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Originally Posted by Praxeas
I wish Adino was here to enage in this...Confession and Repentance are not necessarily the same thing..
My question is, if a person has a repented heart full of faith, yet in weak moment he or she sinned, are they instantly lost until they say "Forgive me for my sins"? Do they need to cry or make a long prayer at an alter?
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Good question.
It's amazing what some reduce repentance to.
It's usually a formulaic question pleading for forgiveness. I think instead of Grace. The prodigal son. The Father didn't even wait to throw himself at his feet, run to him, and call for the ring. The prodigal turned back toward God was evidence enough that he was coming home, and this extravagant act of grace caused a response of gratitude from the prodigal, confessing his own sin.