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Confession Basically Means Saying The Same Thing About Your Sin As God Says. So If You Say You Want To Develop Integrity, But You're Not Willing To Face The Rough Parts And Confess Them, You Won't Get There.

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Confession Basically Means Saying The Same Thing About Your Sin As God Says. So If You Say You Want To Develop Integrity, But You're Not Willing To Face The Rough Parts And Confess Them, You Won't Get There.

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