What does it mean to "confess our sins"? The word confess is defined in the English dictionary, "to declare or acknowledge one's sins." In a culture full of "blamers" it is often difficult to find true "confessors!" To genuinely confess means to declare what God says about our wrong thoughts, words or deeds is true; His standard of judgment is right. To confess means an admission of guilt and our need of forgiveness from God.
It seems today that most people play the "blame game" when it comes to sin. There appears to always be someone handy to blame for the wrong decisions, actions or deficiencies of one's life. People blame their parents, schools, government, churches and a myriad of other institutions or people for their mistakes. The hard fact, which John so plainly states at the beginning of his letter, is that there is no forgiveness or cleansing from guilt until one owns up to his or her sins. Until you come to a place where you agree with God about the things you have done wrong, you will have no forgiveness. Until you admit your sin you remain in the filth and guilt of your mistakes.
You can attempt to blame others for your failures or choose to take ownership of the wrong decisions you have made. Choose to agree with God's standard of right and wrong! Choose to admit your sin, be forgiven and cleansed! Get a fresh, clean start today!
James
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