Don’t put a question mark where God in Christ puts an exclamation point! Private confession and absolution are vital to the spiritual health of the believer, as it is in these that we can hear the voice of the Gospel— forgiving sins and comforting consciences. When one receives absolution, sins are forgiven for Christ’s sake— not due to works preceding or following, not in part, but in whole. “He lives— oh, the bliss of this glorious thought; My sin, not in part, but the whole, Is nailed to His cross, and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! LSB 763, st. 3

Rev. David Juhl, pastor at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Arlington, WI, joins Rev. Brady Finnern to discuss the Scriptural truth surrounding Confession and Satisfaction.

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