“I’m wrong.”
It is hard for these words to roll off the tongue.
Pride doesn’t want to admit it. Fear won’t allow us to admit it.
Our pride tells us we are basically good people. Admitting that we are wrong might sully that good reputation.
Our fear doesn’t want to deal with the “potential” consequences.
Neither is of the Lord.
God calls us to walk in truth. Often times that means admitting we are wrong. The Bible calls this confession. It is simply agreeing with God.
Knowing that Jesus loves us puts our fleshly pride and fear in their place. Trust Him. Walk in truth. Go ahead and say those dreaded words, “I’m wrong.”
It will work together for good, just as He promised.
1John 1:8 reads, “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.”
Now John referred to Jesus as the truth. If the truth is not in you, then Jesus is not in you, you are lost. This verse describes a lost person as someone that claims to be without sin.
The opposite must also be true, if you are saved, you will not claim to be without sin.
To confess means to agree with. When you are claiming to be without sin, you are not confessing, not agreeing with God concerning your sin.
If you are in Christ, you are not going to claim to be without sin, rather, you readily agree with God regarding your sinfulness.
If anyone is in Christ and has difficulty saying they are wrong, that is an issue of pride.
I have the PERFECT example of this from an old “Happy Days” episode… 🙂
http://youtu.be/uwkU8-d1gIk