Confession of Sin

1)    God requires. Le 5:5; Ho 5:15.

2)    God regards. Job 33:27,28; Da 9:20-23.

3)    Encouragement to. Jos 7:19; Jer 3:13; Jas 5:16.

4)    Promises to. Le 26:40-42; Pr 28:13.

5)    Should be accompanied with

a)   Submission to punishment. Le 26:41; Ne 9:33; Ezr 9:13.

b)   Prayer for forgiveness. 2Sa 24:10; Ps 25:11; 51:1; Jer 14:7-9,20.

c)   Self-abasement. Isa 64:5,6; Jer 3:25.

d)   Godly sorrow. Ps 38:18; La 1:20.

e)   Forsaking sin. Pr 28:13.

f)     Restitution. Nu 5:6,7.

6)    Should be full and unreserved. Ps 32:5; 51:3; 106:6.

7)    Followed by pardon. Ps 32:5; 1Jo 1:9.

8)    Illustrated. Lu 15:21; 18:13.

9)    Exemplified

a)   Aaron. Nu 12:11.

b)   Israelites. Nu 21:6,7; 1Sa 7:6; 12:19.

c)   Saul. 1Sa 15:24.

d)   David. 2Sa 24:10.

e)   Ezra. Eze 9:6.

f)     Nehemiah. Ne 1:6,7.

g)   Levites. Ne 9:4,33,34.

h)   Job. Job 7:20.

i)     Daniel. Da 9:4.

j)     Peter. Lu 5:8.

k)   Thief. Lu 23:41.