Reasons Why I Don’t Think We Should Confess to Priests
Ξ October 2nd, 2007 | → 15 Comments | ∇ opinion |
After reading an article from the site I usually visit when I’m bored, I was inspired to write this. I really don’t think we should confess our sins to priests because we cannot atone our sins that way. Jesus died for our sins and the veil was torn so we can have this open door to come to our Father and repent. He will gladly forgive us because He loves us.
Here are the reasons why we don’t need a mediator (priest) when confessing our sins.
i) First of all, as I mentioned above, Jesus already died on the cross to forgive us. He has become our bridge to the Father. So why not tell it to Him instead of telling it to someone else?
ii) We have sinned against God’s laws and it is just right that we accept our mistakes and ask His forgiveness. If I sinned against my friend, do I ask forgiveness from my sister? Of course not! It is likely that I go to my friend and tell her I’m sorry, right?
iii) Do priests really remember our sins when we tell it to them? Do they really pray for a specific person’s wrongdoings so that God will forgive that person? Like a priest will say, “Please forgive Lucy because she did this and that, and also forgive Paul because he committed this…”? Only God knows us completely. He knows what we’ve done and He’s waiting for us to come to Him and lay it all down to His feet.
iv) Even if we tell the priest our sins, he won’t be able to forgive us. Only He can forgive us. So why do we have to confess in the confession box? It is better that we bow our knees and talk to Him directly.
v) Confessing to priest will never give you the peace of mind and happiness that only Jesus can give. There will still be guilt inside you because you are never sure that God already forgave you. But if you just pray and repent, you’ll receive greater joy and you’ll be blessed because you recognized that you are a sinner and you ask God for His forgiveness and mercy. You believe that He is your Only Hope and Savior.
We don’t have to be ashamed, the Lord understands. He will gladly accept us if we just come to Him.
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