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Originally Posted by jjblue1
Well, it's not just confession, there must be honest regret for what you did and wish to amend as well as determination to never do it again. The tricky part is that only God can check if you're feeling all those stuffs. Of course the idea is that if He finds out you're merely confessing and not feeling anything of the above and that's all the absolution you received is void of any value. Though since this is a private thing between you and God no one else can know.
Also, as you can still feel all of that but then be too weak to act upon your resolution, you can still sin again and confess again, think you're firm in your regret and will to do better and then fail again in a neverending cycle...
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I chose my earlier words poorly. My point is that in Christianity worldly action is irrelevant to atoning for worldly sin.