Wednesday, 26 October 2011

• Striking A Blow Against Self Righteousness (An excerpt from ReformationTheology.com

   

  In celebrating Reformation Sunday, we used this following confession.  There is a beauty in community as Christ's people when we look at His holiness realizing our sinfulness in light of His enormous grace and love:

  Corporate confession of sin would bring only despair were it not for our knowledge of God’s faithfulness to His covenant promise, His forgiveness and mercy. It is dangerous to dwell on ourselves and our sin if we do not also rememeber that God delights in forgiving us. So I personally deeply appreciate when after we have confessed the pastor says, "...but if your faith is in Jesus Christ this morning, then I can assure you, based on the sure promise of the Word, that your sins are forgiven....

  Here are some of the confessions we use (graciously supplied by Eric Costa).

  To enrich me will not diminish your fullness;
  All your lovingkindness is in your Son,
  I bring him to you in the arms of faith,
  I urge his saving name as the one who died for me,
  I plead his blood to pay for my debts of wrong.
  Accept his worthiness for my unworthiness
  his sinlessness for my transgression,
  his purity for my uncleanness,
  his sincerity for my guile,
  his truth for my deceits,
  his meekness for my pride,
  his constancy for my backslidings,
  his love for my enmity,
  his fullness for my emptiness,
  his faithfulness for my treachery,
  his obedience for my lawlessness,
  his glory for my shame,
  his devotedness for my waywardness,
  his holy life for my unchaste ways,
  his righteousness for my dead works,
  his death for my life.

   Amen.

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