Are Christians Trustworthy?

This week we will continue our sermon series, In the Way, by looking at the spiritual discipline of confession. When we think of confession, we are often reminded of a Catholic confessional in which a person enters to confess their sins to the priest. However, confession as a spiritual discipline need not be confined to a confessional or a priest.

What James has in mind in James 5:16 is for the community to hold each other accountable as a means to help them grow in their faith. It is understandable how this might be a difficult spiritual discipline to practice because we fear that our sins, which are usually unknown to others, will be somehow used against us. This needn’t be the case in a loving and faithful community. The point of confession is to free us from sin’s hold on our lives so that we might grow in faith. Then we in turn can bear another’s burdens and fulfill the law of Christ. 

This week we will be exploring how we might practice this spiritual discipline in the local church and help others to walk in the freedom that is found in Christ.

Grace & Peace,

Rev. Adam Thornton