Confess your sins NOT just to God BUT also with each other!

To God all sin is sin. We must have right relationship with God and man. The Spirit of god which is the holy spirit convicts people of their sin , also comforts, speaks truth and testifies about Jesus Christ, brings righteousness corrects, reproves and instructs .The holy spirit has the ability to draw the sinner to repentance and comforts and helps us in our weaknesses, troubles and our prayers. Our responsibility is to genuinely repent, humble ourselves in confessing the sin, and ask for forgiveness from each other as well as from God. we see many verses regarding confessing sins
Ezra found mercy when he prayed in Ezra 9:6

Nehemiah found mercy as he came before God in Nehemiah 1:5-7

Daniel found mercy praying to the Lord and confessing in Daniel 9:4-7

The apostle Paul found mercy in 1Timothy 1:12-17

Joseph’s brothers asking for his forgiveness in Genesis 50:17-18

Unbelievers denies the reality of sin itself and are often filled with pride, self centeredness and they refuse to admit sin and repent rejects to take a responsibility for their actions, refuses to repent. They rationalize and look for excuses to justify their sins. They make every attempt to justify their wrong doing and claim that there was nothing wrong in their doing.

Satan wants us to be filled with pride, self righteous, self-centeredness, lies, to be boasters of sin and Shame and to be his captives and servant of unrighteousness.

Benefits of confessing sins with eachother: Confessing sins with each other brings us close to God gives relief, eases the heavy loads of guilt and shame in our conscience. It gives an opportunity to examine ourselves, conscience, and our behaviour . It lessen the burden of sin, brings inner peace and emotional healing, builds trust in relationships which helps our ability to live a healthy life, emotionally, spiritually and physically.

Scripture Reference:
Heb. 6:1: Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God.

Mt. 6:14, 15: For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Psa. 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"--and you forgave the guilt of my sin .

2 Sam. 12:14 - even though the sin is forgiven, there is punishment due for the forgiven sin. David is forgiven but his child was still taken

John 20:23: "Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained."

Neh. 9:2-3 - the aelites stood before the assembly and confessed sins publicly and interceded for each other.

If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." Ps. 66:18.

Matthew 18:15: If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

James 5:16: Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16

Lev. 5:5 - he shall confess that in which he has sinned

Acts 26:20: I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds.

Ezek. 18:31: Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit.

Gal. 6:1: Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Dan. 4:27: Renounce your sins by doing what is right and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed.

1 Timothy 5:22: Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Luke 17:3-4: Jesus tells us that when a brother sins against us, we should rebuke him, and if he repents we are to forgive him.

Prov. 28:13: People who cover over their sins will not prosper. But if they confess and forsake them, they will receive mercy."

Ephesians 4:25: Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, help us to confess our faults with each other by Producing the fruits of repentance so that the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us .

The scriptures have much to say about God's judgments against sin!

Collection of verses:

He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.’ Mark 7:20-23


Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. Romans 1:28-32

For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Romans 8:6

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,[a] nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.1 Corinthians 6:9-10

“Let there be No Sexual Immorality, Impurity, or Greed among you. Such sins have no place among God's people. Obscene stories, Foolish Talk, and Coarse Jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. You can be sure that No Immoral, Impure, or Greedy Person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a Greedy Person is really an Idolater who worships the things of this world. Don't be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the TERRIBLE ANGER OF GOD (WRATH OF GOD) comes upon all those who DISOBEY HIM. Don't participate in the things these people do.“ Eph 5:3-7

“So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with Sexual Sin, Impurity, Lust, and Shameful Desires. Don't be Greedy for the good things of this life, for that is Idolatry. GOD'S TERRIBLE ANGER WILL COME UPON THOSE WHO DO SUCH THINGS. You used to do them when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time to get rid of Anger, Rage, Malicious behavior, Slander, and Dirty Language. Don't lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old evil nature and all its wicked deeds. In its place you have clothed yourselves with a brand-new Nature that is continually being renewed as you learn more and more about Christ, who created this new nature within you.“ Col 3:5-10

“But Cowards who turn away from me, and Unbelievers, and the Corrupt, and Murderers, and the Immoral, and those who practice Witchcraft, and Idol Worshipers, and all Liars—their DOOM is in the LAKE THAT BURNS WITH FIRE & SULFUR.” (Lake of Fire) Rev 21:7-8

Jesus replied, "I assure you, unless you are Born Again, you can NEVER see the Kingdom of God." John 3:3

“When you follow the desires of your Sinful Nature, your lives will produce these Evil Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery,[a] fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders,[b] drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. “Galatians 5:19–21

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The LORD will judge His people.” It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:26–31

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. 1 John 3:8-10

Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. Hebrews 13:4

“You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ 22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone,* you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot,* you are in danger of being brought before .Matthew 5:21–22

The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in those who tell the truth. Proverbs 12:22

For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body. 2 Corinthians 5:10

“And I saw a Great White Throne, and I saw the one who was sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God's Throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were Judged according to the things written in the Books, according to what they had done. The sea gave up the dead in it, and death and the grave gave up the dead in them. They were all Judged according to their deeds. And death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the Lake of Fire. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the Lake of Fire.” Revelation 20:11-16

Jesus says, “I know your Deeds, that you are neither Cold nor Hot; I wish that you were Cold or Hot (Good Water). So because you are Lukewarm (Iindifferent / Bad Water), and Neither Hot nor Cold, I will Spit you out of My Mouth (Perish in Hell).” Revelation 3:15–20

Jesus says, "When the Son of Man returns, the world will be like the people were in Noah's day. In those days before the flood, the people enjoyed Banquets and Parties and Weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came to destroy them all. "And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their Daily Business—Eating and Drinking, Buying and Selling, Farming and Building—until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then Fire and Burning Sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. Yes, it will be 'Business As Usual' right up to the hour when the Son of Man returns…Whoever clings to this life will lose it, and whoever loses this life will save it.” Luke 17:26–33

The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. 6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. 7 And the Lord said, “I will wipe .Genesis 6:5–7

“But Cowards who turn away from me, and Unbelievers, and the Corrupt, and Murderers, and the Immoral, and those who practice Witchcraft, and Idol Worshipers, and all Liars—their DOOM is in the LAKE THAT BURNS WITH FIRE & SULFUR.” (Lake of Fire). Revelation 21:7–8