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Whether we acknowledge it or not, we all have some form of a doctrine of confession despite our initial prejudices against it—it is, as Rushdoony demonstrates, an inescapable concept. This leaves us to ask ourselves the question: “Is my doctrine of confession biblical?” In an effort to “cure souls” many churchmen have resorted to a Freudian approach to counseling instead of a faithful...
He (James) connects mutual confession and mutual prayer. If our confessions must be made only to priests, then our prayers ought to be offered up for them alone.2 Calvin thus opposed confession to the clergy alone. He refused to tie the validity of the confessional to the church but linked it rather to God. He was not averse to confessions to the clergy and was in the church prior to communion celebrations to hear those who wanted and needed a pastor for their confession. Normally, each person was
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