Question about confessionals

[pastor_diane]

When did this tradition start and where?

Any information that you have would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much

Pastor Diane

 

[Chatter163]

Google is your friend.

 

[ATeutonicKnight]

When did this tradition start and where?

Any information that you have would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much

Pastor Diane

This Sacrament started with the Jews. There is much talk of it in Leviticus. And there is also talk of it at the end of James as well, where it specifically says to confess your sins to someone, not just God, contrary to popular Baptist belief.

I’m sorry I can’t give you more information, but I was raised in it so I never really had a whole lot of questions about it. I hope I helped you a little bit.

Dominus Vobiscum.

:knight1:

 

[ATeutonicKnight]

When did this tradition start and where?

Any information that you have would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much

Pastor Diane

“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.” (James 5:16)

“With this ram the Priest shall make atonement before the Lord for his sin he has committed, and it will be forgiven him.” (Leviticus 19:22) Note that it gives actual instructions on how to be forgiven of your sins.

Note that if you look it up in your own Bible it will fall onto different verses. For some reason Catholic verses and Protestant verses always fall on different numbers. Usually it will be the verse before our verse though.

I hope that I have helped a little better.

 

[TeenageConvert]

The Sacrament of confession was instituted by Jesus Christ, and the apostles practiced it and passed it on. But when you say “confessional” are you talking about the little booths/dark rooms? I think those came up in the middle ages, before that confessions were made in public

 

[coolduude]

I think perhaps the OP was talking about the confessional itself, not the sacrament…

 

[beth40n2]

Any questions you have about what we believe can be found on this one website.

Click on confession on the left side and you will see many scriptures and quotes from the early church fathers.
scripturecatholic.com/

 

[ATeutonicKnight]

When did this tradition start and where?

Any information that you have would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much

Pastor Diane

Oh, confessionals. Sorry for the confusion. I’m pretty sure these started in the Medieval ages. It used to be (And still is sometimes) where the Priest would sit in a chair and the confessor would kneel in front of him and confess his sins. We’ve kind of gotten back to this tradition by making two chairs in some places, but most people prefer to use a confessional. It’s not as embarrassing that way.

 

[Bruised_Reed]

I think i’ve read confessionals were first used in Ireland.

Sorry - no source. I’ll look for one.

 

[JaMc]

Note that if you look it up in your own Bible it will fall onto different verses. For some reason Catholic verses and Protestant verses always fall on different numbers. Usually it will be the verse before our verse though.

I’ve only noticed that in the Book of Psalms, with the Douay-Rheims. The other books (and the Psalms in the “newer” bibles, like the RSV-CE and NAB) I’ve always seen to be the same as in the Protestant Bibles.

 

[ATeutonicKnight]

I’ve only noticed that in the Book of Psalms, with the Douay-Rheims. The other books (and the Psalms in the “newer” bibles, like the RSV-CE and NAB) I’ve always seen to be the same as in the Protestant Bibles.

Every time I look up something in my Bible and compare it to the Protestant one I was given as a gift it falls onto different verses.

 

[JaMc]

Every time I look up something in my Bible and compare it to the Protestant one I was given as a gift it falls onto different verses.

Interesting. What versions do you use? Do you see a difference in the New Testiment and the Gospels as well?