Re Confessions?...why go to a human person to confess..?

Question

and ask for forgiveness?..why not ask and seek forgiveness directly from the Lord???

Answer 1

Dear readers

Peace be on to all

In that matter very clear in house of Islaam.
First of all there are two kinds of confessions…..
(1) Relation with God.
(2) Relation with human.

Regarding with God
There is no second or third persons involvement in other word no intersection at all, directs with God Almighty, so you can see in Al-Qur’aan…
[2:37] Then, Adam received from his Lord words, whereby He redeemed him. He is the Redeemer, Most Merciful.
[5:39] If one repents after committing this crime, and reforms, GOD redeems him. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
[11:112] Therefore, continue on the path you have been enjoined to follow, together with those who repented with you, and do not transgress. He is Seer of everything you do.
If we repent, believe, and lead a righteous life will enter Paradise.
[19:60] only those who repent, believe, and lead a righteous life will enter Paradise, without the least injustice.
[4:146] Only those who repent reform, hold fast to GOD, and devote their religion absolutely to GOD alone, will be counted with the believers. GOD will bless the believers with a great recompense.
Not acceptable is the repentance of those who commit sins until death
[4:18] Not acceptable is the repentance of those who commit sins until death comes to them, then say, "Now I repent." Nor is it acceptable from those who die as disbelievers. For these, we have prepared a painful retribution.
Regarding with Human
[49:11] O you who believe, no people shall ridicule other people, for they may be better than they. Nor shall any women ridicule other women, for they may be better than they. Nor shall you mock one another, or make fun of your names. Evil indeed is the reversion to wickedness after attaining faith. Anyone who does not repent after this, these are the transgressors.

[85:10] Surely, those who persecute the believing men and women, then fail to repent, have incurred the retribution of hell; they have incurred the retribution of burning.
Final massage
[9:126] Do they not see that they suffer from exacting trials every year once or twice? Yet, they consistently fail to repent, and fail to take heed?
[66:8] O you who believe, you shall repent to GOD a firm repentance. Your Lord will then remit your sins and admit you into gardens with flowing streams. On that day, GOD will not disappoint the prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will radiate in front of them and to their right. They will say, "Our Lord, perfect our light for us, and forgive us; you are Omnipotent."
May God Guide us right path

Answer 2

Because the Bible says to confess to another person (James 5:16)

Because when you confess your sins to God and another person, the other person can tell you, "Jesus died for this sin, and you are fully absolved," which is a very healing experience.

Because people often need somebody to hold the accountable so that they change their ways and don't commit the same sin in the future.

Because it keeps you humble.

Because statements made in front of witnesses have more significance and are more binding than statements spoken in private.

Oh, and P.S. - you are confessing to the Lord directly in the presence of another person -- not just confessing to a human. It's not like the Lord would have no idea what you were saying/thinking/confessing/repenting if you said it aloud to another human being.

Answer 3

Most Christians would agree with you, although there is a passage in the Bible about confessing to each other in order to be made accountable. It's comforting to have another believer to keep an eye on you, but forgiveness only comes from God

Answer 4

Confession is a comfort zone .........
Thing is so many use it in an abusive way as in confess but then sin again. There are many cases of a priest being party to information that he cannot disclose.......ie the legal system might benefit from knowing. To me it is flawed in so many ways. I knew someone who abused it regularly and never changed his ways.....caused a lot of pain and hurt and smiled all the while brandishing the word integrity.
So just say sorry to the person directly.....far better.

Answer 5

Read John 20: 21-23 and you will see that before He ascended into Heaven, Jesus gave the power and authority to retain and forgive sins to His disciples. In order for the disciples to forgive sins in Jesus' name, they had to know what those sins were, so people have to confess those sins to a priest.

The priest acts as an instrument of the Lord through whom He forgives sins. When you confess your sins to a priest, you are bringing those sins before the Lord and the community represented by the priest.

Is it really that difficult to humble yourself that you avoid bringing your sins to another person?

Answer 6

Being the Apostles had the power to forgive sins (given to them by Jesus, Matthew 16:19 and 18:18) and all the Popes are in direct apostolic succession since Peter.
No Catholic believes that a priest simply as an individual man, however pious or learned, has power to forgive sins. This power belongs to God alone; but He can and does exercise it through the ministration of men. Since He has seen fit to exercise it by means of this sacrament, it cannot be said that the Church or the priest interferes between the soul and God; on the contrary, penance is the removal of the one obstacle that keeps the soul away from God.
Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest's absolution to those who with true sorrow confess their sins and promise to satisfy for the same. It is called a "sacrament" not simply a function or ceremony, because it is an outward sign instituted by Christ to impart grace to the soul. As an outward sign it comprises the actions of the penitent in presenting himself to the priest and accusing himself of his sins, and the actions of the priest in pronouncing absolution and imposing satisfaction. This whole procedure is usually called, from one of its parts, "confession", and it is said to take place in the "tribunal of penance", because it is a judicial process in which the penitent is at once the accuser, the person accused, and the witness, while the priest pronounces judgment and sentence. The grace conferred is deliverance from the guilt of sin and, in the case of mortal sin, from its eternal punishment; hence also reconciliation with God, justification. Finally, the confession is made not in the secrecy of the penitent's heart nor to a layman as friend and advocate, nor to a representative of human authority, but to a duly ordained priest with requisite jurisdiction and with the "power of the keys", i.e., the power to forgive sins which Christ granted to His Church


Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. James 5:16

Answer 7

Confession is about the church telling you this is the only way to get forgiveness for you can't approach the Lord like we can and if you tell us what you did wrong we will pitition for your soul not to have that mark on it.
Me personally I think no man/woman will ever be able to seek forgiveness from anyone for me unless I seek it myself.

Answer 8

Confession, or rather the forgiveness of sin, involves disclosure.

Disclosure to God is no disclosure, because God already knows it all, so you're not disclosing anything to God.

Disclosure to another person (even with a screen between you), involves more thought and commitment before you summon the ability to do it.

How many things in your life would you "never tell anybody"?

But God knows them all.

Maybe humility (and humiliation?) are part of confession, and part of the forgiveness process.

Answer 9

Why not do what the bible tells you and go and confess to the one you have wronged. Perhaps its easier to confess to an independant party that you think isn`t going to grass you at some future date when its in their interest. Or use it to control you.

Answer 10

I agree 100%...It is ok to ask other believers to pray for us, however, when we pray, it should be directly to God Himself.
This is how I choose to pray, and I believe this is how Jesus taught us to pray. The problem with confessing to a Priest is not so much the confession, but the absolution process...Saying 5 hail Mary's and 5 Our Fathers does not obsolve one of sin, rather, it teaches our children that when they sin, their punishment is Prayer. This is a horrible thing to teach anyone. Prayer is not a punishment, it is a Blessing, a Gift from God to be cherished. There is no pleasing God when we recite repetitious prayer, doing so only causes us to de-value prayer altogether. It takes the sincerity and passion out of it.
God Bless You.