Are there any Bible verses that talk about telling our problems to fellow Christians?

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   whitehorse456 on December 19, 2008 at 11:13 pm

   14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. (James 5)

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   Monica P on December 20, 2008 at 8:43 pm

   no
   the only verses about Christan’s are

   Acts 11:26
   And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

   Acts 26:28
   Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

   1 Peter 4:16
   Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

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   Tammy D on December 21, 2008 at 5:02 pm

   james 5: 16

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   victor 7707 on December 24, 2008 at 10:32 am

   Galations 6:2,, Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

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   King's Kid <>< on December 24, 2008 at 10:53 pm

   James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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   Gods child on December 26, 2008 at 2:06 pm

   James 5:16 - James clearly teaches us that we must “confess our sins to one another,” not just privately to God. James 5:16 must be read in the context of James 5:14-15, which is referring to the healing power (both physical and spiritual) of the priests of the Church. Hence, when James says “therefore” in verse 16, he must be referring to the men he was writing about in verses 14 and 15 – these men are the ordained priests of the Church, to whom we must confess our sins.

   Acts 19:18 - many came to orally confess sins and divulge their sinful practices. Oral confession was the practice of the early Church just as it is today.

   Matt. 3:6; Mark 1:5 - again, this shows people confessing their sins before others as an historical practice (here to John the Baptist).

   1 Tim. 6:12 - this verse also refers to the historical practice of confessing both faith and sins in the presence of many witnesses.

   1 John 1:9 - if we confess are sins, God is faithful to us and forgives us and cleanse us. But we must confess our sins to one another.

   Num. 5:7 - this shows the historical practice of publicly confessing sins, and making public restitution.

   2 Sam. 12:14 - even though the sin is forgiven, there is punishment due for the forgiven sin. David is forgiven but his child was still taken (the consequence of his sin).

   Neh. 9:2-3 - the Israelites stood before the assembly and confessed sins publicly and interceded for each other.

   Sir. 4:26 - God tells us not to be ashamed to confess our sins, and not to try to stop the current of a river. Anyone who has experienced the sacrament of reconciliation understands the import of this verse.

   Baruch 1:14 - again, this shows that the people made confession in the house of the Lord, before the assembly.

   1 John 5:16-17; Luke 12:47-48 - there is a distinction between mortal and venial sins. This has been the teaching of the Catholic Church for 2,000 years, but, today, most Protestants no longer agree that there is such a distinction. Mortal sins lead to death and must be absolved in the sacrament of reconciliation. Venial sins do not have to be confessed to a priest, but the pious Catholic practice is to do so in order to advance in our journey to holiness.