[Pastor Ezekiel]

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I attend Viewmont Baptist Church in North Carolina. My name is Joe and I am of the male sex. I am a single man, my parents (plural ) are Baptist. My sins have been confessed to God and I do so on a daily basis because, as you know, one never knows if this day will be their last day on Earth. I walk with Jesus in the morning when I take my a.m. stroll, in the sand on the beach, ect.

Baptists confessing, huh?

[JumpingJehosafats]

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Baptists confessing, huh?

Joshua 7:19
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.

I do not confess my sins to some peder-bear priest, but to God Almighty, as he has asked us to.

[Billy Bob Jenkins]

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Joshua 7:19
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.

I do not confess my sins to some peder-bear priest, but to God Almighty, as he has asked us to.

AMEN. It is important that we resist the sinful temptation to worship intercessory false prophets like the Pope and his bishops, or to prostrate ourselves in the shadow of huge phallic icons, which makes the Lord envious.

What kind of pie does your wife best prepare? What is your favorite firearm to brandish in public? Tell us more about yourself? Inquiring minds want to know.

[JumpingJehosafats]

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AMEN. It is important that we resist the sinful temptation to worship intercessory false prophets like the Pope and his bishops, or to prostrate ourselves in the shadow of huge phallic icons, which makes the Lord envious.

What kind of pie does your wife best prepare? What is your favorite firearm to brandish in public? Tell us more about yourself? Inquiring minds want to know.

Those Catholics tick me off, my buddy has a cleaning job that involves cleaning the local churches, he cleans the one Catholic church twice a week after the Spanish language mass and would you believe those people throw their soiled toilet paper in the trash cans rather than in the toilet like a normal person would? Sinful and disgusting! E-coli anyone?

I am not yet married, for this town is filled with Atheists, hippies and democrats ( :shudders: ). The women at my church are either married, too old or too young. North Carolina is on the cusp, a mix of good God fearing people and evil marijuana smoking hipster trash from New York. As far as weapons, I don't own one. Other than the machete that hangs by the front door and my industrial strength can of mace that I got from a bounty hunter buddy of mine.

[Bill R. Briscoe]

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Joshua 7:19
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.

I do not confess my sins to some peder-bear priest, but to God Almighty, as he has asked us to.

And what happened to Achan after he confessed to stealing the cloak, silver and gold? He was stoned to death before the Lord.

Joshua 7:
20And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.
24And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

A True Christian™ does not confess to sins, for a True Christian™ does not commit sin. A True Christian™ is perfect.

Matthew 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

[JumpingJehosafats]

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And what happened to Achan after he confessed to stealing the cloak, silver and gold? He was stoned to death before the Lord.

Joshua 7:
20And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.
24And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

A True Christian™ does not confess to sins, for a True Christian™ does not commit sin. A True Christian™ is perfect.

Matthew 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Respectfully sir,

1 John 1:8

King James Version (KJV)

8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

[Bill R. Briscoe]

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Respectfully sir,

1 John 1:8

King James Version (KJV)

8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

The chapter of 1 John 1 is describing how one becomes saved. I am already saved, understand the consequences of sinning and abstain. You need to reread your Bible, son.

1 John 1:
1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us
3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Additionally:

1 John 3
1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

Stop cherry-pickin' and reread that Bible!

Yours in Christ,

-Bill

[Redeemed Papist]

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...and as for my favorite Bible verse, how can a true Christian pick just one? The entire text is holy and there is no one excerpt that is more important than another,

Or, how could an atheist Godmocker who doesn't even know what he is mocking pick one?

You, sir, are treading a line that leads to the gates of Hell.