Does confessing your sins to your hamster count?
825603
Only if your hamster is fully ordained
489181
there! Spider got the answer, you have to repay for all the sins that you have committed and this repayment of sins can come only if your soul dies, but then the innocent one, Jesus took your place and suffered for your sins, thereby repaying your sins, so when you admit that you are a sinner, you have not done anything, you have to be washed clean, just realising that you are dirty does not help if you don't want to be clean, like that when you admit you are a sinner, you need to be washed clean and your sins can be washed only by the precious blood of the lamb and hence it is essential that you have to believe and trust in Jesus as your saviour once you admit you are a sinner. God bless you!
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Have you ever done something wrong, and felt really and truly sorry for it, but you just couldn't shake the guilt?  Then, you finally get the nerve up to admit what you did wrong, and as soon as you say it out loud, the weight just lifts off your shoulders?  Confession is vehicle for admitting to someone what we did, and allowing God to free us from the burden of guilt.  A priest serves as a guide so that we can process the sin and repentence appropriately.\n\nWe aren't taught that we can't go directly to God, but the Sacrament frees us from the isolation of sin and brings us back into the fold.\n\nAnd no, the size of the sin does not change any of this.
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You shouldnt confess to someone other than God. I dont know why Catholics do that. I grew up Catholic and that was one of the major problems I had with the religion. It doesnt make any sense. You are right. Priests are just humans. \n\nBottom line: your relationship with God is between you and God. You know what the relationship is and you know what works for you. Do what you feel is right and dont let anyone boss you around or make you do something you dont feel in your heart.
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I concur.  I feel like adherence to a prescribed moral principle removes personal responsibility.  I've felt that way (only perhaps less eloquent!) since I was eight.  If you are a good person because you adhere to the Bible / church values unquestioningly, you aren't actually a good person.  You are only truly good if you are the person choosing your own behavior.  I think fundamentally it boils down to manners - in greater or lesser dimensions.
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Confession is Good for the Soul
242060
confession is a very emotionally taxing thing to do, it probably shouldn't be done casually.  you do feel lighter afterwards though still guilty to some extent.  It's hard to do but can be rewarding.
370169
Yes.  It is best to admit to it or you will regret it even more later, especially if someone gets hurt and finds out it was you.  Be honest
876186
Yes and it`s quite special,it`s good to say sorry to God for our sins, true repentance is just that, but sometimes you feel awful for what you have done and just can`t shake the guilt, and it`s such a relief to hear that it`s okay from the Priests mouth.\nI always feel like i am walking on air after a good confession, and that the weight of my sins has been taken off me and I am clean again,it`s like a sauna for the soul.
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It goes back to the story of Adam and Eve...when they sinned, their eyes were open and they KNEW .........accountability.  Until you can KNOW that what you are doing is wrong, you are under God's grace.
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no it's not  as long as it is honestly earned. What makes it a sin is when you become haughty because of your riches and you treat those around you bad. \n\nIf you are wealthy and live humbly(which it sounds like you do) then there is not a thing wrong with it. The Lord looks at your heart and he looks at how well you treat others. :)\n\nGod Bless!
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I don't really know for sure if that's a sin, but it's really funny! LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
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Please take my 'do you doeserve to go to heaven ?' test.\nDo you think you are a good person?\nHave you keep the 'Golden Rule' or in essence the ten commandments?.\nThis is Gods law and his standard, can you measure up?\nIf so how many have you kept ? ,lets try a few,\nHave you ever told a lie? I,m gonna guess you said yes to this one, every one has told a lie at some point in there lives.\nWhat would that make you , a liar ,right?\nHave you ever stolen anything even something small ?\nI'm gonna guess yes to this one also,every one I know has stolen something at some point in their lives, I know I have.\nWhat would that make you , and me?\na thief,right?\nSo by your own admission (if you are being honest with yourself ) you are a thieving liar.Now before you say that if you steel once it doesn't really make you a thief, then ask yourself this, how many times must a man rape to be known as a rapist.\nSo if you were to die right now ,as that thieving liar and what ever else you may be, and were judged by God(assuming you don't believe he exists,just imagine for a second )\nwould you be found innocence or guilty.Would you deserve heaven or hell?\nI know myself that I should be found guilty.\nIt is because we are all guilty that we deserve hell ,\nbut God is not willing that any should perish,he does not want this to be any ones fate,so what did he do?\nThat is why he sent Jesus.When Jesus died he took the punishment we deserve for  the wrong things we do.\nThe bible says that it is, a  free gift of God ,not of works ,so that no man may boast. this means that good works are not going to get you to heaven,that God offers you this gift of not haveing to pay for your sin, if you simply admit to him you are a sinner , ask for his forgivness and tell him that you want the free gift of salvation he is offering.It is as simple as that.\nSome people are going to read this and laugh and say ' there goes another Bible basher trying to 'save' us all'\nBut how do you know the Bible unless you read it, nowhere in the Bible does it say, that if you be good you can get to heaven.\nAnd if everyone is being honest ,and if they are going to be judged as guilty then they do indead need to be saved.\nThe Bible says that there is' no name under heaven(Jesus' name)  , given to men, by which you must be saved'
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Whoa! where did you get this level stuff and bad sins?\n\nSin is Sin\nMan differentiates between good and bad sin, we rate it on scales of one to ten, GOD DOES NOT, God considers all sin equal, one is no worse or no better.  I know it is a hard concept to grasp, in our human mind we can not fathom that a lil white lie should compare to the most awful deeds, but it is truth, none the less.\n\nThere are not levels...\nTheir are "babes in Christ", "Meat-eaters, Milk-drinkers", but all are equal in God's eyes.  He sees one thing, that is the Blood of Jesus Christ, You are covered with It, and your sins, mine, and the level 10, very worst sins possible are covered.  \n\nBelief in something so simple as this, is the hardest thing to do.\nLOL
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No, because he will go confess in front of another cat who happen to be priest, maybe!!  joking...hahaha
990585
all sins are forgiven. so have at it =D
1108760
Oh My!! You confess to the whole church???  Do the people judge you for what sins you have made?? How could I look at the members in the church eye to eye, who have commited serious sins?  I don't think it is meant for us to judge.  How can we not when we hear about members airing their dirty laundry?  I think your sin should be left to God to handle.