A clean confession combined with a promise never to commit the sin again, when offered before one who has the right to receive it, is the purest of repentance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True repentance involves admitting fault openly and making a firm commitment to avoid repeating the wrongdoing when acknowledged by the appropriate authority.
- In plain terms
- Admit your mistake and promise not to do it again to someone who can accept it.
- What can you take from it?
- Honesty and commitment define true repentance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you ever made a promise to change and kept it?
- What makes a confession genuine?
Another view
This assumes the recipient has the moral standing to grant absolution.
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