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I don't have a problem confessing my sins to someone. I feel like it is healthy to talk about it. When you confer with others on the sins that you have committed, sometimes they can help you realize why you did it, helping you to be more aware, allowing you to prevent it from happening again. The thing that I have a problem with, is a man who has committed the same sins as me telling me that I am forgiven because I do some spiritual labor and repeat the same phrase 20 times in a row. I don't personally think that God wants to see a routine that any one can do in 5 minutes as a form of repentance. I think he forgives when true change has taken place. The only person that can forgive you, is the one that you harmed, not someone who knows them.
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I dislike going to confession- especially since what I have done is my own personal business and no one else but God and I should know- but I am a sucker for the absolution feeling the priest gives you at the end. It's like a car can hit you right afterward and you're safe. But I have to admit I haven't gone to confession for about a two years (and it feels good in a masochistic way).
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BTW to answer the question. I can confess my sins to someone else like lets say my mother, but that wont make me feel better. God is all-healing. I have to work through it with him. Being a Baha'i I don't do confession and I'm happy about this because it seems pretty pointless and ritualistic, when naturally I feel the tendency to admit things to God, not a person. I don't think that priests or whatever are really any better than us. We all need guidance. We arent perfect. So I don't really understand this concept.. or care to participate but hey, if it works for you, let it work! :)
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you don't get your nails done often do you? What else are you going to talk about?
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have you seen how drunks will confess junk to a bartender.. its feels good to get that crap out.. ----- here lately like from February i have been just spilling all my garbage out on.. its like i don't need it anymore to be me.. its all behind me..all that matters at this moment is here and now.. the truth... i am setting here drinking coffee typing and enjoying the morning looking out the window at a tree.. i think what a nice day..
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I find it incredibly necessary. It's hard to hold the whole world's weight on ones shoulder. And telling it to someone makes me feel better in two ways. 1: I've shared and out right said what I did and 2: someone cares enough to listen to me rant or talk.
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Completely terrified and awkward. I have a hard time admitting things to the walls, let alone a whole human being.
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I don't think it is demanded of us, but I think it becomes necessary when you are sharing your life with another and pushing toward a common goal. It keeps you accountable to each other, is therapeutic in nature, and equips the other party(s) with the know-how to better help you along the journey. However, I think we need to exercise caution in doing it. Not EVERYONE needs to know, and not all you tell need to know all. And to be clear, I don't think forgiveness comes from confessing to anyone other than God.
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I don't know. I haven't done it. If I believe I've sinned, I confess (admit) it to myself and have a conversation with God about it.
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confession, for starters, is not strictly "relgious" - it is inherently therapeutic, healing, and cleansing - assuming it is not done with wry intention or to promote the opposite effect: damage. sin is a whole 'nother issue ;] but, to answer your question, it can be a very daunting conversation, but i have found it to be a very needed conversation along any spiritual journey, and one that needs to be a part of the journey of a disciple of yeshua of nazareth.
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Awkward. Because even though that other person may promise you they won't pass judgement, its just in human nature to do that. I mean, if you were the listener and someone came up to you and said, "I just killed a guy because he took my parking spot," you'd be judging him. (Not that any of us are suffering from that sin, but still...)
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