tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246136.post8883033816220605908..comments2023-05-07T07:12:22.455-04:00Comments on tasteandsee: Do You Need To Confess?Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06164119748164140223noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246136.post-91953141334510606372006-11-29T11:11:00.000-05:002006-11-29T11:11:00.000-05:00Jule Ann, I hadn't even thought of that aspect of ...Jule Ann, I hadn't even thought of that aspect of confession/testimony. I had some of the same issues after becoming a Christian. Since I was already a good kid, my external appearance didn't change that much...it was sometimes difficult to see God at work.<br /><br />twitre, do you think all confession is exhibitionist? It seems to me like confession alone is a purely selfish act, but confession with the intent of getting help/changing the negative behavior is good for the individual and the community.<br /><br />tuffy, I would say "yes, it is confession." However, as I mention above, I would say that unless it's the first step to something bigger it's useless confession.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164119748164140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246136.post-64759110462091984452006-11-29T10:50:00.000-05:002006-11-29T10:50:00.000-05:00is it really confession if no one knows who you ar...is it really confession if no one knows who you are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246136.post-7278513827081312982006-11-29T01:48:00.000-05:002006-11-29T01:48:00.000-05:00i don't know... it does seem to emphasize the sin ...i don't know... it does seem to emphasize the sin over the grace, which was one of the biggest hurdles i had to overcome in my early christian walk. i felt like you had to be really bad in order to have a really good conversion, and people's "testimonies" often seemed dangerously close to bragging about how bad they were. but it doesn't matter what you did, what matters is that you're forgiven.Jule Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895353397595306177noreply@blogger.com