Syllabus for Moral Subject first Unit Test

Class XII

CONFESSION

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9. Psalm 51 and Steps to Christ, 42: 1 to 46: 2

The conditions of obtaining mercy of God, are simple and just and reasonable. The Lord does not require
us to do some grievous thing in order that we may have the forgiveness of sin. We need not make long
and wearisome pilgrimages, or perform painful penances, to commend our souls to the God of heaven
or to expiate our transgression; but he that confesseth and forsaketh his sin shall have mercy.-Steps to
Christ, 42:2. Blessings of Confession

1. What is God ready to do for everyone who seeks forgiveness? Psalm 86:5.
Ans. Psa 86:5 You are good to us and forgiving, full of constant love for all who pray to you.
2. What promise is made to those who confess their sins? 1 John 1:9.
Ans. 1Jn 1:9 But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he
will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing.
3. When David confessed his transgressions, what did God do? Psalm 32:5.
Ans. Psa 32:5 Then I confessed my sins to you; I did not conceal my wrongdoings. I decided to
confess them to you, and you forgave all my sins.
4. In what condition are we when we have been forgiven and our sin is covered? Psalm 32: 1, 2.
Ans. Psa 32:1 Happy are those whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned.
Psa 32:2 Happy is the one whom the LORD does not accuse of doing wrong and who is free
from all deceit.
5. To whom should we confess our sins? Psalm 32:5; Daniel 9:3- 19.
Ans. Psa 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will
confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.
6. To whom should we confess our faults? James 5:16.
Ans. James 5:16. Confess your sins to God, who only can forgive them, and your faults to one
another. If you have given offense to your friend or neighbor, you are to acknowledge your
wrong, and it is his duty freely to forgive you. Then you are to seek the forgiveness of God,
because the brother you have wounded is the property of God, and in injuring him you sinned
against his Creator and Redeemer.-Steps to Ghrist, 42:3.
7. What was the confession made by the prodigal son? Luke 15: 11- 32.
Ans. Luk 15:21 'Father,' the son said, 'I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer
fit to be called your son.'
Luk 15:22 But the father called to his servants. 'Hurry!' he said. 'Bring the best robe and put it
on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet.

8. What did John the Baptist expect to accompany repentance? Matthew 3:1-8.
Ans. Mat 3:1 At that time John the Baptist came to the desert of Judea and started preaching.
Mat 3:2 "Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
 Mat 3:3 John was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he said, "Someone is
shouting in the desert, 'Prepare a road for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "
Mat 3:4 John's clothes were made of camel's hair; he wore a leather belt around his waist, and
his food was locusts and wild honey.
Mat 3:5 People came to him from Jerusalem, from the whole province of Judea, and from all
over the country near the Jordan River.
Mat 3:6 They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan.
Mat 3:7 When John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to him to be baptized, he said
to them, "You snakes—who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about
to send?
Mat 3:8 Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins.
9. David's confession. Psalm 51.
Ans. Psa 51:1 Be merciful to me, O God, because of your constant love. Because of your great
mercy wipe away my sins!
Psa 51:2 Wash away all my evil and make me clean from my sin!
Psa 51:3 I recognize my faults; I am always conscious of my sins.
Psa 51:4 I have sinned against you—only against you—and done what you consider evil. So you
are right in judging me; you are justified in condemning me.
Psa 51:5 I have been evil from the day I was born; from the time I was conceived, I have been
sinful.
10. How definite should we be in our confession of sin? Leviticus 5:5.
Ans. Lev 5:5 When you are guilty, you must confess the sin,
11. Why should we not try to hide sin from God? Numbers 32:23; Proverbs 28:13, 14; Hebrews
4:13.
Ans. Heb 4:13 There is nothing that can be hid from God; everything in all creation is exposed
and lies open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give an account of ourselves.
12. Besides confession, what did God ask Israel to do? Leviticus 6:1-7
Ans. Heb 6:1 Let us go forward, then, to mature teaching and leave behind us the first lessons
of the Christian message. We should not lay again the foundation of turning away from useless
works and believing in God;
Heb 6:2 of the teaching about baptisms and the laying on of hands; of the resurrection of the
dead and the eternal judgment.
Heb 6:3 Let us go forward! And this is what we will do, if God allows.
Heb 6:4 For how can those who abandon their faith be brought back to repent again? They
were once in God's light; they tasted heaven's gift and received their share of the Holy Spirit;
Heb 6:5 they knew from experience that God's word is good, and they had felt the powers of
the coming age.
Heb 6:6 And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible to bring them back to repent
again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God and exposing him to public shame.
Heb 6:7 God blesses the soil which drinks in the rain that often falls on it and which grows
plants that are useful to those for whom it is cultivated.

13. After having been restored to "the joy of salvation," what did David say he would do? Psalm
51:12-13
 Ans. Psa 51:12 Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation, and make me willing to
obey you.
Psa 51:13 Then I will teach sinners your commands, and they will turn back to you.

14. What is the reaction in heaven when a sinner turns to God? Luke 15:7, 10.
Ans. Luk 15:7 In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who
repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
Luk 15:8 "Or suppose a woman who has ten silver coins loses one of them—what does she do?
She lights a lamp, sweeps her house, and looks carefully everywhere until she finds it.
Luk 15:9 When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, 'I am
so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!'
Luk 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents."

Do Not Forget: 1. True confession is always of a specific character, and acknowledges particular sins.
They may be of such a nature as to be brought before God only; they may be wrongs that should be
confessed to individuals who have suffered injury through them; or they may be of a public character,
and should then be as publicly confessed. But all confession should be definite and to the point, 72

CONFESSION acknowledging the very sins of which you are guilty.-Steps to Christ, 43:1. 2. Our brother
may have done us a greater wrong than we have done him, but this does not lessen our responsibility.
If when we come before God we remember that another has aught against us, we are to leave our gift
of prayer, of thanksgiving, of freewill offering, and go to the brother with whom we are at variance,
and in humility confess our own sin, and ask to be forgiven.-Thoughts From the M aunt of Blessing, 91:
3. 3. We should not think that unless those who have injured us confess the wrong, we are justified in
withholding from them our forgiveness. It is their part, no doubt, to humble their hearts by
repentance and confession; but we are to have a spirit of compassion toward those who have
trespassed against us, whether or not they confess their faults.-Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing,
166:2. 4. Unless he [the wrongdoer] yields to the convicting power of the Holy Spirit, he remains in
pavtial blindness to his sin. His confessions are not sincere and in earnest. To every acknowledgment
of his guilt he adds an apology in excuse of his course, declaring that if it had not been for certain
circumstances, he would not have done this or that, for whic~1 he is reproved.-Steps to Christ, 45: 0.