🔍 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑? A dear Christian asked: _“Is it obligatory for a member of the congregation to confess his or her sins to the pastor after falling into sin?”_ 🔴Let’s go to the Word of God. 📖 James 5:14–16 (KJV) “Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him... and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed...” Now take note — 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 “𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫.” That’s right. 🔴 The scripture says “one to another” — not a confession line, not a long ladder to “senior-senior pastors.” And many times, what some people call “confession” is really a cry for emotional relief — not a true repentance before God. ⚠️ 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏, 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋. They say: “Since I told someone, I feel better.” But soon the guilt returns. So they look for someone else to confess to. The cycle goes on… why? Because that’s not what the Word teaches. 🔎 Now let’s look at it in the Amplified Version: 📖 James 5:16 (AMP) “Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed (restored to a spiritual tone of mind and heart).” 🔴 This is about restoration, not publicizing your shame. It’s not about advertising your sins. It’s about genuine reconciliation. ☑️ If you wronged someone — go to the person. Confess. Make peace. ☑️ If it’s a private matter between you and God — go to Him in repentance. ☑️ If it deeply troubles you and you believe your pastor should know, fine — but that’s by your choice, not a divine obligation. 🎯 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄'𝐒 𝐀 𝐏𝐎𝗪𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘: From R.W. Schambach’s church — two women had long-standing grudges. One had a goiter that wouldn’t disappear. The other couldn’t receive the Holy Ghost after years of seeking. One day during service, the pastor confronted them. They reconciled. They apologized. They cried. They hugged. Right before the church, the goiter disappeared. And the other woman instantly spoke in tongues. 💥 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐍'𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 — 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒. 🔴 The problem wasn’t lack of power. It was unresolved conflict and unspoken offense. 🎯 So what does this mean? 🔹 If you’ve wronged someone — go to them. 🔹 If you’re struggling in your heart — deal with it in prayer and the Word. 🔹 If you need spiritual counsel — by all means, seek help, but not from a place of obligation. 💡 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑: 👉 It is not the pastor’s prayer that saves you. 👉 It is the Word that saves and cleanses you. 📖 John 15:3 “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” 📖 Psalm 119:9 “How shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to thy word." 🙌 Walk in the truth of the Word, and don’t let religion bind you with human expectations. 🔑 Confession is for reconciliation — not a ritual. The Word is for cleansing — not performance. The Holy Spirit is your guide — not emotions. ✅𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐏 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐋 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDB8dA4o7qEfKzLPP2D ✅𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐋 https://t.me/TheWatchersInfluencers