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Confession of Sin

 

Confession of Sin

God requires - Le 5:5; Ho 5:15

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

Exhortation to - Jos 7:19; Jer 3:13; Jas 5:16

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

SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED WITH

• Submission to punishment
- Le 26:41; Ne 9:33; Ezr 9:13
• Prayer for forgiveness
- 2Sa 24:10; Ps 25:11; 51:1; Jer 14:7-9,20
• Self-abasement
- Isa 64:5,6; Jer 3:25
• Godly sorrow
- Ps 38:18; La 1:20
• Forsaking sin
- Pr 28:13
• Restitution
- Nu 5:6,7

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

Followed by pardon - Ps 32:5; 1Jo 1:9

Illustrated - Lu 15:21; 18:13

Exemplified

• Aaron
- Nu 12:11
• Israelites
- Nu 21:6,7; 1Sa 7:6; 12:19
• Saul
- 1Sa 15:24
• David
- 2Sa 24:10
• Ezra
- Ezr 9:6
• Nehemiah
- Ne 1:6,7
• Levites
- Ne 9:4,33,34
• Job
- Job 7:20
• Daniel
- Da 9:4
• Peter
- Lu 5:8
• Thief
- Lu 23:41
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