Name: Unburdening the Soul: Personal and Corporate Confession of Sin - Phil A. Newton
Brand: Phil A. Newton
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nDealing with my sin as a young Christian rarely crossed my mind. Sure, I'd confess something I deemed big but gave little thought to the pile of sins accumulating and clogging the arteries of my spiritual heart. Then someone taught me what the Bible addressed concerning confession of sin-that act by which we own up to our sins, agree with God's assessment of them, and rely upon the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ to remove the guilt. Confession felt like Independence Day in my soul, as I consciously admitted my sin and trusted in the effective work of Jesus on the cross for forgiveness. That was my first major step in learning to walk with Jesus. For if Jesus came to take away sin, as John wrote, then confessing, repenting, and dying to sin had to become part of my daily spiritual journey. n nn nConfessing sins came as a shock to my soul, but a good shock. I didn't realize how casually I took my spiritual life and how spiritually cold I had become by tolerating sin instead of turning from it. Nor did I grasp the beauty of walking in the provision of Jesus' cross-work, as he keeps on cleansing us as we walk with him. Over the fifty-plus years since first learning about the Bible's teaching on confession, I've continued to study the subject. In Unburdening the Soul, I offer guidance in how to make confession of sin a personal and corporate discipline in walking with Jesus. n nn nUnburdening the Soul is divided into two parts. Part 1, as one friend put it, provides a catechism