Old Jerry

The sin of one person can affect a country by letting our secrets that should not be told. In a congregation more than likely more people know about the sin and they are thinking that nothing has happened to them so maybe they could get away with it. I think that my congregation does deal with sin that affects the whole body.

We can take sin seriously without developing a judgmental, legalistic spirit by talking to the person that is sinning. We should deal with it the way that Paul says we should. The importance of confessing sins on behalf of the congregation, a denomination, or a nation is that it shows that we recognize that we did sin and are asking forgiveness for it.