Why you have to confess your sins to a priest at a Catholic church?
Why can not I confess my sins to God? I'm sure you heard too. Why do I have to confess my sins to a priest?
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- Makes you confess your sins to a Catholic priest, made you exempt?
- Confess sins to a priest?
- If I am Baptist, I can confess my sins to a Catholic priest?
- It is only confess my sins to God is not good enough? (Please reply only Catholics)?
- I Will Be A baptized Catholic Easter next year. How do I confess my sins If you can not go to confession?
The Catholic Church believes that "Only God forgives sin."
When a penitent person asks God for forgiveness, his (or her) sins are immediately forgiven.
Catholics also believe that when the sins of someone who not only hurt your relationship with God, but also damage to the whole church, the body of Christ.
Jesus said, "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven ". (Matthew 16:19)
And having said this he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. Who sins you forgive they are forgiven, and whose sins you retain are retained. "(Luke 20:22-23)
Oral confession of sins, it is recommended again and again in the Old and New Testaments:
+ James 5:16
+ Acts 19:18
+ Matthew 3:5-6
+ Mark 1:5
+ 1 Timothy 6:12
+ 1 John 1:9
+ Numbers 5:6-7
+ Nehemiah 9:2
+ Sirach 4:26
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation with a priest ordained in the name of Jesus Christ not only reconciles the sinner with God, but with the whole Church, including you and me.
Remember all sacraments are encounters with God. This sacrament is a healing encounter between God and the penitent.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 1422 and following http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2s …
With love in Christ.
Jesus Christ, the Apostles authority to forgive sins
John 20:21 - before He grants them the authority to forgive sins, Jesus tells the apostles, "as the Father sent me, so I send you." Just as Christ was sent by the Father to forgive sins, so Christ sends the apostles and their successors forgive sins.
John 20:22 - the Lord "breathes" on the apostles, and then gives them the power to forgive and retain sins. The only other time in Scripture where God breathes on man is in Genesis 2:7, when God "breathes" divine life in man. When this happens, a major transformation takes place.
John 20:23 - Jesus says, "If you forgive the sins they are forgiven. If you retain sins, they are retained. "To the apostles, to exercise this gift of forgiving sins, the penitents must orally confess their sins to them because the apostles are not soothsayers. The text makes this very clear.
Matt. 9:8 - This verse shows that God has given us the authority to forgive sins to "men". Hence, those Protestants who acknowledge that the apostles had the authority to forgive sins (which this verse demonstrates) must prove that this gift ended with the apostles. Otherwise, the successors of the apostles, still possess this gift. Where in Scripture is the gift of authority to forgive sins taken away from the apostles and their successors?
Matt. 9:6, Mark 2:10 - Christ forgave sins as a man (not God) to convince us that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth.
Luke 5:24 - Luke also points out that Jesus' authority to forgive sins is as a man, not God. The Gospel writers record this to convince us that God has given this authority to men. This authority has been transferred from Christ to the apostles and their successors.
Matt. 18:18 - the apostles are given authority to bind and loose. The authority to bind and loose includes administering and removing the temporal punishment due for sins. The Jews understood this since the birth of the Church.
John 20:22-23, Matt. 18:18 - the power to remit / retain sin is also the power to remit / retain the punishment due for sins. If Christ's ministers can forgive the eternal penalty of sin, no doubt, may refer the temporal punishment of sin (called an "indulgence").
2 Cor. 2:10 - Paul forgives in the presence of Christ (some translations refer to the presence of Christ as "in persona Christi"). Some say this may also be a reference to sins.
2 Cor. 5:18 - the ministry of reconciliation was given to the ambassadors of the Church. This ministry of reconciliation refers to the sacrament of reconciliation, also called the sacrament of confession or penance.
James 5:15-16 - in verse 15, we see that sins are forgiven by the priests in the sacrament of the sick. This is another example of man's authority to forgive sins on earth. Then in verse 16, James says "Therefore, confess our sins to one another," referring to the men referred to in verse 15, the priests of the Church.
1 Tim. 2:5 - Christ is the only mediator, but was free to decide how His mediation applies to us. The Lord chose to use priests of God to carry out his work of forgiveness.
Lev. 5:4-6, 19:21-22 - even in the Old Testament, God used priests to forgive and atone for the sins of others.
The need and practice of confession of sins orally
James 5:16 - James clearly teaches us that we must "confess our sins to one another," not just privately to God. James 5:16 must be read in the context of James 5:14-15, which refers to the power of healing (both physical and spiritual) of the priests of the Church. So when James says "therefore" in verse 16, which should refer to the men he was writing in verses 14 and 15 - These men are ordained priests of the Church, to whom we must confess our sins .
Acts 19:18 - many came to confess their sins by mouth and divulge their sinful practices. The oral confession was the practice of the early Church, as it is today.
Matt. 3:6, Mark 1:5 - again, this shows people confessing their sins before others as a historical practice (here to John the Baptist).
1 Tim. 6:12 - this verse also refers to the historical practice of confessing sins and faith in the presence of many witnesses.
1 John 1:9 - "If we confess are sins, God is faithful to us and forgives us and cleanses us. But we confess our sins to one another.
Num 5:7 - this shows the historical practice of publicly confessing sins, and making public restitution.
2 Sam. 12:14 - even though the sin is forgiven, is not punishment for sin forgiven. David is forgiven but his child was still taken (the consequence of his sin).
Neh. 9:2-3 - the children of Israel to the assembly and confessed sins publicly and interceded for others.
Sir. 4:26 - God tells us not ashamed to confess our sins, and not to try to stem the flow of a river. Anyone who has experienced the sacrament of reconciliation understands the import of this verse.
Baruch 1:14 - again, this shows that the people made confession in the house of the Lord, before the assembly.
1 John 5:16-17, Luke 12:47-48 - there is a distinction between mortal and venial sins. This has been the teaching of the Catholic Church for 2,000 years, but today, most Protestants no longer agree that there is no such distinction. Mortal sins lead to death and must be absolved in the sacrament of reconciliation. Venial sins need not be confessed to a priest, but the pious Catholic practice is to do in order to move forward in our journey to holiness.
Matt. 5:19 - Jesus teaches that breaking the least of commandments is venial sin (the person is still saved, but the kingdom), versus mortal sin (the person does not care).
The reason that Catholics are going to cure is because they see the priest as another Christ, or a continuation of Christ to believe themselves entitled to forgive, but the Bible says will be many who claim to be Christ, but all what shall arise false Christs, and deceive many.
only have to confess that the church is God
have faith to do what I think is right not just the church
This is what God wants
You confess your sins to God through the priest. The priest is in persona Christi ", which means that he is a representative of Christ (and not a" little Christ "as some would have you believe). One might think of the priest as a conduit for communication, such as the Internet is the conduit for communication between you and me
The belief of the confession is mainly based on two verses. I'm not a budget works, so I'm paraphrasing. Hopefully verses to recognize what I mean.
1. "Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven"
This was said by Jesus to the apostles and means they are given the power to forgive sins. Since it was granted by God (Jesus) is really God, forgiveness is real.
Note that the Catholic Church believes in apostolic succession, so that current priests have the same "skills" like the apostles.
2. I can not even paraphrase the second verse, but statements of persons to confess their sins to others.
It's pretty self explanatory. So in other denominations, to confess your sins to anyone willing. In the Catholic Church who want to confess to a priest only. It does a great job to help keep judging others for their transgressions.
They are rare in this way. I do not like the idea of a man sitting alone in a small dark room, while I tell all my secrets sexual dirty. I want your hands where I can see them!
The priests can give absolution for mortal sins have been confessed with true contrition and willingness to make retribution. This practice is taken from Scripture, where Jesus forgives the sins of the paralytic.
Mark 2:9 is easier to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Arise, take your mat and walk? 10 But that ye may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins (he said to the paralytic): 11 I say to thee: Arise. Take up thy bed and go home. 12 And he arose and took up the bed, went his way in the sight of all: so that all wondered and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen the like.
Matthew 16:19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you lose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Also Matthew 18:18 Amen I say, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and all is lost in the earth shall be loosed in heaven.
and John 20:22 And having said this he breathed on them and said Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 sins that are forgiven, they are forgiven, whose sins were retained, they are retained.
Catholics also confess directly to God through a daily examination of conscience, and talk to him about many other things too, such as praise, petition and thanksgiving. We are taught to come to Jesus as soon as we are aware that we have transgressed, and ask His forgiveness and pardon.
"The Lord loves a humble and contrite heart."