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The Relationship of Confession and Healing
Introduction:
Let us all admit something this morning!
We are a mess as human beings.
Every single one of us!
When the Bible says that “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God,” () that includes you and me.
Because of sin, we struggle with sinful attitudes and behavior.
As a Christian, we fight this spiritual battle of desiring to do what pleases God but find ourselves doing just the opposite and quite frankly it is frustrating.
No wonder Paul said in , “For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that I do not: but what I hate, that I do.”
In which he concludes, “ O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord...” ().
So this morning I would like us to move from the frustration of dealing with our sin to learning to deal with.
James gives some very practical principles in his letter.
In , he commands us to “confess” in order to be “healed.”
Defining the Terms
Confess
To agree with, saying the same thing
In this context and many others there is the implication of repentance involved
Faults
Not mistakes
Sin- hamartia
Healed
To restore something to a state of health or wholness
We desire to be whole physically, why not spiritually and emotionally
The Journey to Wholeness
Confess your sins to one another
Have you ever sat down with someone you love and trusted and shared the sin that troubles you?
I know many of you want to put on this mask of I don’t sin like others?
But we struggle with sin.
Sometimes we feel if we share it, we will be rejected, shamed and condemned.
Perhaps some unspiritual people would.
But those who are like Jesus and walk like Jesus would not throw aside those who sin and are seeking Him.
Remember the account in Luke when Jesus was in the house of Simon the Pharisee and he had a woman who was a known harlot washing his feet with her hair and tears.
Simon was offended that Jesus was allowing this sinner to touch him.
But Jesus forgave her and accepted her just the way she was.
There are countless stories in the Gospels of this very thing.
The first step then is to confess to Jesus our sin.
We can also share our sinful struggles with others
Illustration of my time as a chaplain at Mercy hospital
Be wise, someone you trust, an advocate
There is advantages, you have someone praying for you (pray for one another), you have someone to walk with you and help keep you accountable.
I heard something recently that I think is critical on how we as Christians should value (love) others.
Acceptance- the person, not the sin
Accountability- I value you to much to allow you to remain there
Affirmation- Encouraging them to pursue Christ
The purpose for this is for healing
Confession is good for the soul
Keeping it all bottled up, holding it all in, fearful for people finding out, is destructive to one’s spiritual well-being.
We are meant to walk this world with others for spiritual growth and maturity.
Diagnostic Tool
Confessing the Sin
What Do I Do?
Stealing
Who Am I?
Provider
In Control
Not loved by God
What Has God Done?
Not Caring
Not Enough
Not capable
Who Is God?
God is a liar
God is absent
God is not a provider
Repenting of the Sin
Who is God?
God is love
God is all-present
God is all powerful
God is caring
What Has God Done?
What has God done in scripture?
Elijah
Paul
What has God done in life?
What has God done according to the Gospel?
Who Am I?
I am a child of God
I am a recipient of God’s provision
I am beloved
What Do I Do?
I give
Conclusion:
Psalm 51:1-3
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