The Cure of Souls: Recovering the Biblical Doctrine of Confession
Overview
Hypocrisy replaces virtue when people try to cover their sins rather than confess them to God. This is all too common when the biblical doctrine of confession is not preached or practiced. In The Cure of Souls, Rousas John Rushdoony examines the biblical teaching on confession and explaining the errors of Romanism and the neo-Freudianism of modern Christian counseling. Aiming to restore the meaning of confession as taught in the Scriptures, Rushdoony maintains that as long as confession is seen as a Romanist doctrine, we have no hope of recovering this vital aspect of Christianity.
The Cure of Souls is remarkably readable, and sure to empower both clergy and laity as they discover the powerful tool of biblical confession.
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- Examines the biblical teaching on confession
- Discusses the topic of inquisition, wherein confession and coercion meet
Top Highlights
“The focus of confession is not our sins but God’s grace” (Page 51)
“Sorrow for sin is necessary, if it is not perpetual” (Page 50)
“Confession of sin, if it be honest, is to God. It seeks then the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and it does not confess sin to those whom it has hurt and who are ignorant of it. It primarily seeks to confess the graciousness of Jesus Christ.” (Page 8)
“first, insist on full and perfect justice here and now. This requires a totalitarian control over all the people” (Page 26)
“But toleration is not absolution. People tolerate all kinds of things, but this toleration cleanses nothing” (Page 64)
- Title: The Cure of Souls: Recovering the Biblical Doctrine of Confession
- Author: Rousas John Rushdoony
- Publisher: Ross House Books
- Publication Date: 2007
- Pages: 320
Rousas John Rushdoony (1916–2001) was was a well-known American scholar, writer, and author of over thirty books. He earned degrees from the University of California, received theological training at the Pacific School of Religion, and received an honorary Doctorate from Valley Christian University for his book The Philosophy of the Christian Curriculum.
Rushdoony was an ordained minister and served as pastor at two California churches. He served for almost nine years as a missionary to the Shoshone and Paiute Indians in a remote area of Nevada. It was during this time as a missionary that Rushdoony began writing. The Institutes of Biblical Law and Commentary on the Pentateuch are just a few of the titles that Rushdoony has penned.
The Chalcedon Foundation, an educational organization devoted to research, publishing, and cogent communication of a distinctively Christian scholarship to the world at large, was founded by Rushdoony in 1965. He served as the editor of The Chalcedon Report, the monthly magazine of the Chalcedon Foundation.
Rushdoony also published the Journal of Christian Reconstruction and was an early board member of the Rutherford Institute which was founded by John W. Whitehead.