RESOURCE OF THE MONTH

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WHAT ABOUT CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION?

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” This part of the Divine Service is called the Confession and Absolution we hear every Sunday. But what is Confession and Absolution? The act of confession is not some work that we lay before the Father’s throne; rather, it is the simple acknowledgment that God’s Word is true and right and that when we measure ourselves against its demands, we come up short. Learn more about this wonderful gift God gives us in the Divine Service. 

"But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God. Be merciful to me, a sinner!’"

(Luke 18:13)