Confession

"O Lord, the depths of man's conscience lie bare before your eyes. Could anything of mine remain hidden from you, even if I refused to confess it?" p.207

Augustine writes on the purpose of his confessions, and what a beautiful picture it is. Pride, guilt, shame, ect. can all cause one not to want to confess or to feel like one should not have to. Augustine made me realize that even though I know God knows all wrong I do or think, I am still made to confess and ask God for forgiveness. When walking with God, I feel it is almost impossible not to have that guilty conscience that tells you to make things right. Augustine says he makes his confession, "with the voice of my soul and in my thoughts which cry aloud to you" (207). Augustine is saying that when he does something displeasing to God, he is displeased with himself and God knows this. He confesses not only with the tongue but with the heart. Confessing with ones heart is a truer form of confession. One can say empty words, but Augustine shows the importance of true confession before God. His heart and soul is set on pleasing God.

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