Confession: Good For the Soul
06/28/2009 Filed in: A Summer Valentine
(1 John 1:8-9; 2:1-3)
A Summer Valentine
Confession: Good For the Soul
1 John 1:8-9; 2:1-3
The Purpose of Confession: HUMILITY.
The Power of Confession: FORGIVENESS.
The Promise of Confession: CLEANSING.
Confession: Good For the Soul
1 John 1:8-9; 2:1-3
The Purpose of Confession: HUMILITY.
- Confession HUMBLES US
- Confession allows God to CHANGE US
- Confession allows us FREEDOM FROM OUR GUILT
The Power of Confession: FORGIVENESS.
- Sin is REBELLIOUS in nature
- Sin VIOLATES God's Standard
- Sin DECEIVES and comes from our OLD NATURE
- (Heb. 3:13)
- Sin must be SPIRITUALLY removed
- (1 John 1:7)
The Promise of Confession: CLEANSING.
- Cleansing brings FAVOR
- (Psalm 32:6-8)
- Cleansing brings FRESHNESS
- (Psalm 32:10-11)