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Scriptures Referenced
James 5:16 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)
16 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another,
so that you may be healed.
The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.
Romans 3:22-25 New King James Version (NKJV)
22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ,
to all and on all[a] who believe. For there is no difference;
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus,
25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith,
to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God
had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
1 John 1:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just
to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2 Corinthians 7:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
10 For [godly] sorrow that is in accord with the will of God produces
a repentance without regret, leading to salvation;
but worldly sorrow [the hopeless sorrow of those who do not believe]
produces death.
Psalm 34:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
International Bible Encyclopedia, “A contrite heart is one
in which the natural pride and self-sufficiency
have been completely humbled by the consciousness of guilt