Confession is the open admission to God of our sin… [It] means to admit our guilt, assent to God’s sovereign standards, and agree with God that our actions are unacceptable… Confession is not trivial or just a quick naming of the sin. It is a deep admission of an offense to God… A deep spirit of contrition accompanies confession. There is remorse over our sin… [And] confession needs to be accompanied by repentance.

Jerry White (b. 1937), Ehemaliger internationaler Präsident von The Navigators, Autor

Topics: Guilt & Forgiveness

Jerry White

Der US-amerikanische Ingenieur und ehemalige Generalmajor Jerry White leitete von 1986 bis 2005 als internationaler Präsident das evangelikale Missions- und Jüngerschaftswerk The Navigators. Als Autor und Konferenzredner wurde er vor allem durch Veröffentlichungen zu praktischer Nachfolge, biblischer Berufsethik und dem Umgang mit persönlichen Krisen bekannt. Heutigen Bibellesern bieten seine Schriften praxisnahe Impulse zur Gewissensbildung und zur Umsetzung christlicher Integrität im säkularen Berufs- und Alltagsleben.

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