Confession

[SeanF1989]

This is an answer I got from a Protestant when I asked if non-Catholics go to confession.

“no becoz Jesus says we are to confess directly to Him. in the old testament the jews had to go thru a Jewish priest. not to Jesus because He wasn’t born yet. Jesus fullfilled the law with love and thus the old law is no longer nessecary. the new test. will tell you more.”

I am a lapsed Catholic so this has confused me

 

[marty1818]

See if this helps:
catholic.com/tracts/the-forgiveness-of-sins

 

[tshark1963]

This is an answer I got from a Protestant when I asked if non-Catholics go to confession.

“no becoz Jesus says we are to confess directly to Him. in the old testament the jews had to go thru a Jewish priest. not to Jesus because He wasn’t born yet. Jesus fullfilled the law with love and thus the old law is no longer nessecary. the new test. will tell you more.”

I am a lapsed Catholic so this has confused me

When jesus sent the disiples out on the mission of the twelve, Mark chapter 6. he gave them power over unclean spirits. did he not give them power to forgive sins or not to forgive. Is this not the basis for forgiveness of sins by catholic priests?

 

[TimothyH]

When jesus sent the disiples out on the mission of the twelve, Mark chapter 6. he gave them power over unclean spirits. did he not give them power to forgive sins or not to forgive. Is this not the basis for forgiveness of sins by catholic priests?

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” (John 20:21-23)

-Tim-

 

[in_servitude]

“no becoz Jesus says we are to confess directly to Him. in the old testament the jews had to go thru a Jewish priest. not to Jesus because He wasn’t born yet. Jesus fullfilled the law with love and thus the old law is no longer nessecary. the new test. will tell you more.”

James 6:13-18

13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint [him] with oil in the name of the Lord,15 and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful. 17 Elijah was a human being like us; yet he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain upon the land. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.

It seems clear to me. Ask your friend if he interprets that James 6 tells him to confess his sins to Jesus only. I don’t see how this supports your friend’s conclusion.

Also, you might ask your friend for chapter/verse when he tells you what Jesus commands.

 

[Balian]

This is an answer I got from a Protestant when I asked if non-Catholics go to confession.

“no becoz Jesus says we are to confess directly to Him. in the old testament the jews had to go thru a Jewish priest. not to Jesus because He wasn’t born yet. Jesus fullfilled the law with love and thus the old law is no longer nessecary. the new test. will tell you more.”

I am a lapsed Catholic so this has confused me

Yes, as a Protestant I was taught that which I now of course consider heretical. The thing I never understood then and what most Protestants can’t explain now is, if the old law is no longer necessary then why did Christ say that he did not come to destroy the Law and that not even the slightest bit of a single letter would disappear from the Law. A good part of the reason I converted to Catholic was so that my sins could be forgiven.

 

[VeiledCatholic]

Also, if I am not mistaken, in the Catechism and also on Catholic websites, with this subject, Catholics do confess their sins to Jesus Christ, You’ve gotten some good Bible verses here to go by. I’m coming back into the Church after a 10 year stint in the Reformation world and the verses that these folks have listed take on a whole new meaning for me, I finally understand them and they make sense, from a Catholic perspective. I’ve been where your friend is though as I used to say those exact same words to my Catholic friends…