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1 | why must Catholics "doubly" confess? | Bible general Archive 1 | roviear | 57085 | ||
reposted and clarified: Emmaus, but again, it seems from Teragram123's quotes (I refer to the definitions) that Catholicisms' ways of absolving sin can become quite arbitrary (in that the penance is up to the priest who may feel emotionally drained one day and assign a few rosaries whereas on another day he is refreshed and assigns 10 for the same sin). I would understand if the penance required would be to wash the walls of the church for those who graffiti'd, or buying and replanting the neighbor's flowers if they were ruined. But saying a rosary however many times? How does that help? If I as a Christian have sinned against my brother in Christ, then my brother is free to approach me directly about my sin. If I do not confess to God and am not willing to make restitution to my brother, then my brother must bring with him at least one more Christian to approach me again. If I still am not willing to confess to *God* and to my brother, then the church must get involved and make a decision to BIBLICALLY remove me from the church (Matt 18). No where that I see is anyone who is NOT God allowed to say ok, you've done the time for your crime, so even though you didn't confess to God and or to the person involved, you're free. In answer to your question about who is wrong, the teacher or the individual, it is the teacher, for teachers are held to a much stricter standard than pupils (James 3:1). If the teacher tells his students that they MUST go before a priest regardless of whether the sin has been made right with the involved parties, the teacher is forcing the student into a no-win situation. Why does Catholicism require its participants to go the extra mile when Jesus has already done so? Yet another question, where in the 66 books of the Bible is purgatory mentioned? In Christ, Estelle |
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2 | why must Catholics "doubly" confess? | Bible general Archive 1 | dasev | 57102 | ||
dear Estelle, it, purgatory is not found in the old or new t.'s. it is derived from the "apocrypha". on confession, we are in James ch. five vs. six to confess our faults to one another and to pray for one another. i think this is the partly the intention of catholic confession. but there are so many other problems. absolution, praying to "saints", on and on. those who ascribe to roman catholic doctrine in its totality really are not intellectualy honest regarding history or the Word. dasev | ||||||
3 | why must Catholics "doubly" confess? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 57131 | ||
dasev, "those who ascribe to roman catholic doctrine in its totality really are not intellectualy honest regarding history or the Word." dasev Really? Maybe next time I go to confession I will confess someone else's sins following your example. Catholics are normally in the habit of confessing their own. Emmaus |
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4 | why must Catholics doubly confess (2) | Bible general Archive 1 | roviear | 57181 | ||
Emmauss, could you please respond to my original post dated 8/6/02 dtd 2.00 pm? Thank you. In Christ, Estelle |
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5 | why must Catholics doubly confess (2) | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 57232 | ||
Estelle, Would you please break it down into specific simple sentence questions? You covered a lot of territory there: is it fair that an emotionally drained priest may assigns too many rosaries, what good are rosaries anyway, can one confess to a priest and be forgiven for a sin when they have not repented of the sin or confessed it to God or the other party wronged (the answer to that one, if I have phrased it correctly is; no, one cannot be forgiven without repentence or confession to God), where is purgatory in the 66 books of the bible, what about your brother going to the church when he cannot reconcile with you you after you have sinned against or wronged him? I am not being facetious. I just want be be sure that I clearly understand your questions and have them clearly stated in an orderly fashion. Do I have them listed accurately or would you like to correct my undersatnding of your questions? My questions to you would be these: Did my previous posts to which I referred you answer any of your other questions? Why should we even confess to God since He knows our every thought? I believe we must because we are commnaded to by God in scripture, but would like to know your explanation of why you think God tells us we must other than for His glory. How do you interpret James 5:14-15 in light of these other passages: John 20:21-23Mark 6:13; Matt 16:18-19; Matt 9:1-8; 2 Cor 2:10-11; Acts 19:18; Matt 3:6;Luke 10:9,16;Hebrews 12:12-13; 1 Cor 9:27; 2 Cor 2:5-10? Emmaus |
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