Christians, how often do you Sin and how often do you go to Confession or ask Jesus for forgiveness for your Sins?

[Physics-Man]

[AlexanderAnttila]

Often, and every single time. Asking Jesus for forgiveness that is. The Catholic notion that a priest must intercede on your behalf to forgive sins isn't Biblical at all. It contradicts part of Jesus' whole identity as the new mediator between God and Man as the Bible names Him. That is what it means to have the David's heart. King David committed many wrongs, even as God called him "a man after My own heart". Despite David's reign being a glorious and prosperous era for Israel, David himself had faults and weaknesses and at times sinned gravely. But each and every time he made a transgression he came before the Lord and repented, confessed his sin.

Being Christian isn't being perfect. It's the opposite, it's realizing that none of us are, only Jesus, and it is His ideal we strive towards. We will never be flawless like Him here on Earth, only at the end of ages when the New World comes will we be fully transformed in holiness and glory. Jesus who exemplified the image of the New Humanity with His life, and whom has the authority from the Father to wash us clean of our transgressions by His blood that He willingly shed for us. Because He loved us, even as He was scorned beyond imagining, beaten senseless and mocked endlessly, He still committed the purest act in history and sacrificed himself in our place, for our wrongdoings.

[ShadezMcgee]

I sin quite a bit and I haven't been I aide a church in ages. Pretty sure if I stepped foot inside one and sprinkle myself with Holy water I may burst into flames.

Really need to start going now that they are actually letting people go to church now.

[modelUN242]

I have looked into Catholicism, I'm still exploring Christianity as I grew up without any religion. But, personally, I'm waiting until marriage and still a virgin, so I'm good there. I think sexual sin is a huge problem in today's society.

I do think I struggle with bad thoughts that I feel guilty about and maybe in the future, I can go to Confession. I'm currently reading the Bible too.

[genericname85]

i don't believe in sin. the only judge of my action is me and the people around me. i always conduct myself in a way that does the least possible harm to anyone. religious doctrin does not grant me any safety, cause "follow what god wants from you" sounds easy. but how do you "know" what he wants from you? truth is you don't. you delude yourself into thinking you do to make yourself feel better. there's no way to actually verfiy that you're doing good. that is a harsh reality that's difficult to come to terms with. and for me avoiding that realization by faith is a bad thing, cause that reduces my chances of doing the "right" thing if there ever was such a thing.

[Physics-Man]

Are you Christian?

[genericname85]

i've been raised a christian. first catholic, then protestant.

[OlderAndWiser]

I sin every day and I can't imagine anyone who is capable of going 24 hours without any sin. I am not Catholic so I don't go to confession with a priest, but I reflect on my sins, asks forgiveness, and vow to try to be a better person almost every day.

[Wade8888]

Well, I'm not a christian any more, but I as a christian for the first 36 years of my life.

So the answer is I've sinned more than I could care to count, and no I don't confess my sins to any man-made priest, I've always confessed my sins directly to God.

I'm a Deist now, and I still believe in confessing my sins directly to God.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Well, to start confession isn't Biblical. You don't confess your sin to no man because no other than Jesus Christ has authority to forgive sin.

Secondly, I rarely sin physically but I do sometimes struggle with evil thoughts.

Right now, violent thoughts tend to creep into my mind because of certain past experiences.

[Physics-Man]

The Bible refutes the “Bible alone” principle. Nowhere does it say in the Bible, that you should ONLY listen to the Bible! The Bible says that the “Word of the Lord” is “spoken” (Jer 25:3), not just written. St. Paul urged us to “hold to traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter” (2 Thes 2:15). The Bible also tells of a Council’s authority, where Peter settled a doctrinal dispute and declared what “we believe” (Acts 15).

The Bible teaches that not the Bible or the Protestant interpreters of the 16th century and of the present, but “the Church is the pillar and the bulwark of the truth” (1 Tim 3:15). It also warns against “twisted” interpretations of Scriptures (2 Pt 3:16). While the Church has one teaching, there are now 43,000 evangelical groups with 2.3 added daily. Their views on the Trinity, on gays, etc. contradict each other. Since truth (e. g. Jesus is God) cannot be falsehood at the same time, real falsehoods are sadly being taught among these groups.

[Physics-Man]

Catholics agree with Protestants that Scripture is a “standard of truth”—even the preeminent one—but not in a sense that rules out the binding authority of authentic apostolic Tradition and the Church. The Bible doesn’t teach that. Catholics agree that Scripture is materially sufficient. In other words, on this view, every true doctrine can be found in the Bible, if only implicitly and indirectly by deduction. But no biblical passage teaches that Scripture is the formal authority or rule of faith in isolation from the Church and Tradition. Sola scriptura can’t even be deduced from implicit passages.

[Physics-Man]

The “Word of God” Refers to Oral Teaching Also. “Word” in Holy Scripture often refers to a proclaimed, oral teaching of prophets or apostles. What the prophets spoke was the word of God regardless of whether or not their utterances were recorded later as written Scripture. So for example, we read in Jeremiah:

“For twenty-three years. . . the word of the Lord has come to me and I have spoken to you again and again. . . ‘But you did not listen to me,’ declares the Lord. . . . Therefore the Lord Almighty says this: ‘Because you have not listened to my words. . . .’” (Jer. 25:3, 7-8 [NIV]).

[Physics-Man]

This was the word of God even though some of it was not recorded in writing. It had equal authority as writing or proclamation-never-reduced-to-writing. This was true also of apostolic preaching. When the phrases “word of God” or “word of the Lord” appear in Acts and the epistles, they almost always refer to oral preaching, not to Scripture. For example:

“When you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God” (1 Thess. 2:13).

If we compare this passage with another, written to the same church, Paul appears to regard oral teaching and the word of God as synonymous:

“Keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us” (2 Thess. 3:6).

[Physics-Man]

Jesus and Paul Accepted Non-Biblical Oral and Written Traditions. Protestants defending sola scriptura will claim that Jesus and Paul accepted the authority of the Old Testament. This is true, but they also appealed to other authority outside of written revelation. For example:

a. The reference to “He shall be called a Nazarene” cannot be found in the Old Testament, yet it was “spoken by the prophets” (Matt. 2:23). Therefore, this prophecy, which is considered to be “God’s word,” was passed down orally rather than through Scripture.

b. In Matthew 23:2–3, Jesus teaches that the scribes and Pharisees have a legitimate, binding authority based “on Moses’ seat,” but this phrase or idea cannot be found anywhere in the Old Testament. It is found in the (originally oral) Mishnah, which teaches a sort of “teaching succession” from Moses on down.

c. In 1 Corinthians 10:4, Paul refers to a rock that “followed” the Jews through the Sinai wilderness. The Old Testament says nothing about such miraculous movement. But rabbinic tradition does.

d. “As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses” (2 Tim. 3:8). These two men cannot be found in the related Old Testament passage (Ex. 7:8ff.) or anywhere else in the Old Testament.

[WesBrewer]

At least 70 times a day, I pray and ask for forgiveness at least 2 times a day.

[BCRanger10]

I usually try to go to Confession at least once a week. No less than every two weeks though.

[Avicenna]

We sin daily and I ask for forgiveness daily. Of course I try not to sin.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Many times I go into prayer with Jesus and ask forgiveness for my sins

[Iron_Man]

That’s mostly for the Catholics but the other Christians have to have their own personal relationship with God and confessed to him

[andreasderjuengere]

In the eyes of a hardcore ''Christian'' I sin on a daily basis.
I don't confess to human manipulators or ''representatives''; but privately I do say ''sorry'' from time to time :)

[TheBigGuy9]

Every single day I talk to God. I sin everyday. Nothing terrible, but a sin is a sin.

[ChrisMaster69]

No such thing as sin

[Anonymous]

we sin every day