Confess Your Sins: The Way of Reconciliation
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802875092 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 116 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Offering assurance of forgiveness to Christians, this little book opens the door to fruitful conversation about the practice of confession.. He shows how this threefold distinction is biblically grounded, and he critically examines the practice of confessing to a priest. Stott offers vital answers in Confess Your Sins: The Way of Reconciliation. After presenting the necessity of confession, Stott distinguishes between three types of confession—in secret to God, in private to a person whom our sin has injured, and in public in the presence of a Christian congregation. An evangelical classic for a new generation of Christian readers Back in print for the first time in many years, John Stott's classic treatise on confession discusses a neglected Christian practice. Though the Bible clearly teaches that confession is a necessary part of the redemption story, many Christians are uncertain how and to whom they should confess their sins
A little gem about to whom confession is properly made John Stott’s Confess Your Sins is a little gem of a book. Originally published in 196A little gem about to whom confession is properly made George P. Wood John Stott’s Confess Your Sins is a little gem of a book. Originally published in 1964, it has been reissued by Eerdmans. As far as I can tell, the only change to the original is that Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, come from the NIV (2011).All Christians agree on three truths, which Stott names at the outset of the book: “the fact and guilt of sin, the possibility of forgiveness, and the need for confession” (emphasis in original). These three truths come together in 1 John 1:8–9:"If we claim to be without sin. , it has been reissued by Eerdmans. As far as I can tell, the only change to the original is that Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, come from the NIV (2011).All Christians agree on three truths, which Stott names at the outset of the book: “the fact and guilt of sin, the possibility of forgiveness, and the need for confession” (emphasis in original). These three truths come together in 1 John 1:8–9:"If we claim to be without sin. Craig Stephans said I can't believe this is out of printGreat look at confession. John Stott approaches the topic of confession from a Biblical-Anglican perspective. Stott looks at confession privately to God, privately to another whom one has offended, privately to a priest (auricular confession) and publicly to a congregation.Stott emphasizes the need for Christians to daily (or more often) confess sins privately to God, the one who forgives us for our sins. He encourages Christians to believe the Word of God inviting confession for the forgiveness of sins. He also encourages confession privately to other people whom one has w
Carl R. As a tsunami of sin is sweeping over us all, nothing could be more restoring, freeing, and healing than biblical confession and forgiveness. Trueman — Westminster Theological Seminary “Drawing on the classic texts and major authors of his own Anglican tradition, Stott offers a compelling case that particular sins should be confessed particularly and that private confession to an offended party should be an important part of the Christian life. . . . If the wisdom so ably offered in Confess Your Sins is heeded in our churches, the power of true reconciliation wil