Confession: Doorway to Forgiveness

by Jim Forest

Overview

Once a defining feature of Christian life, the practice of Confession was abandoned by many people in the last few decades of the twentieth century, but now is coming back to life with the recognition that, without an acknowledgment of sin and the longing for forgiveness and reconciliation, the Gospel makes little sense. In Confession Jim Forest offers a moving and helpful reappraisal of this neglected sacrament, drawing on scripture, the lives of the saints, and a wealth of person stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570753862
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	02/01/2002
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.41(w) x 8.26(h) x 0.52(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	ix
	A Three-Letter Word	1
	Foundations	12
	A Short History of Confession	19
	Basic Stories	44
	The Son Who Returns	46
	The Man Who Was Forgiven, Then Healed	52
	The Woman Caught in Adultery	56
	The Pharisee and the Tax Collector	60
	The Woman Who Washed the Feet of Christ with Her Tears	63
	The Raising of Lazarus	66
	Standing at the Four Crossroads	78
	Tools for Examining Conscience	90
	Key Elements in Confession	94
	Tools of Self-Examination	95
	The Ten Commandments	95
	The Beatitudes	101
	The Last Judgment	108
	The Prayer of Ephraim the Syrian	111
	Finding a Confessor	116
	True Confessions	130
	A Sermon on Confession	159
	Psalms to Read in Preparing for Confession	161
	Psalms for after Confession	166
	Notes	169