Confession - in Abrahamic religions ( Judaism , Christianity, and Islam ) confession of one's committed sins before God. Confession implies repentance and the decision to continue to try not to allow sin.
Content
- 1 in the Bible
- 1.1 In the Old Testament
- 1.2 In the New Testament
- 2 In Judaism
- 3 In Christianity
- 4 In Islam
- 5 See also
- 6 notes
- 7 References
In the Bible
The concept of confession is often found in both the Old and New Testaments .
In the Old Testament
In the Pentateuch, the act of confession always precedes the rite of guilty sacrifice . [1] The Bible prescribes: “a man or woman who committed a sin ... let them confess their sin” ( Num. 5: 6, 7 )
The Old Testament does not prescribe a specific form of confession, and the wording of the confession of sins contained in it, as a rule, is extremely short. Such are the confessions of Cain ( Genesis 4:13 ), Moses ( Exodus 32:31 ), Achan ( Nav. 7:20 ), David ( 2 Sam. 12:13 ). Confession is verbose only when it is given a poetic or prayer form: Ps. 38 , 51 ; Ride 9: 6–11, 15 ; Nope. 1: 6 , 7 ; –35 . [one]
New Testament
The New Testament does not establish confession as a rite held in a certain form (in the terminology of historical churches it is a sacrament ), unlike, for example, the Eucharist or Baptism . In the New Testament, confession is an expression (public or private) of the God of his repentance of sins, in which form is not important, but content is repentance , as a change of consciousness is metanoia .
In Judaism
In Judaism, the term is called viddui ( Heb. וִדּוּי ). In modern meaning, first appears in the Mishnah . [2] Based on the biblical precept “a man or woman who committed a sin ... let them confess their sin” ( Num. 5: 6, 7 ), the Jewish Halakha concludes that non-observance of any commandment must be atoned for by confession and repentance. [3]
The formula of confession, pronounced by the high priest during the temple service in Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) for himself, his family, coens, and all the people, is very briefly formulated and consists of only two sentences. The first (confession proper) lists three types of sins: perversion of [the Law], crime [of it] and transgression; in the second, God's forgiveness is requested for them. [4] The formulas of personal confession read at the service in Yom Kippur [5] , obviously, developed after the destruction of the Temple and were called upon to replace the confession read by the high priest.
In Christianity
In Christianity , namely in historical churches , confession is one of the sacraments ( rites ) regulated by the church canons , which is sometimes referred to as the sacrament of repentance. Confession in the sacrament of repentance is a confession to believers of sins before God in the presence of a priest who, being only a witness, on behalf of Jesus Christ, with special permissive prayer forgives all sins sincerely repented. [6] The repentant receives the remission of sins from the Lord himself. The power to forgive sins, according to Christian doctrine, was given by Jesus Christ to his apostles (and through them the Church in the person of bishops ): “Accept the Holy Spirit. Whoever forgive sins will be forgiven; on whom you leave, they will remain on that ” ( John 20: 22-23 ). (More details in the article ( Apostolic Succession ).
Confession is an integral part of the life of a Christian. Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov) wrote: “Confession is the ardent repentance of the heart, the thirst for purification that comes from the sensation of holiness, this is the second baptism, and therefore, in repentance we die for sin and are resurrected for holiness” [7] .
In Islam
Confession in Islam can be called “taub a .” Under certain assumptions, a prayer for forgiveness (the search for the forgiveness of God - Allah ), which is called "istigfar" [8] [9], can be considered a similar (but not identical) concept in Islam. Some interpret istigfar as saying the words of a request for forgiveness. Confession in sins is carried out before God, and not before a person, except for bringing (asking) forgiveness to the sin offering.
See also
- Penance
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Confession - article from the Electronic Jewish Encyclopedia
- ↑ Mishnah , Bikkurim 2: 2; Meggila 2: 5
- ↑ Sifri Chis. 2, 3; Maimonides , Mishneh Torah , Laws of Remorse 1: 1
- ↑ Mishnah , Ioma 3: 8; 4: 2; 6: 2
- ↑ Jerusalem Talmud Ioma 8: 9, 45c; Babylonian Talmud , Ioma 87b; Midrash Vayikra Raba 3: 3
- ↑ Confession (unavailable link) (unavailable link from 06/14/2016 [1216 days]) // Encyclopedia “Religion”
- ↑ To help the penitents. From the creations of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
- ↑ Istigfar
- ↑ Distinction between Taub and Istigfar (link not available)
Links
- Confession: What you need to remember when preparing for a confession , an article by an Orthodox priest on the website Orthodoxy and Peace .
- How to confess correctly? Detailed material on the topic
- Confession: The Orthodox Church on Confession: what to say, how to prepare, how the order of confession developed on the website Orthodoxy and the World .
- Sacrament of Penance
- About the sacrament of repentance on the site of the Catholic parish of St. Catherine
- Articles on the Sacrament of Penance on the ABC of Faith website
- Valentine Sventsitsky, prot. Six Readings on the Sacrament of Penance in His History