James, you still are not making sense to me. WHY would you choose to confess your sins to the congregation for adultery, but not for a lie about the cookies if both are a serious offense to God. Why would confessing the one help you realize you had received forgiveness? If both sins are of equal weight--wouldn't you do this for ALL your sins, every time you sin?I don't even try to hide my sin or to say that it never existed.. It is there to remind me of the great cost of sinning that way again.. I will not minimize it. It is the reason Jesus went to the cross and died.. YOU DON'T BELIEVE GOD.. WHY IS IT THAT YOU TURN AWAY FROM TRUTH. Right there is the Bible is the p***age that tells us the truth of sin.. I didn't make it up. Whoever follows God 100% except in one point is guilty of not following Him at all.. Either believe the Bible or admit that you don't. It is already clear to the Christians here that mormons DON'T BELIEVE THE WORD OF GOD..
Julie is I sinned in again lying to my wife. i would have to see that as sin.. No I wouldn't tell the Pastor or the church.. I would confess it to God and stand up to what ever consequences came my way.. That is what the Bible calls me to do.. Confessing to men or to the Church is not a requirement. I think I have explained why I took that step anyway.. It wasn't to gain forgiveness, it was to help ME in my realization that I had received the forgiveness of God.. Did you here that this time.. I can say it a few more times if it will help you understand.. IHS jim
I have heard what you said, it just does not make sense to me in light of what you teach on this site.
For example, if I said eating an apple was exactly the same to God as eating an orange---why would I feel the need to do more in the repentance process if I ate an apple versus eating an orange. I mean, I perfectly well see that adultery is a more serious sin and would require doing more. But because YOU state it is no different, I am curious why you felt in your heart YOU needed to do more to realize God's forgiveness?
I mean, why did you let the feelings of your heart dictate your actions, rather than what the scriptures taught you regarding this sin?