#repent and confess

[an-unanonymous-messenger]

Did you ever find yourself I the presence of a know-it-all? Did you ever hear him ramble on about what he may or may not know? Did he ever boast about his intelligence or knowledge? Yeah, I know what it is like to suffer such people, but are we any better? Did we ever consider to take a look at ourselves and learn to listen to others, in order that we would grow aware of what we are like? This may hit you, but maybe next time you are suffering a boaster, check to see whether you are just as the boaster you're enduring. God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). As it says in Proverbs 26:12, there is more hope for the stupid than for such who are wise in their own eyes. Let us therefore learn more about ourselves and see whether we are any better than a talk-a-lot self elevator. Who knows, maybe we were being sent such people to be taught a lesson to humble ourselves. Bless you in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour! Amen.

[fictionadventurer]

Flipping through the channels, I see a priest on a detective show.

"I'll bet someone confessed to the murder, but they can't tell anyone because of the seal of confession," I said.

Guess what, guys?

Someone confessed to the murder and the priest couldn't tell anyone because of the seal of confession.

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

sigh. pray for me once more I've slipped up in dealing with my sinful thought processes and temptations

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

You Forgave the Iniquity of My Sin Of David. A Maskil.

1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. — Psalm 32 | King James Version (KJV) The King James Version Bible is in the public domain Cross References: Genesis 19:16; Genesis 24:48; Exodus 15:1; Leviticus 26:40; Judges 5:1; Ruth 1:13; Job 30:11; Psalm 7:10; Psalm 18:16; Psalm 22:1; Psalm 25:8; Psalm 31:10; Psalm 46:1; Psalm 64:10; Matthew 6:12; John 1:47; Acts 13:11; Romans 2:9; Romans 4:7-8; 2 Corinthians 5:19; James 3:3; 1 John 1:9

Discovering the Beautiful Formula of Psalm 32

[onlyjesussatisfies]

Sunday Service Heart Highlight:

September 29th, 2024

Scripture & Service Highlight:

Romans 10:8-10 NIV

"But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."

Scripture goes into the heart and power comes out of your mouth. It will accomplish what it set out to do.

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Not only is this true in our confession of faith, this is true for all of the words that come out of our mouths. There are many scriptures throughout The Bible that tell us about the power of our words. Remember the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" ? Well that was a straight up lie not only according to scripture but in human experience too. Our words have power and will produce whatever we speak, life or death (Proverbs 18:21). That's why it's so important for us to watch our words and to seek The Lord first and foremost. To stay dedicated in growing in the word and allowing The Holy Spirit to guide us in how to walk in this life with Jesus.

If you're ever wondering where your believing is, listen to what you're saying. When I find myself speaking fear or doubt I know that somewhere along the way I took my eyes off of Jesus. But praise The Lord that even in that moment, I can pray to Him and turn my eyes back to Him. That at that moment I can ask The Holy Spirit to lead me to the scripture that I need to be confessing over the situation and bring the power of His light to fight off the darkness.

And for those who believe and are ready to make that confession of faith, that Jesus is Lord, gather with other believers in your community and tell them! Make that confession in the midst of like minded faith, and be ready to rejoice! Be ready for the celebration that will not only happen in the midst of your brothers and sisters in Christ here on earth, but also in heaven, what a party it will be!

Hallelujah!

Also, I would love to know so I can celebrate with you too!!!

[addawithbalmiki]

none of this ‘i don’t deserve her’ sasuke in my notes. only ‘i will not burden him with my love he deserves to have a good life’ sakura and ‘i will devour you right now’ sasuke

[an-unanonymous-messenger]

Here's a little message for all the orthodox people out there. We now ask you, what do is your excuse for worshipping pictures, statues and doors? There is a lot of kissing involved there. Wanna talk about it? It does sound and give impression of adultery there, and you cannot use the excuse of it looking like Jesus. The commandment clearly states that anything even looking like that which is in heaven is counted as sin, so how do you handle that one? Just as Jesus said in Mark 7:9 - "Well do you set aside the commandment of God in order that you would keep your traditions." This is what happens, when you turn your focus off of God and His Word, and move it onto the traditions of the church - you get lost. I pray you understand that this is no teasing, but a friendly rebuke, in order that you would become aware of the reality of your church and religion. Maybe even compare the people in your church with the Word of God and see whether you match. Bless you in the Name of Jesus Christ! Amen.

[orthodoxadventure]

"The beginning of salvation is to condemn oneself" (Evagius)

Repentance marks the starting point of our journey. The Greek term metanoia, signifies primarily 'a change of mind'. Correctly understood, repentance is not a negative but positive. It means, not self-pity or remorse, but conversion, the re-centering of our whole life upon the Trinity. It is to look, not backward with regret, but forward with hope -- not downwards at our own shortcomings, but upwards at God's love. It is to see, not what we have failed to be, but what by divine grace we can now become; and it is to act upon what we see. To repent is to open our eyes to the light. In this sense, repentance is not just a single act, an initial step, but a continuing state, an attitude of heart and will that needs to be ceaselessly renewed up to the end of life. In the words of St Isaias of Sketis, 'God requires us to go on repenting until our last breath'.

-- Kallistos Ware, The Orthodox Way

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

I keep doing things that could ruin my whole trip for me mentally speaking like what the heck

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

An Exhortation to Repentance

Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, because your sins have brought you down.

Take words like these with you and come back to the Lord, saying to him, "Please take away all our guilt, accept what is good, and we will repay you with praise from our lips." — Hosea 14:1-2 | Free Bible Version (FBV) The Free Bible Version is a project of Free Bible Ministry; Copyright © 2018, Free Bible Ministry. All right rights reserved. Cross References: Psalm 50:14; Psalm 51:16-17; Psalm 119:108; Isaiah 19:22; Ezekiel 33:11; Ezekiel 33:14; Hosea 4:8; Hebrews 13:15

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Commentary on Hosea 14 by Matthew Henry

[sourapplerings]

i’m bored someone confess to a heinous crime in my inbox

[new-44556678]

I was in tears of Joy, I couldn't believe it.

When I was at Confession last Sunday Evening, I told the priest my sins and he told me to read Psalm: 51 in the Bible. It's a short chapter anyway, but after I read it I was overwhelmed with Joy and Comfort.

The Chapter was about someone repenting, asking the Lord to make him Whiter than Snow. And today, this morning I saw this video posted by R3alism on YouTube, he was saying. "Lord, I'm so sorry for sinning, I can't stop sinning... I'm so stupid!" But the Lord replied with this. "You're forgiven, do you think you're stupid? I'll show you stupid. Satan is stupid, he thought he could defeat me but he was wrong. And he never felt shame, but you did."

The Chapter and Video lit my heart like it was once a dying torch. And the posters in the Confessional line at St. Michaels Catholic Church had writing, and one part of it said this: "Just remember, the angles in Heaven rejoice all the time whenever one sinner repents." Reminds me of; "The Lord is happier to see the sheep that was missing than the sheep that were always with him."

If you want to know more about the Catholic Faith, I can help!

[hundredsspoons]

[dramoor]

"In St. John’s vision of the New Heaven and Earth he says:

They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. (Rev 22:4)

That name of God was made known to Moses, after he had removed his shoes (the false self). The name is: ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν. 'I am the Truly Existing One.' All icons of Christ have this name inscribed on them. At the world’s end, God will write this name on us." ~Fr. Stephen Freeman

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