Psalm 51 Confessions

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David’s contrite heart in Psalm 51 demonstrates truly how beautiful in a proper apology can be. The pain and sorrow are clear, and the resolve is sincere and complete. However, scripture also has many instances where the confessions are either lacking sincerity, or completely nonexistent. Where do we fall? It is easy to deceive ones self into believing one can avoid accepting the blame while apologizing for the wrong. Adam and Eve, after they sinned, shifted the blame rather than apologizing for their wrong (Gen 3:12-13). They recognized the wrong yet did not want to admit their role in it. Later, Lamech, fully admits he killed a man, yet has no guilt ignoring the affect (Gen 4:23). Sadly, neither of them fully admitted to their sin. Consequently,

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