The Power of Confession

In the Bible, confession can be seen in the sense of affirming truth, as in Romans 10:9 - That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. It is also used in the sense of admission of our sin to God, so our relationship with Him can be healed. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. (1Jn 1:9-10) In the NT, the idea is that of “saying the same thing” - (Omo+Logos -same thought or word) that we admit that our sin is just as bad as God says it is. It’s popular these days to refer to sins as “mistakes” or “making bad choices.” Well, sin is always a mistake, and sin is always a bad choice, but they’re not the same thing. "The terms “mistake” and “bad choices” both imply an error in judgment—something unintentionally. This might be 1. Turning onto a one-way street, going the wrong way. 2. Pouring salt into your coffee, thinking it was sugar. 3. Mis-typing a web address and ending up on a wrong site. "These could all be legitimate mistakes. They happen because we get distracted or careless. But a sin is more than a mistake. It’s a deliberate choice to do something you know is wrong,"  Confession involves seeing ourselves as we really are, and acknowledging it. When there is confession, God is reverenced and praised, sin is acknowledged, and faith is declared.