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Confession

Naming one's sins, either privately to a pastor or corporately in worship, followed by absolution. Private confession is a normal, if underused, part of Lutheran practice; a layperson can make confession to another Christian even without a pastor present, though only a called minister pronounces the full declarative absolution.

In Sacraments — Baptism, the Lord's Supper, confession, and the language around them.

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