Quotes About Confession

Confession is a radical reliance on grace. A proclamation of our trust in God's goodness. "What I did was bad," we acknowledge, "but your grace is greater than my sin, so I confess it." If our understanding of grace is small, our confession will be small: reluctant, hesitant, hedged with excuses and qualifications, full of fear of punishment. But great grace creates an honest confession.

When he finally confessed his immorality, he made only one request of God: Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me (Ps. 51:11).

The power of confession lies not with the person who makes it but the God who hears it.

We prefer to get salvation the old-fashioned way: We earn it. To accept grace is to admit failure, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt to impress God with how good we are rather than confessing how great he is.

If so, don't pretend nothing is wrong. Don't pretend you don't fall. Don't try to get back in the game. Go first to God. The first step after a stumble must be in the direction of the cross. "If we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away" (1 John 1:9 CEV).

If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done" (1 John 1:8–9 NCV).

with this lesson: God hates pride. God resists the proud because the proud resist God. The heart of pride never confesses, never repents, never asks for forgiveness. Pride is the hidden reef that shipwrecks

Learn a lesson from the king. Lead with worship. Go first to your Father in prayer and praise. Confess to him your fears. Gather with his people. Set your face toward God. Fast. Cry out for help. Admit your weakness. Then, once God moves, you move too. Expect to see the God of ages fight for you. He is near, as near as your next breath. Expect to see the God of ages fight for you. He is near, as near as your next breath.

Take the blinders from your vision take the padding from your ears and confess you've heard me crying and admit you've seen my tears.

If you're asking me if I have blood on my hands then yeah, no doubt.

Now that we're finally alone, you're going to listen to what I have to say.

I like 'em big. And stupid. Don't tell my husband.

I'm a liar. And I can't stop thinking about boys.

Oh my God, I am such a liar. And I can't even leave it at just one lie, either. Oh, no. I have to pile it on. I am sick, I tell you. Sick.

I wasn't about to admit to him that I'd never had a boyfriend. You just don't go around saying things like that to totally hot guys, even if they're dead.

The truth is I love you. I think I've loved you for as long as I've known you. Like a little sister in the early years and then as a friend. But last Christmas something changed. I backed away from it because it was too...I don't know...I guess because I was worried it would change everything. But it had already changed everything, hadn't it? There was no going back.

Now that she decided she knew exactly what she wanted –him- she couldn't wait to break the news. And if he didn't want her, she could live with that – what she wouldn't be able to live with was if she never told him.

Most feminist groups began with women talking about how we saw ourselves and other women, how we acted. We openly confessed our fears and hatred of other women. We talked about how to combat jealousy, the politics of envy, and so on.

Students of American history may recall that Alexander Hamilton had an affair while in public office, but when he quickly confessed publicly and was forgiven, the issue was pushed aside, much to the consternation of the mistress and her husband who were planning to blackmail Mr. Hamilton.

I should never have confessed my rank, I thought. Better to be a living slave than a dead ealdorman.

Have you told anyone?" asked Kara. "Your parents?" "Not yet," said Maddy. "I wanted to finish this first. I had to." "Yeah," said August. "If I had something like that hanging around my gut, I'd want to get it out too. It's like the end of the world." "And the beginning," said Maddy.

Fight the good fight for the faith; take hold of eternal life, to which you were called and have made a good confession. 1 Timothy 6:12

Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23

Through the proof of this service, they will glorify God for your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ. 2 Corinthians 9:13