Confess your faults one to another that you may be healed

When was the last time you said “I was wrong,” and why is it so hard to say “Sorry” (except when you were just being polite – we're Canadian!)? I guess that at least part of the answer to the last question is that in order to say sorry, we have to admit that we are wrong. But being unwilling or unable to admit it when we are wrong, does terrible things to our relationships. The Scriptural promise/principle that healing comes when we are willing to be open and vulnerable with each other has a converse.

If we are not willing to confess our faults to each other, we inevitably finish up confessing each others faults (either “you did this or that,” or “Do you know what he/she said /did.”). Believe me (I think you will) this is not so healing.

Modern research into such things as conflict resolution, and the discovery of what and how intimacy works, has discovered the Biblical principle at the head of this post. It phrases it differently but it's the same thing. Openness and transparency and the willingness to take responsibility for our poor choices promotes bonding and intimacy. Is is any coincidence that principles that work in the study of human behaviour, all seem to reflect Biblical promises/principles? I don't believe it is. If all else fails read the (God's) instructions!