Sarah laughed. "Donald Davis was right. You are crazy." Her voice turned serious. "Don't you ever change.

Peter: Omggg! How do I tell Will that I love him!? I think that I acutally LOVE him! Not just "Like" but LOVE.... Omgg help mee! William: You seriously think that? Peter: Yess Yess!! How do I tell him? William: You just did. Check who you sent this to.. Peter: Crap. Umm, this is awkward. William: No it's not. I love you too.

Our believing has no power of itself; we certainly aren't saved by belief. We're saved by the grace and goodness and majesty of him in whom we believe—by the one whom we confess as we believe. In a real sense, our belief is nothing in and of itself. It's simply a looking to him, a listening to him, in which we are wholly absorbed by that which we see and hear.

As one instance of this, be always ready to own any fault you have been in. If you have at any time thought, spoken, or acted wrong, be not backward to acknowledge it. Never dream that this will hurt the cause of God; no, it will further it. Be therefore open and frank when you are taxed with anything; do not seek either to evade or disguise it; but let it appear just as it is, and you will thereby not hinder but adorn the Gospel.

Jesus did not receive baptism as a confession of guilt on His own account. He identified Himself with sinners, taking the steps that we are to take, and doing the work that we must do. His life of suffering and patient endurance after His baptism was also an example to us.

creo en el secreto de confesión, ni de los curas ni de los psiquiatras. No cuadra con la condición humana: todos nos contamos casi todo.

Living faith is, confessing ceaselessly whatever you believe in or to be the case and taking a bold step forward towards ensuring it's realization.

Dau în scris, pentru toat? lumea care va veni dup? mine, c? n-am în ce s? cred pe acest p?mînt ÅŸi c? unica sc?pare este uitarea absolut?. AÅŸ vrea s? uit de tot, s? m? uit complet, s? nu mai ÅŸtiu nimic de mine ÅŸi de lumea aceasta. Adev?ratele confesiuni nu se pot scrie decît cu lacrimi. Dar lacrimile mele ar îneca aceast? lume, precum focul meu interior ar incendia-o.

I dream of an ideal confessor to tell everything to, spill it all: I dream of a blasé saint.