Non-denominational, here

[Carrye]

Usually God will say, "Hey, check that out or keep digging." Well, I'm not hearing it, so sorry guys. No Catholic here.

Oh, there's a Catholic in there. It doesn't go away that easily.

 

[Anthony]

Paul’s words are often pitted against Jesus and the other apostles, that their words must jive with Paul, and not Paul with them.

Pitted against Jesus?

Only by those who look at the small screen. Or those attempting to make a big picture.

 

[Skripper]

Pitted against Jesus?

Only by those who look at the small screen. Or those attempting to make a big picture.

Both ways? Or maybe those attempting to make a big picture on a small screen?

 

[Highway of Life]

Also, I'm not protestant, I suppose. I just like to be non-denominational. After going over your replies I still don't feel convinced of what I was curious about. Usually God will say, "Hey, check that out or keep digging." Well, I'm not hearing it, so sorry guys. No Catholic here.

Greetings in the lord Jesus Lovesherald!

I had just a quick question...
What did you mean by "no Catholic here"?

Ok, here is my answer to confession...

Are all of our past, present, and future sins forgiven once and for all when we accept Jesus (become Christian)? Not according to the Bible and the early Church Fathers. Nowhere does Scripture state that our future sins are forgiven; rather, it tells us to pray, "forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors" (Matt 6:12).

The means by which God forgives sins after baptism is confession. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9). Minor sins can be confessed straight to God, but for mortal sins, which wipe the spiritual life out of the soul, God has instituted a different means for forgiveness- Confession, penance, or reconciliation.

This sacrament of confessioin is from the mission God gave to Jesus in his ability as the Son of Man to go and forgive sins on earth (cf. Matt 9:6). The crowds who witnessed this power: "When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men." (Matt 9:8) God gave this authority to "men" (plural). After Jesus' resurrection, he passed on his mission to forgive sins to his disciples and apostles, Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” (John 20:21-23)

Since it is not possible to confess all of our many daily faults, we know that sacramental reconciliation is required only for grave or mortal sins—but it is required, or Christ would not have commanded it.

Over time, the forms in which the sacrament has been administered have changed. In the early Church, publicly known sins (such as apostasy) were often confessed openly in church, though private confession to a priest was always an option for privately committed sins. Still, confession was not just something done in silence to God alone, but something done "in church,".

Penances also tended to be performed before rather than after absolution, and they were much more strict than those of today (seven years’ penance outside on the church steps for sexual sin, for example, was common in the early Church).

Highway of Life

Some references from Catholic Answers radio.