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\nNum 22:34<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Then Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, \u201cI have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Exodus 9:27<\/b><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Then Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, \u201cThis time I have sinned; the LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.<\/p>\n
Exodus 10:16-17<\/b><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Then Pharaoh hastily called Moses and Aaron and said, \u201cI have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>1 Samuel 15:24<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Saul said to Samuel, \u201cI have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>1 Samuel 26:21<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Then Saul said, \u201cI have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Psalms 78:34<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0When he killed them, they sought him; they repented and sought God earnestly.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Matthew 27:4-5<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0saying, \u201cI have sinned by betraying innocent blood.\u201d They said, \u201cWhat is that to us? See to it yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>1 Chronicles 21:7<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
This sounds humble enough, but it was obvious and easy to say when the Angel of the LORD stood before Balaam with a drawn sword in hand. The threat of immediate judgment humbles most people. 2 Peter 2:15-16<\/span><\/a>\u00a0speaks of Balaam\u2019s attitude, telling us he had gone astray, he loved the wages of unrighteousness, was full of iniquity, and was not in his right mind. The root of Balaam\u2019s sin was a love for money.\u00a0Jude 1:11<\/span><\/a>\u00a0calls it\u00a0the error of Balaam for profit. He was willing to disobey God and curse God\u2019s people if he could do it for money. (Guzik)<\/p>\n
He confesses his passion and thoughtlessness in his ill treatment of the ass, and excuses himself for so wilfully persisting in his journey, from his ignorance of the angel\u2019s standing in the way to oppose him; but he makes no confession of his covetousness, which was the dishonest principle that influenced him in all his steps. (Benson)<\/p>\n
I have sinned \u2026 if it displease thee, I will get me back again\u2014Notwithstanding this confession, he evinced no spirit of penitence, as he speaks of desisting only from the outward act. (Jamieson)<\/p>\n
Confessing sin without repentance is not seeing the sinfulness of sin. Confession without repentance allows a person to think they are right with God when their heart and mind are still not right with God. Without repentance there is no forgiveness. Confessing sin without committing to turning away from it is just a weak way of saying sorry, my bad, I\u2019ll try to do better, but I\u2019m only human, and there is no inner desire within their heart to never ever do it again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
When Paul said to confess your sins to one another I think it was for the purposes of having a fellow believer hold you to a repentant heart – and remind you and encourage you in your repentance. Another reason is to keep us humble and not to think more highly of ourselves than we should. And to encourage others by our humbleness and commitment to honoring and glorifying God.<\/p>\n
How many times have you been convicted of sin through hearing or reading God\u2019s Word? When this Holy Spirit conviction comes upon your soul – Confess it – Repent of it (turn away from it)- Commit to never entertaining it again \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Life happens and then the next thing you know you are in a situation where the temptation to do that which you have committed to not do, you do or are thinking about doing. Resist – confess its temptation – ask God to give you clear eyes to see the sinfulness of sin and His holiness. Stand strong in the Holy Spirit. Ask God to show you what is in your heart so that you can know it, see it, and turn away from it.<\/p>\n
It is one thing to confess sin but totally different to repent of it and commit to turning away from it. Many times we try to do this on our own power or within our own strength and 5-step plan. We do well to stand in the power and might of the Holy Spirit and not rely on our own power and strength for surely we will become tired and unable to resist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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