**The Sacrament of Confession has been with us from the beginning, coming from the words of Christ Himself:
“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” (John 20:21-23)
Notice that Jesus gives His apostles the power to forgive sins. Of course, they wouldn’t know which sins to forgive if they weren’t told what sins were involved.**
Thank God for this Sacrament.
Notice that Jesus gives His apostles the power to forgive sins. Of course, they wouldn’t know which sins to forgive if they weren’t told what sins were involved.**
Where does it talk about confession to anyone other than God??? Where's the example of someone in the bible confessing to one of these apostles??? Oh, it's not there, is it...That's because it doesn't exist...
Another false doctrine your religion made up to put Catholics under more bondage...
**“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” (John 20:21-23)**
The Lord is prophesying. The disciples would receive the Holy Ghost after his departure (on the day of Pentecost), of which he also prophesied would only happen with him going away. Remember?...he told them to tarry in Jerusalem for ‘the promise of the Father’. (luke 24:49)
The remitting of sins was to begin at Jerusalem as well. Jesus said that they were to preach repentance and remission of sins in his NAME, beginning at Jerusalem (Luke 24:47).
Peter preached it first on Pentecost, telling convicted souls to “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the NAME (remember Luke 24:47?) of JESUS CHRIST for the REMISSION of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”. Acts 2:38.
In Acts 11 we find Peter back in Jerusalem, after the conversion event at Cornelius’ house in Caesarea. Answering to those that questioned his hanging out with the Gentiles, he told of them receiving the Holy Ghost. With God giving them the Spirit, his hand was forced to obey God’s ordained plan, and baptise them in the name of Jesus for the remission of sins. Notice his testamony at that point:
**Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the lord Jesus Christ; WHAT WAS I, THAT I COULD WITHSTAND GOD?”.
God expected Peter to do HIS part, and baptise them in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission sins. Peter HAD to do it, for it was required by God.
**Notice that Jesus gives His apostles the power to forgive sins.**
By baptism in the name of Jesus Christ.
**Of course, they wouldn’t know which sins to forgive if they weren’t told what sins were involved.**
Sin is sin. You mean to tell me that people are to remember every sin that they commit, and tell the priest each one? What if they forget one, leave the confession, and get killed crossing the street?