accountable but that rarely works. A different person needs to be that source of accountability and help the person trying to not commit the same sin again. If there is we as Christians do not keep eachother accountable then we are failing each other with our walk with God. Christians need to help one another and life each other up during hard time and this situation with dealing with our sins is no different. Confession to a priest is another form of confession that may cause lack of accountability and communion with people. The priest can not hold each and every person that he has heard confession from accountable and that is a problem. What also contributes to this problem is not going to confession often enough to have the priest remember …show more content…
Priest have to listen to countless confessions and to pick a random person to help them with their struggle does not seem realistic. Confession also is to be anonymous which would mean the priest would not know who is struggling with what and if they can even help them. It is very unreasonable to ask the priest to keep rather help every single person with their sins and keep them accountable. There are far too many people in the church for one priest which throws out the question of if the priest can do something to help those who are struggling with their specific sins. Also, it is not done frequently enough to ensure that the person confessing is on the right track with God. It is encouraged that people would go to confession at least four times a year. That seems like a relatively low number of times to confess. It would seem if people are going very few times a year to confess then there should be a sort of accountability system to ensure that there is some sort of help from being tempted from the sins they have just confessed. These few reasons should make one question confession to a priest or church official but should not be looked as a wrong way to confess because confession to a priest or church official does have its
I grew up in an Orthodox church which was very strict, but as I grew up in the church they taught us as long as we repent for our sins that we have committed and don’t repeat them we can be forgiven. So I can say that if Montressor was truly confessing his sins to a priest, then I think that Montressor’s sins must receive forgiveness because it said in the bible: “But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” (1 john 1:19). That’s only if he was truly repenting from his mistakes that he had done in the
Next, McMinn continues through the concerns that influence the client spiritually and psychologically: sin, confession, forgiveness, and redemption (McMinn, 2011). Sin is a universal and personal dilemma. Sin exist in all individuals, and an essential element of counseling is to confront the sin currently in a person’s life; choosing when and how to confront sin in counseling has immense implications for success. Confession is a primary component of coping with sin, and counseling is, in essence, a method of confession. The objective of the Christian counselor is to help the client experience forgiveness while concurrently being held accountable for sin and encouraging an empathetic outlook of other individual’s sins (McMinn).
People need redemption from our continual sin, otherwise, we just wallow in the shallowness of that aspect of our lives. Sin stays with an individual and effects the way their lives are lived. Unless they confront their past the sin will always be present. For example, Khaled Hossei’s , The Kite Runner explains how Amir- one of the main characters in the novel redeems himself because he undergoes strong guilt from his past sins. By examining Amir’s sins in his childhood, in his teenage years and in adulthood, his attainment of atonement is revealed. Particularly Amir atones for his past sins of being an eyewitness of Hassan rape who is his most loyal and devoted servant. He is influenced by this moment because he realizes that Hassan always
This confession of sins must be genuine and it must not seek to undermine the pain of the hurt. This apology must not be given just to receive forgiveness, forgiveness is a gift, the apology should be mainly given to help ease the pain of the hurt and help ensure that the atrocity will not happen again. In some way we owe the oppressed restitution or payment for their sufferings. The Lord said to Moses in Leviticus 6: 3-5, “when he thus sins and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to him, or
The plot of “First Confession” is about a young boy, Jackie, trying to conquer the terror of telling his first confession. Jackie’s problems begin when his grandmother comes to live at the house. He detests her for being an alcoholic, slovenly ill-mannered woman. Most of all, Jackie is upset that he is excluded from the penny allowance that his sister, Nora, gets. Because his sister and grandmother side against him, Jackie’s life becomes intolerable.
God’s law demands sins to be confessed and forgiveness be requested in order to become stronger through Him. 1 John 1:9 states, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (ESV). Just as the BSC is a strategy for organizations to grow stronger, God’s strategy of sinners confessing and requesting forgiveness is a way for Christians to become stronger. Economies of Scale and
When people are only given the options of confess or face condemnation, nothing good can result from that
The narrator believes Karl is not just atoning but is genuine in his repentance. Though Karl never formally apologizes, “in his confession [there is] true repentance” (Wiesenthal 53). Throughout the confession Karl shows many signs of honesty and remorse; his words are harsh as he confesses his sins and are forced out even through the pain, Karl holds the narrators hand throughout the whole confession, and the fact that he is asking for forgiveness from a Jew (28-79). Sven Alkalaj agrees that forgiveness is possible when "there is a genuine recognition of guilt" (105). The narrator should grant him forgiveness because of the blatantly obvious guilt in Karl’s confession.
The presence of guilt has been felt by all human beings. As guilt grows in a
Throughout the book, he constantly desires to confess, even when visiting the police station. "I'll go in, fall on my knees, and confess everything" (p.84), he thought; later, he considered if it was "better to cast off the burden without thinking" (p.93).
There are several issues at play as this scandal continues. In this paper I hope to look at the actual scandals involving retired priest Paul Shanley and defrocked priest John Geoghan. These two men served as priests in the Boston community for over 20 years under the leadership of three different Cardinals. Throughout their years of service they had sexual relationships with males ranging from the age of 4 to 26. Only within the past year were legal steps taken against them. John Geoghan was tried and convicted and Paul Shanley’s case is still under investigation.
This guilt is obvious in Frank's plea, "How can a priest give absolution to someone like me?"
Throughout the book, he constantly desires to confess, even when visiting the police station. "I'll go in, fall on my knees, and confess everything" (97), he thought; later, he considered if it was "better to cast off the burden without thinking" (107). When he confessed to Sonia, he felt as if "he must not lose another minute" (404). After he asks Sonia to forgive him, she tells him to ask God for forgiveness.
What happens when one does not atone for what they have done? To atone something means to make amends or reparations; to fix what has been broken or ruined. For example, if a mistake is made and the consequences are severe, was there a point where it could have been avoided? What if the truth had been told, would the consequences be less severe? Guilt is such a universal emotion felt by almost everyone and one of the only ways to rid oneself of guilt is to atone for what they have done. Situations involving atonement are present throughout everyday life in various forms of news stories, entertainment, and history. Life, for some people, can become increasingly harder to live when individuals do not atone for their mistakes due to