KiwiChristian Posted May 6, 2018 Group: Members * Followers: 8 Topic Count: 176 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 870 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 330 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/23/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/22/1968 Share Posted May 6, 2018 PENANCE. Catholicism believes that a priest has the power to forgive or retain sins and impose penance as a means of testing the genuineness of the person's confession, and of making a satisfaction to God for that sin. Answer: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." Acts 16:31. "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. We only confess our sins to God. No mention is made of penance here or anywhere. No good works that we do by penance will ever satisfy God, but sinners can be accepted and forgiven only on the ground of Christ's sacrifice, through which alone the justice and wrath of God against sin have been satisfied. Romans 3:24-28. "He is the propitiation for our sins ..." 1 John 2:2. Penance is performing outward acts such as repeating prayers, like the "Hail Mary" or the "Rosary", as a payment for sin and to satisfy God. Roman Catholicism bases penance on Ezekiel 18:30, Luke 13:5 and Acts 2:38 where they incorrectly translate "repentance" (metanoeo = to turn, repent, to change one's mind) as "penance". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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