[Salvation]

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

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Confession

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[TSgt]

Confession?

Like this?

Cardinal: Pope John Paul II approved letter on shielding priest abuser
http://www.catholicreview.org/subpages/storyworldnew-new.aspx?action=7998

[Ken4TA]

Confession

The first "confession" should always be "I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God." After that, all confessions should be to God, for He is the one who is offended.

PS: I like how the article starts - Roman Catholic Christians believe, Which, if I recall correctly, you stated on many threads that you're not a Roman Catholic. :-)

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Believers were reconciled by Christ's sacrifice on the cross at Calvary.

Rome struggles to mimic what has already been accomplished by our Savior.

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement." -- Romans 5:8-11

Believers "have received the atonement;" they have been justified by Christ's death and resurrection; their sins have been paid for in full and forgiven, and they NOW stand reconciled to God by Christ's work on the cross.

that's the Gospel which Rome obscures.