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To: Mears

You do ask a Priest for forgiveness and confess your sins to he or she right? Now, does the bible say that you are to confess your sins to man and be forgiven, or to God?


320 posted on 07/15/2005 2:04:08 PM PDT by jw777
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To: jw777
When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained (John 20: 22-23).
326 posted on 07/15/2005 2:09:12 PM PDT by Pyro7480 ("All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady." - Tolkien)
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To: jw777

Yes but the Priest is acting on the authority given by Christ...whatever sins ye retain are retained, and whatever sins ye forgive are forgiven. I'ts the same concept as baptism. the Priest or Preacher is performing the Baptism under the authority given by Christ.


330 posted on 07/15/2005 2:11:26 PM PDT by MoefromMs
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To: jw777

>>You do ask a Priest for forgiveness and confess your sins to he or she right?<<

She???


342 posted on 07/15/2005 2:21:44 PM PDT by netmilsmom (There was no sign of a pile of gnawed hearts.....)
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