How Not to Confess Your Sins (Pencils & Prayer Ropes)

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[@milos_djekic]

“Bring your heart to confession, not a piece of paper” - I know the priest. ❤️

[@BibleIllustrated]

Credit: that priest :-)

[@milos_djekic]

@@BibleIllustrated fr. Aleksandar Petrović the head priest in the Temple of Transfiguration in Vidikovac, Belgrade, Serbia.

[@TrylerMony]

I hope you and B have plans for a new episode of Church Mouse Chronicles! It feels weird without a new episode recently

[@milos_djekic]

@@TrylerMony we do. It has been a challenge lately but it’s coming 🙏🏼

[@gillianc6514]

@@milos_djekic Yes, I didn't know how much I missed that, until it wasn't there

[@karas3248]

oh man, this looks like a late 90s computer rpg game and I love it

[@BibleIllustrated]

You got ;-)

[@timothywilliamson8901]

360 degrees is a circle.

[@RatiRatianidze]

@@timothywilliamson8901 360° No-scope my Sins

[@andreasr2454]

A full 360° turn😂 Sadly true

[@FirstLast-po8oz]

I know haha. it's the journey not the destination right?

[@igorlopes7589]

Lmao, I swear I heard and didn't get it

[@JaythePandaren]

Testimony. I just got home from Confession after possibly 2 years and I feel so much alive then before. I confessed my deadliest of sins and then wept before the icon of the mother of God in gratitude for her help and promised to never do that deadliest sin again.

[@timothywilliamson8901]

360 degrees is a circle.

[@clouds-rb9xt]

@@timothywilliamson8901 ok? so an error was made

[@viktorjavo]

Complete 180° turn or 360°, should it matter very much? What matters is that we get Bojan's point. We know what he actually meant. It's regarding repentance regardless, so no worries.

[@a-sheep-of-christ]

Good to see your name is MrDiablo and you confessed your sins to an Idol that God hates. It does wonders to see Orthodox and Catholic hypocrites hate eachothers guts; but agree on worshipping Idols. You are a funny bunch.

[@JaythePandaren]

@@a-sheep-of-christ Never mind about that now, the main question I need to ask is Have you got any wool?

[@PapaPhilip]

I'm going to put a link to this in my next Newsletter for the Church. I've been telling people each of these variations for years. Nice to have it all in one place, but in an engaging video. Well done! God bless you, my brother in Christ.

[@timothywilliamson8901]

360 degrees is a circle.

[@user-qj9ye1uv8g]

​@@timothywilliamson8901 that was the joke, turning 360 degrees to end up facing the same direction

[@OrthodoxChristianTheology]

St Anthony the Great speaks of writing down sins. It is a good discipline to do as it makes one mindful of what they're doing.

[@BibleIllustrated]

Will be trying to aim for quality over quantity starting with this one. :-)

[@CrazyPenguin236]

Loved the new art style! :)

[@BibleIllustrated]

Thank you! :-)

[@Lord-Stanhope]

How is that possible? Your vids are already high quality

[@IrishEagIe]

The art was great! I needed this subject, I'm planning on going to confession soon, and I was going to commit one of these errors :/

[@TimAndrews09]

Respectful strong dislike. I really preferred the earlier styles :(

[@Siamesemama1]

When there is something I'm neglecting in my relationship with Jesus, He uses Bojan (on the other side of the world no less!) to get me refocused. Thank you, Bojan.

[@timothywilliamson8901]

360 degrees is a circle.

[@aleksstosich]

WALKING DOSTOYEVSKY CHARACTER! !!!! And the List-bringers.... I always end up next in line after one of them.

[@imperialglory7381]

I love how in the icon of Jesus it says ‘Did you Repent?”

[@Myyoutube625]

They must have said "At least I'm not as bad as Nero." Back in the day

[@BibleIllustrated]

They used to say 'as bad as Atilla', I checked :D

[@Myyoutube625]

@@BibleIllustrated There is nothing new under the sun 😂

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

I see you tried to win over all the ladies - and anime nerds - with Tuxedo Mask. 4:30 Bravo.

[@BibleIllustrated]

(Did it work!?)

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

If I see the Sailor Senshi with hearts over their eyes I'll let you know. And I call Sailor Jupiter. I've had a crush on her since grade school.

[@KnigtOfSwan]

>expect nice and peaceful opning >hear BIM BAM BOM :')

[@frankperrella1202]

Yes Confess all your Sins But Christ Will forgive you if you ask him It's it's in the Bible & Church Father's Nobody is perfect even Saint Paul was not.The Orthodox church in America is not like that My ex Greek Orthodox friend he's Catholic now & so I am I I agree with you brother but Confession & Repentance is Important. John 3-6 & John 6-51-58- Christ Promised Everlasting life with the Sacraments & living a Holy life🙏💯 Catholic 📖🗝️🗝️🛡️⚔️🛐 Christ save us Jesus Mary and Joseph Pray for Us Saint Anthony of Padua Pray for Us Saint Peter pray for us 🙏⛪

[@ryannafziger5158]

Great video! One thing about lists: I find keeping a list throughout the week(s) between my confessions and noting sins as I commit them or realize them is a healthy way of identifying particular patterns of sin I may not be aware of and asking for specific prayer to overcome them. They're a tool that can be helpful or unhelpful depending on the disposition of the heart.

[@timothywilliamson8901]

360 degrees is a circle.

[@ABPLJ]

You have taught me many things, I grew up this way, left it, thought someone else knew better. Clawing my way back. At 67, i have learned only the orthodox church is teaching truth. But I really wanted to say, I love listening to you. Your voice speaks to me. Growing up with Ukrainian parents in America, born here, it reminds me of my tribe. You are my Tribe. Oh Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me a sinner.

[@frjamesbozeman5375]

I love all of this, except for #9, because I believe that lists can be helpful if used properly: that is, as a prep for making concrete what it is that needs to be confessed and (speaking personally) to help me to avoid making excuses for my sins or playing them off as anything less than sin. FWIW. But I do get the point that you are making about how lists can be problematic.

[@rodriguebelzile5729]

When I go for confession, I have a list in my mind what I need to confess, but when I get up to the priest, my mind goes blank. I make a list, but then forget where I put it. I still am working on doing this better, but I am a convert and confession isn’t what I am familiar with. I was raised Lutheran. My husband was raised Roman Catholic, so he was more familiar with it. However, that being said, I have been Orthodox for 43 years now, so no excuses. 😔

[@timothywilliamson8901]

360 degrees is a circle.

[@pipsasqeak820]

1:36 that priest looks awfully like Abba Moses Berry

[@thedreadtyger]

sure does!

[@PapaPhilip]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@ana-pj7lh]

When you said “that is just you forgiving yourself, not repentance” I agree with you, but my spiritual father tells me I need to start forgiving myself more, so I guess its not wrong to do that. But forgive yourself the right way, not like “ohit wasnt that bad” but accepting that you can do wrong but knowing God forgave you

[@conancpa]

I'm really good at turning my life around 360 degrees! LOL Great video (and colors)!

[@icarusdei6592]

Disagree on the list. If I didn't have notes to refer to, I'd literally spend the entire confession going "um...ahh....um...there was something...uh...um...um...um..." It's not like you're reading out a letter. Nothing wrong with having quick references so you can focus on confessing your sins instead of simply trying to remember what you needed to bring up.

[@jesusacuna309]

Regarding lists, it helps me to write the list down as an exercise to prepare for confession, even if I don't read them out when I get to confession

[@ColeBirkam-x1j]

I love the background music in this video, and the same goes for the art style. I really would love to see the art style come back.

[@ThumbKnuckle]

Martin Luther was a walking doestoyevsky character until he became a nominalist. Thank God for holy orthodoxy.

[@Rmurrayusmc1]

Also reconfessing sins depends on the disposition of the heart. If you doubt forgiveness then bad. If through repentance you realize the deeper damage then it’s beautiful. Example would be you confessed something only out of fear of hell or a sense of obligation, but later on it was revealed to you through repentance how it actually wounded your relationship with God. I think any priest would rejoice at that. IF YOURE FEELING COMPELLED TO GO TO CONFESSION GO!!!! LET THE SPIRIT BE YOUR GUIDE

[@devinreeves5296]

Very powerful! God bless you Bojan!

[@Victoravna]

Definitely guilty of at least one of these...thanks for this video, I needed it

[@coryrad9575]

The, "I'm no Hitler " part just flattened me!

[@Rmurrayusmc1]

The list one is only bad if you’re being scrupulous. Some people have the gift of oration, some people have the gift of writing. For some people if they don’t have the paper to keep them grounded they will fall into some of the other things you mentioned (like going into too much detail, or confessing others sins). Ultimately the worst thing you can do is not go to confession. GO. Then start GOING REGULARLY.

[@TheFluteNewb]

Needed this one.

[@ez10auditore]

You're so talented, gifted by God.

[@orthodoxchristian50]

I love the art in this video.

[@J0HN5AW]

During my first confession after converting via GOARCH, the priest asked if I killed anyone. I blurted out a laugh and said "No!" I was embarrassed that I laughed during my first confession. I also felt like the priest might think I was hiding sins because I've always lived a conservative life, paranoid and afraid to sin. Eating too much (or not exercising enough to burn the extra calories, taking a pen from work, getting mad at people (but not physically doing anything), and having bad thoughts where honestly the extent of my sins. I'm not a member in good standing (haven't paid a yearly pledge, nor attended Divine Liturgy in many years). I'm considering attending a different GOARCH church half as close to my home as the one I used to be a member in good standing with. I assume I would need my Priest's permission/blessing to make that change. I also assume I'll need to perform confession and become a member in good standing again at my original church before being welcomed as a member of the church closer to my home. ???

[@Motion4000]

You could go to the one closer and ask that priest what he wants you to do

[@KyleNewsom-m1w]

As a catechumen your videos are helping alot

[@justin_messer]

Does the old Latin standby for confession apply to the orthodox understanding of the sacrament?: “Be brief, Be Brutal, be gone”

[@BibleIllustrated]

It needs to last as long as it needs to last :D

[@MsRachelleDA]

Wow! This was great! I’m so glad I watched this. I’ve always know that I’ve struggled with being overly scrupulous, but this video helped me see just how in a practical sense. And Thankfully our priest has been most gracious towards me in spite of…..well, me saying, “at least I’m no Hitler.” 😂😂😂

[@timothywilliamson8901]

360 degrees is a circle

[@komnenus1365]

gotta say i love the artstyle and i think you could take it to a whole other level with enough practice, i'd love to see it stay

[@samtjman]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the issue with the list was over focusing on specific aspects or listing context that deals with other people. I tend to like it as a simple reference to make sure I am putting in proper prep. I also try to use it as a reminder to cover my own shortcomings when a sin may involve multiple people. It's a tool that can be helpful or harmful depending on use.

[@BibleIllustrated]

If you find it useful, use it!

[@James-en1ob]

Hey Bojan, can you make a video about saint Nicholas of Japan?

[@robertwaguespack9414]

May God give the true contrition for all my sins.

[@mblaydoe]

If you make a 360° change, you are going in the same direction you were originally going, it is no change at all. I think you mean 180° change, which means you are now facing the opposite direction you were facing originally.

[@BibleIllustrated]

It was an intentional mistake on two fronts: 1) people generally mixing up 180° with 360° 2) people *generally* not improving a whole lot after Confession :D

[@mblaydoe]

@@BibleIllustrated My Aspergers often blinds me to the obvious.

[@Tony_Lewis]

Bless me Father, I ate a lizard.

[@COUNTERCOM]

This is a Magnificent video.

[@georgealderson4424]

Thank you sir. I wrote a poem recently called Honest To God to offer at an interview with a Bishop/friend in front of a small group. I wish I had seen your video before I wrote it but anyway I think it was well received. Blessings and peace as always.

[@SilviaReszvuves]

Că la noii spovedanie !🙏👍✝️😚😘

[@onerider808]

Thank you.

[@Airishia]

I understand what I don't need to do, but I don't understand exactly what I need to do.

[@loverlei79]

Simply be honest with God and yourself. He knows you aren't perfect, that's why He sent Jesus.

[@milodemoines8896]

Great lesson and art style!

[@Soldiermus]

Im the guy who keeps doubting God's forgiveness, Repeated sinning, Sinned too much and Confessing other people's sins

[@liam7664]

Thank you for your educational videos, Bojan!

[@liudy9k]

Attention! Changing something at 360 degrees meens, in fact, that nothing changes, means to stay the same. Because if you will turn 360 degrees in a circle, you will arrive in exact the same position without changing anything. In this case the most appropriate expression could be changing at 180 degrees. Which means to arrive in the exact oposite place of your initial place and in a exact inverse position than your initial position. It's a common mistake. Hope this will help somebody. God bless you all and thanks to the author for this video.

[@insertnamehere15253]

I like to think it was a deliberate joke on the part of the creator

[@BibleIllustrated]

@@insertnamehere15253 Haha, it was! I was sorta implying that in general we do not change a whole lot after Confession 🙂

[@ekaterinavasilevna5619]

It was very good, thank you.

[@tedperkoski7534]

Good to see you are back.. The art work is great.

[@meganegbert8570]

Two things: I do bring a list to confession because I don’t want to forget for the purpose of reminding myself of what I need to focus on, and do you think that being nonspecific would apply to saying “I was this or that”, like that you had a certain disposition or feeling instead of saying “I did this or that”

[@loverlei79]

If you need a list to remember a sin, its clearly not bothering you enough to be repentant. Confessing sins isn't just saying them outloud. It's actually feeling sorry for what you did and asking God forgiveness. The Priests prayer in the end covers miscellaneous forgotten sins or unknown ones. Love does not keep a record of wrongs. Neither should confession. Furthermore we live in a cancel culture society. What if your sin list got out? Why on earth would you leave that to chance? Writing an actual paper document of everything you can be blackmailed with is just dumb.

[@sjilvija]

thank you !!!!

[@theeternalferret76]

Ooohhh, did you get a drawing tablet? The art is cool

[@reaperanon979]

A lot of these would be avoided if people thought about confession the right way, which is going to the Doctor of souls to get the medicine you need to not do bad things. Suddenly you feel a lot less compelled to hide things when you realize it's not there to make you feel bad and accuse you but to free you from the slavery of your passions.

[@DoctorLazertron]

‘I have a nagging feeling that I’m a good person’ Man, I don’t often laugh out loud but I did one of those honk-esque inhale laughs.

[@МаріяБережна-ж4м]

I need an advise. I just recently converted to orthodoxy and dont know much. I can't take the communion after divine liturgy without confessing my sins right? :( I live in Poland, and priests there speak Polish, but i do not, because im Ukrainian. And i dont know where to go to confess my sins. Are priests available all the time? At what time do i go? How do i confess my sins if priest cant understand them? :(

[@HomoEucharistica]

Let's say that there are different customs in different churches, so it is better to ask your local priests about it. In Finland where I live, you can receive the holy gifts (which are in the center of the divine liturgy) without confessing your sins *before the liturgy,* but in general it seems to be more common (and more traditional) habit that you *must* go to confession before the Holy Eucharist. I'm quite sure priests are available before the liturgy, but it is perhaps more certain if you "book" a time for confession (e.g. emailing a priest that you want to come to confession and asking when would it be suitable time to come).

[@gandalfthegreatestwizard7275]

I use a list. Not because I doubt being forgiven, but just so that I can remember the number of times that I committed serious sin. Otherwise I have to say "I forgot how many times I did this" or just guess, and neither of those sits well with me.

[@BibleIllustrated]

Why would you say how many times you committed a certain sin?

[@pipsasqeak820]

@@BibleIllustrated sometimes priest ask how often, alot of times actually it helps them give context so priest can give spiritual advice

[@gandalfthegreatestwizard7275]

@@BibleIllustrated Because it is required by the law of the Catholic Church, and for good reasons. The specificity allows the confessor to give you an appropriate penance, and if he is going to offer some words of advice to you, it gives him some context.

[@meganegbert8570]

@@BibleIllustrated Catholics must confess kind and number as best they can remember

[@derekward3512]

@@gandalfthegreatestwizard7275 That's kind of weird. Why say how many times you committed a specific sin rather than just give him the context of how often you do it. Requiring you to remember the specific number seems rather scrupuIous

[@miketacos9034]

“I have a nagging feeling I’m a good person!” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@flipphone4755]

Remember, your confessor has heard way worse than whatever you are confessing.

[@Hihi-df4fo]

Awesome bro! Love this typa art!

[@sageseraph5035]

Great video bojan!

[@squirrelknight4878]

What drawing tablet did you use for this? Also, excellent video.

[@larabanzai]

great video thx Bojan im sure you could be a great priest

[@lupinthe4th400]

Great art by the way!

[@catholicfuntea7800]

Can you make a video about scrupulosity please please please please I am a Rome Catholic who suffer from it

[@BibleIllustrated]

Here you go! :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJyoYmaLiNSSgaM

[@TheAtlarchy]

I am now confused... I have no idea how to confess... I need help...

[@James-en1ob]

I'm pretty sure your just nervous , many of us are, may god help you with that

[@CassandraErturk]

www.stsavafl.org/guidetoholyconfession

[@CassandraErturk]

Always ask your Priest how to do a proper confession. Here is a link may help.

[@tainii-san5879]

Don't rush. There can be multiple confessions. Confess on a specific thing you did which bothered you and made you want to repent in the first place. You're human and it's normal to make mistakes.

[@hellgazer8370]

rq i need to confess; someone has a disorder called "claw toes" and i replied to their comment with "that sounds sick ngl". *i did not realize your toes were always scrunched if you had claw toes i thought you literally had claws im stupid af-*

[@egord9101]

🤣🤣🤣 I love this! Too good. Too true.

[@egord9101]

I am loving the irony in your videos. It often reflects the sad truth of our lives as Christians

[@hamptestoroid_]

My advice for people who are afraid of confessing their sins to their priest is to go to another church within their denomination where they don't know the priest and confess their sins

[@TopShelfTheology]

I like how the priest is staring at his watch in every scene, haha

[@BD638]

I was laughing so hard watching this realizing I did of these during my last confession 😂

[@spyridon7669]

The 360 degree joke is amazing. Incredibly saddening, but still really funny.

[@BibleIllustrated]

Haha thanks! 😁

[@mathyre232]

I disagree with the list part. It is good to take the time to contemplate and write down your sins beforehand. It is worse to come to confession forgetting what to say. No priest will be angry if you have a list, in fact he may even commend you.

[@BibleIllustrated]

Never saw a priest being overjoyed from seeing a list, and the quote in the video ("bring me your heart, not a list") is straight from a priest during confession. Agree re preparation (as I said in the video). :-)

[@costantinemf4207]

Very Nice Bojan :)

[@ChristianDinoBot]

"360° turn in your life"💀💀💀

[@rogueskypilot]

1:44 is that father Moses!

[@fun_at_work]

We need a "how much sh*t can I talk before is get in effing trouble" video.

[@quinkasbiome7989]

I really like the music in the introduction. Are you going to make other clips of your music like you did with 'Siblings'?

[@limitedwisdom6701]

Honestly I dig the ms paint aesthetic, you should do more in ms paint Bojan.

[@sonnjaa]

soo am I allowed to bring a list of my sins to the confession or not? Tomorrow is going to be my first time and I don’t know what to do so I’m watching videos on youtube 😅

[@BibleIllustrated]

Just to make sure - bring it and ask the priest about the future confessions :-) You are always *allowed* - however, I noticed that priests in general are not a huge fan of lists.

[@sonnjaa]

@@BibleIllustrated okay thank you so much! God bless you!

[@loverlei79]

Remember folks, you're there to confess your sins, not to be the parish narc.

[@toddvelianski5240]

Dear Bojan, Would it be a sin if I convinced a very recent convert that in traditional Orthodox countries, on Pentecost Eve children await the coming of the Pentecost Platypus (in Serbia known as Dušana Platypa, among the ancient Britons as Whitsun Winifred)? What if I made up a legend like that she swims up the drain pipes bringing fresh fruit to good children to herald summer... and to naughty children, she brings pleurisy...?

[@user-vv1do1wg1j]

the hitler part was hilarious, 10/10

[@idfk_vfx]

Please don't take this the wrong way, but something came to mind. Isn't Apostle Paul kinda doing the "I did all the sins, I broke all the commandments, yes, even those", but in less words, when he says that he's chief of/first among sinners?

[@HomoEucharistica]

Being first of sinners is not same thing than breaking all the commandments. Btw, we all pray (imitating St Paul) before receiving the Holy Eucharist that _"I believe, O Lord, and I confess that Thou art truly the Christ, the Son of the Living God, Who camest into the world to save sinners, of whom I am first"._ So it could be said that those words (should) reflect the spiritual state of followers of Christ. There are surely some people who do more sins than I do, and surely there are people who commit less sins than I do, but for me I am truly first of all sinners... because I have no excuses and I don't want to believe anything bad about other people.

[@sammyspero3648]

I don't know I did it before confession, but we will always suffer no matter what.... for how this world is controlled..... for all this medicine and crap that we take.... we will never know the truth until we all die, and to meet the true king, not Queen Elizabeth nor king Philip.King Jesus, and all of the saints.

[@tasosltss1988]

Weather we want it or not, some sins just can't be told.. "Confession doesn't care about your feelings" that hurt though 🥺

[@thehighlander6770]

Does it count as intentionally hiding a sin if you are unsure if it is a sin?

[@reaperanon979]

There's probably only one judge for that, but you might as well say it. Confession isn't the place you go to to feel guilty and admit your faults. When people call the church the hospital of souls they mean it, you go for a (spiritual) medical checkup. If you think you have a symptom mention that "this might be a sin but I'm not sure" and simply state it.

[@marko-gj1uj]

No. 7 is a reference to FNAF, right?

[@evercast9213]

We are all rascals of God ;)

[@maxguita12]

What about sins that you're not even sure about, whether they were even sinful or not? I can't get a good Orthodox answer on this one, and it's causing me hellish scrupulosity. Would not confessing uncertain "sins" completely negate the absolution?

[@BibleIllustrated]

Uncertain sins are best discussed with the priest you're confessing to. Intentionally leaving them undiscussed might be problematic.

[@johnpaulhumphrey2981]

I love your long list of sins in the video. There were a few on their, but the rest was filler sins. I guess you gotta get your money's worth out of confession ;)

[@intergalactichumanempire9759]

Number 11 is a failure that I feel is the biggest failure on the list for most Christians (myself included)

[@user-dc5mv2ic1h]

“You rascal of God, you” 💀💀

[@rinihazelnut9944]

Ha ha when you need a confession to confess the 12 ways you should not have been confessing plus the one about the cell phone

[@Orthodoge]

I’m a catechumen, what will my first confession be like and when, also I’m scared and ashamed to even begin to think about it

[@GerackSerack]

Confession comes with a great sense of relief, since it lets you re-ente into full friendship with Christ. It's a chance to set things right. It's normal to feel a bit anxious about it, but receiving the sacrament is a joyous moment.

[@hamsterman32]

Life confession before you are baptized. Your spiritual father may want you to make a list for this one and it may take longer than an hour

[@loverlei79]

It's really not bad. My first confession was the most freeing thing i ever did. It was better then any counseling session for sure. I'm sure priests vary, but my confession was a transforming experience... and trust me...i had all the naughty sins. Priests have heard it all. I promise he won't have a heart attack when he hears yours.

[@theimaginator7232]

You had all the naughty sins?! How do you know that? And how do you know the priest won't find me or whoever confesses gross?