From Robert Farrar Capon:
Confession is not the first step on the road to recovery; it is the last step in the displaying of a corpse.
Between Noon and Three, pg 74.
Confession is not a transaction, not a negotiation in order to secure forgiveness; it is the after-the-last grasp of a corpse that finally can afford to admit it’s dead and accept resurrection.
Kingdom, Grace, Judgment, pg 297.
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