| CONFESSION See also: Contrition; conviction of Sin; Penitence; Repentance | 認罪 |
| Sins concealed by man are never cancelled by God. 人能把罪惡隱藏起來，但上帝從未輕易一筆勾消罪惡的存在。 |
| Confessing your sins is no
substitute for forsaking them. 承認自己的罪可不是離棄罪惡的替代品。 |
| Confession of sin puts the soul under the blessing
of God. 承認自己的罪是將靈魂置於上帝賜福之中。 |
| Before God can deliver us we
must undeceive ourselves. Augustine 在上帝拯救我們之前，我們需先不欺騙自己。 |
| The confession of evil works is the first beginning
of good works. Augustine 承認惡行是成就善工的第一步。 |
| Confessing sin is not
informing God, it is agreeing with him. Derek Cleave 認罪可不等於向上帝報告，而是與上帝一致。 |
| A great part of our worthiness lies in an
acknowledgement of our own unworthiness. Matthew Henry 我們的價值大部分存在於知道我們自己毫無價值。 |
| The way to cover our sin is
to uncover it by confession. Richard Sibbes 遮掩我們罪過的方法就是藉著認罪揭開它。 |