confession is not just saying, “sorry about that.” It means to agree with the one I have offended that my offense is as serious to me as it is to him. Thus, confession of sin, whether to God or man, involves the accepting of personal responsibility for that sin. By this approach sin must be genuinely recognized, not explained away.40 Dr. Adams takes this matter more seriously than any Christian psychologist.41 He emphasizes that unconfessed sin is the major cause of guilt-conflicts, depression, and