Did the Early Church Believe in Confession?

Hey everyone in this week’s video we are continuing our “Did the Early Church…” Series. In this series we already covered: “Did the Early Christians Pray to the Saints?” And “Did the Early Church Believe in Sacred Tradition?” This week are covering the topic of Confession and the Early Church. Did the Early Church Believe and Do the Sacrament of Confession, or is it something new to the Catholic Church? Let’s look at what the Early Christians had to say on the matter!
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In this the Series of “What Did the Early Christians…”, we look at what the Early Christians taught and believed. The purpose of this series is to analyze what the Early Church taught and to see if we still engage in those teachings today. Often times there will be claims made against a teaching within the Church by non-Catholics, the root of the claim is often “the Catholic Church invented that years after Christ”. To combat those claims, let’s look at what the Early Christians said by looking at quotations that they said on the matter. Commonly we focus on 4th century to 1st century Christians. This reasoning behind this is: many non-Catholics claim that the Catholic Church was not the Church Christ established in Matthew 16:18, but instead the Catholic Church was started in the 4th century by Constantine.
“Did the Early Church…” Series:
- Did the Early Christians Pray to the Saints? • Did the Early Christia...
- Did the Early Church Believe in Sacred Tradition? • Did the Early Church B...
Other Confession videos:
- What Happens at Confession: • What Happens at Confes...
- Is Confession Biblical? • Is Confession Biblical...
- Mortal vs Venial Sins: • Mortal Sin vs Venial Sin
- What is an Indulgence? • What is an Indulgence?
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[@joshuarivera2422]

Hi, thanks for the info. For the 1st and 2nd century, I do not see clearly that the confession needs to be to a priest. It just says to confess the sins, but not to a priest. What are your thoughts?

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[@1776iscool]

Good video, but as far as Ignatius goes, "repentence" is too broad to declare as the sacrament of confession.

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Thank you, John! I appreciate your constant support to the channel! I am happy you are enjoying the series so far. The series is planned out to an extent. I have many episodes already written and created, as well as working on topics all the time. But I plan to space them out a bit so my viewers have a taste for other series on the channel. I am always up for suggestions for new topics for this series! So be sure to leave some recommendations haha!

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[@marcihf217]

Good video. Thanks for explaining this using Bible verses.

[@thatonecatholicgirl]

Thank you for watching, Marci! This video is very quote heavy, I have other videos on Confession that are full of Bible verses defending the sacrament. They are linked into the description! (:

[@antongunnarsson1166]

In what way is confession the same as repentance? One can go to confession without repentance and one can have perfect contrition without confession.

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[@LucasSheldon]

Very well researched video, Vanessa! I don't personally follow the catholic tradition, but I do highly value the practice of the early church. I would like to share some of these quotes in a teaching for my church. Do you have any links I could use to copy and paste some of these quotes? Thanks! -Lucas

[@LucasSheldon]

I found this website: www.catholic.com/tract/confession I think it covers all the quotes you covered. I assume this may even be where you came across these quotes.

[@garrybraithwaite5807]

The quote from Basil the Great is not the truth. In Acts 19 people did not "confess their sins to the apostles by whom they were also baptized." The story in Acts 19 is about Paul and whoever was with him. Paul was reluctant to baptize people in case it was said he baptized in his own name 1Cor 1. Paul said he was not sent to baptize but to preach the gospel. So can we assume it was the others that did the baptisms??? That's a big assumption to say the letters of Ignatius of Antioch support confession. Repentance is not confession. The earliest Christians confessed their sin publicly notice in the Didache it said "in the congregation thou shalt confess thy transgressions" no mention of private confession to a priest. So in the 1st century believers DID NOT "go" to confession.

[@JAKFLY28]

You seem to be making big assumptions yourself

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[@rightlydividing7607]

1 Timothy 2:5 King James Version (KJV) 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. No need to confess to another man.

[@thatonecatholicgirl]

Hi, thanks for this comment! Please check out this video on confession: I have made a full video on confession kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6nJeImqqNyIabs

[@antongunnarsson1166]

I don't know it seems a little bit read into the texts. There is obviously a good case for confessions to priests. You don't need to make texts say something it doesn't. Confession isn't the same as repentance. Confessing to the congregation isn't the same as confessing to a priest. These things may be connected but they're not equal.

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[@stevedavies8703]

Your comments are missing an important point, the confession was not made in private, as the Catholic church practice today: it was a most public affair, a very humbling experience; opening yourself up to the censure of others. At some point it was considered expedient to bring private confession to the priest: there is no example of this practice in the Bible

[@willleonhardt3827]

Twistn scriptur all i can see.😢

[@mikeg5018]

How so? if so, what is the evidence?

[@jennernolast6858]

No doubt confession is biblical. But I confess my sin only to God and to the person I have sinned against, not to a priest. Psalms 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. Selah. James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

[@thatonecatholicgirl]

Hi Jenner Nolast, thank you for constantly watching and supporting these videos. I know we don’t always agree on topics, but I’m happy you’re here to have discussion on them! I have already done a video talking about Confession and the authority Christ gave to his disciples to forgive sins. Here’s a link to that video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6nJeImqqNyIabs I hope this helps in your understanding of Confession!

[@jennernolast6858]

@ALL LIVES MATTER. Where can you read that? Please give the verse

[@kevinsmith6399]

Catholicism is not Christianity. Mary is not to be worshiped. Sins are confessed to God. Jesus is the only way to God. Your religion condemns people to hell with works based salvation. We are saved by grace, for Jesus said whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Believe He is the son of God and that he rose again, call his name. Faith. Not works.

[@greenergrass4060]

Its weird because im a Catholic yet i agree with every point you said. Well except the first one. ("Catholicism is not Christianity") Maybe YOU are a Catholic! 💕

[@kevinsmith6399]

@@greenergrass4060 it’s weird bc you are catholic. Your own denomination is an ancient pagan cult responsible for the deaths of 100s of 1000s of believers in Jesus Christ and millions of other. I do not follow denominations, I follow Jesus Christ. The Bible is my authority not man or a man. John 1:1. Even a Secular atheists can look into your religion and see it’s fruit. I was against your religion before I was even saved, let that think in. You are deceived.

[@greenergrass4060]

@@kevinsmith6399 let it be known that Jesus left us with no Bible, But a Church. the fact that we agree on so many things, and yet called me deceived, really made me question about your own salvation too... Irregardless, Jesus is indeed the only way to heaven. Nothing i cam ever do can earn my place in his kingdom. You and I are sinners , in a fallen world doing our best to follow him

[@mikeg5018]

Bible butcher.