The way to cover our sin is to uncover it by confession.
Interpretation
Confession of one's sins is the path to true healing and forgiveness.
This quote emphasizes the importance of being honest about our wrongdoings. By confessing our sins, we not only seek forgiveness but also allow ourselves to be free from the burden of guilt and shame, leading to a more authentic life.
In practice
During a sermon, the pastor used this quote to encourage congregants to seek forgiveness.
When a man is to travel into a far country...one staff in his hand may comfortably support him, but a bundle of staves would be troublesome. Thus a competency of these outward things may happily help us in the way to heaven, whereas abundance may be hurtful.
It would be a good contest amongst Christians, one to labour to give no offence, and the other to labour to take none. The best men are severe to themselves, tender over others.
Those that look to be happy must first look to be holy.
There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.
In all their jollity in this world, the wicked are but as a book fairly bound, which when it is opened is full of nothing but tragedies. So when the book of their consciences shall be once opened, there is nothing to be read but lamentations and woes.
Faith, whereby especially Christ rules, sets the soul so high that it looks down on all other things as far below, as having represented to it, by the Spirit of Christ, riches, honor, beauty and pleasures of a higher nature.
It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.
Gratitude creates the most wonderful feeling. It can resolve disputes. It can strengthen friendships. And it makes us better men and women.
There is nothing of which we are more ashamed than of not being ourselves. And there is nothing which brings us greater joy and happiness than to think, feel, and say what is ours.
What wisdom, what warning can prevail against gladness? There is no law so strong that a little gladness may not transgress.
The prayer that prevails is not the work of lips and fingertips. It is the cry of a broken heart and the travail of a stricken soul.
Inner #β peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your #β emotions
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