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<\/a><\/p>\n[all verses RSV]<\/p>\n
Anti-Catholic Protestant apologist Jason Engwer wrote:<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know what details you have in mind, but you\u2019ve mentioned concepts such as confessing to a church leader and doing so in private, which you consider a development that\u2019s \u201cto be expected\u201d. If what you have in mind is something like the modern Roman Catholic system of confession, then there is no justification for it in scripture. (9-11-06<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Confessing Sins to Human Beings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Leviticus 5:5<\/strong> When a man is guilty in any of these, he shall confess<\/span> the sin he has committed, [in conjunction with an offering of a sacrifice to a priest for the sake of atonement]<\/p>\n
Numbers 5:6-7<\/strong> . . . When a man or woman commits any of the sins that men commit by breaking faith with the LORD, and that person is guilty, [7] he shall confess<\/span> his sin which he has committed; . . . [in conjunction with an offering of a sacrifice to a priest for the sake of atonement]<\/p>\n
Psalm 38:18<\/strong> I confess<\/span> my iniquity, I am sorry for my sin. [possible; could mean the same procedure as in Lev 5:5 and Num 5:6-7]<\/p>\n
Proverbs 28:13<\/strong> He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses<\/span> and forsakes them will obtain mercy. [possible; could mean the same procedure as in Lev 5:5 and Num 5:6-7]<\/p>\n
Mark 1:4-5<\/strong> John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, . . . [5] . . . and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing<\/span> their sins. (cf. Mt 3:6)<\/p>\n
Acts 19:18<\/strong>\u00a0Many also of those who were now believers came, confessing<\/span> and divulging their practices<\/p>\n
James 5:14, 16<\/strong> Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, . . . [16] Therefore confess<\/span> your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. (cf. 1 Jn 1:9) [arguably \u2014 in context \u2014 implies confession to the elders in particular, since their prayers have more power]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Human Beings Extending God\u2019s Forgiveness (Absolution) as His Representatives<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Leviticus 4:35<\/strong> . . .\u00a0and the priest shall burn it on the altar, upon the offerings by fire to the LORD; and the priest shall make atonement<\/span> for him for the sin which he has committed, and he shall be\u00a0<\/b>forgiven<\/span>. (cf. 4:20, 26, 31)<\/p>\n
Leviticus 5:5-6<\/strong> When a man is guilty in any of these, he shall confess the sin he has committed, [6] and he shall bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement<\/span> for him for his sin. (cf. 5:10, 13, 16, 18; 6:7)<\/p>\n
Leviticus 19:21-22<\/strong>\u00a0but he shall bring a guilt offering for himself to the LORD, to the door of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering. [22] And the priest shall make atonement<\/span> for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed; and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven<\/span> him.<\/p>\n
Numbers 14:19-20<\/strong>\u00a0[Moses] Pardon the iniquity<\/span> of this people, I pray thee, according to the greatness of thy steadfast love, and according as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.\u201d\u00a0[20] Then the LORD said, \u201cI have pardoned<\/span>, according to your word;\u00a0 (cf. Num 15:25, 28)<\/p>\n
2 Samuel 7:4-5, 14-15<\/strong> . . . the word of the LORD came to Nathan, [5] \u201cGo and tell my servant David, `Thus says the LORD: . . . [14] . . . When he commits iniquity, . . . [15] . . . I will not take my steadfast love from him<\/span>, . . .<\/p>\n
2 Samuel 12:13<\/strong>\u00a0David said to Nathan, \u201cI have sinned against the LORD.\u201d And Nathan said to David, \u201cThe LORD also has put away your sin<\/span>; you shall not die.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matthew 18:18<\/strong> . . . whatever you loose<\/span> on earth shall be loosed<\/span> in heaven. (cf. Mt 16:19)<\/p>\n
Mark 1:4<\/strong>\u00a0John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins<\/span>.<\/p>\n
John 20:23<\/strong> If you forgive<\/span> the sins of any, they are forgiven<\/span>; . . .<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 2:7-10<\/strong> so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him<\/span>, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. [8] So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him<\/span>. [9] For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. [10] Any one whom you forgive, I also forgive<\/span>. What I have forgiven<\/span>, if I have forgiven<\/span> anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,<\/p>\n
James 5:14-15<\/strong>\u00a0Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; [15] and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Human Beings Issuing Penance or Announcing God\u2019s Impending Judgment for Sin\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Numbers 5:5-7\u00a0<\/strong>And the LORD said to Moses,\u00a0[6] \u201cSay to the people of Israel, When a man or woman commits any of the sins that men commit by breaking faith with the LORD, and that person is guilty, [7] . . . he shall make full restitution<\/span> for his wrong, . . .<\/p>\n
2 Samuel 7:4-5, 14<\/strong> . . . the word of the LORD came to [prophet] Nathan, [5] \u201cGo and tell my servant David, `Thus says the LORD: . . . [14] . . . When he commits iniquity, I will chasten him<\/span> with the rod of men, with the stripes<\/span> of the sons of men; . . .<\/p>\n
2 Samuel 12:7-12<\/strong> [Prophet] Nathan said to David, \u201cYou are the man. Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;\u00a0[8] and I gave you your master\u2019s house, and your master\u2019s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. [9] Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have smitten Uri\u2019ah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. [10] Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uri\u2019ah the Hittite to be your wife<\/span>.\u2019 [11] Thus says the LORD, `Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun<\/span>. [12] For you did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'\u201d<\/p>\n
Matthew 18:18<\/strong> Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind<\/span> on earth shall be bound<\/span> in heaven, . . . (cf. Mt 16:19)<\/p>\n
John 20:23<\/strong>\u00a0. . . if you retain the sins<\/span> of any, they are retained<\/span>. [refusal of absolution, for various reasons]<\/p>\n
1 Corinthians 5:1-5<\/strong>\u00a0It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and of a kind that is not found even among pagans; for a man is living with his father\u2019s wife. [2] And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you<\/span>. [3] For though absent in body I am present in spirit, and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment<\/span> [4] in the name of the Lord Jesus on the man who has done such a thing<\/span>. When you are assembled, and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, [5] you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh<\/span>, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 2:6<\/strong>\u00a0For such a one this punishment<\/span> by the majority is enough;<\/p>\n
1 Timothy 1:19-20\u00a0<\/strong>holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith, [20] among them Hymenae\u2019us and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Angels Extending God\u2019s Forgiveness (Absolution) as His Representatives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Exodus 23:20-21<\/strong>\u00a0Behold, I send an angel before you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place which I have prepared. [21] Give heed to him and hearken to his voice, do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression<\/span>; for my name is in him.<\/p>\n
Isaiah 6:5-7\u00a0<\/strong>And I said: \u201cWoe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!\u201d\u00a0[6]\u00a0Then flew one of the seraphim to me, having in his hand a burning coal which he had taken with tongs from the altar.\u00a0[7] And he touched my mouth, and said: \u201cBehold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin forgiven<\/span>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. They have three sons and a daughter, and reside in southeast Michigan (metro Detroit).","sameAs":["https:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dave.armstrong.798","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LuxVeritatisApologetics"],"url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/author\/davearmstrong"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2331"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}