How Not to Confess Your Sins (Pencils & Prayer Ropes) 

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“Bring your heart to confession, not a piece of paper” - I know the priest. ❤️

A full 360° turn😂 Sadly true

oh man, this looks like a late 90s computer rpg game and I love it

I'm going to put a link to this in my next Newsletter for the Church. I've been telling people each of these variations for years. Nice to have it all in one place, but in an engaging video. Well done! God bless you, my brother in Christ.

Testimony. I just got home from Confession after possibly 2 years and I feel so much alive then before. I confessed my deadliest of sins and then wept before the icon of the mother of God in gratitude for her help and promised to never do that deadliest sin again.

When there is something I'm neglecting in my relationship with Jesus, He uses Bojan (on the other side of the world no less!) to get me refocused. Thank you, Bojan.

Will be trying to aim for quality over quantity starting with this one. :-)

>expect nice and peaceful opning >hear BIM BAM BOM :')

Great video! One thing about lists: I find keeping a list throughout the week(s) between my confessions and noting sins as I commit them or realize them is a healthy way of identifying particular patterns of sin I may not be aware of and asking for specific prayer to overcome them. They're a tool that can be helpful or unhelpful depending on the disposition of the heart.

I love how in the icon of Jesus it says ‘Did you Repent?”

WALKING DOSTOYEVSKY CHARACTER! !!!! And the List-bringers.... I always end up next in line after one of them.

I love all of this, except for #9, because I believe that lists can be helpful if used properly: that is, as a prep for making concrete what it is that needs to be confessed and (speaking personally) to help me to avoid making excuses for my sins or playing them off as anything less than sin. FWIW. But I do get the point that you are making about how lists can be problematic.

You have taught me many things, I grew up this way, left it, thought someone else knew better. Clawing my way back. At 67, i have learned only the orthodox church is teaching truth. But I really wanted to say, I love listening to you. Your voice speaks to me. Growing up with Ukrainian parents in America, born here, it reminds me of my tribe. You are my Tribe. Oh Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me a sinner.

I see you tried to win over all the ladies - and anime nerds - with Tuxedo Mask. 4:30 Bravo.

St Anthony the Great speaks of writing down sins. It is a good discipline to do as it makes one mindful of what they're doing.

I'm really good at turning my life around 360 degrees! LOL Great video (and colors)!

When I go for confession, I have a list in my mind what I need to confess, but when I get up to the priest, my mind goes blank. I make a list, but then forget where I put it. I still am working on doing this better, but I am a convert and confession isn’t what I am familiar with. I was raised Lutheran. My husband was raised Roman Catholic, so he was more familiar with it. However, that being said, I have been Orthodox for 43 years now, so no excuses. 😔

Disagree on the list. If I didn't have notes to refer to, I'd literally spend the entire confession going "um...ahh....um...there was something...uh...um...um...um..." It's not like you're reading out a letter. Nothing wrong with having quick references so you can focus on confessing your sins instead of simply trying to remember what you needed to bring up.

Attention! Changing something at 360 degrees meens, in fact, that nothing changes, means to stay the same. Because if you will turn 360 degrees in a circle, you will arrive in exact the same position without changing anything. In this case the most appropriate expression could be changing at 180 degrees. Which means to arrive in the exact oposite place of your initial place and in a exact inverse position than your initial position. It's a common mistake. Hope this will help somebody. God bless you all and thanks to the author for this video.

Regarding lists, it helps me to write the list down as an exercise to prepare for confession, even if I don't read them out when I get to confession

When you said “that is just you forgiving yourself, not repentance” I agree with you, but my spiritual father tells me I need to start forgiving myself more, so I guess its not wrong to do that. But forgive yourself the right way, not like “ohit wasnt that bad” but accepting that you can do wrong but knowing God forgave you

They must have said "At least I'm not as bad as Nero." Back in the day

1:36 that priest looks awfully like Abba Moses Berry

Very powerful! God bless you Bojan!

Definitely guilty of at least one of these...thanks for this video, I needed it

You're so talented, gifted by God.

Needed this one.

The, "I'm no Hitler " part just flattened me!

Wow! This was great! I’m so glad I watched this. I’ve always know that I’ve struggled with being overly scrupulous, but this video helped me see just how in a practical sense. And Thankfully our priest has been most gracious towards me in spite of…..well, me saying, “at least I’m no Hitler.” 😂😂😂

I love the art in this video.

Thank you sir. I wrote a poem recently called Honest To God to offer at an interview with a Bishop/friend in front of a small group. I wish I had seen your video before I wrote it but anyway I think it was well received. Blessings and peace as always.

Că la noii spovedanie !🙏👍✝️😚😘

gotta say i love the artstyle and i think you could take it to a whole other level with enough practice, i'd love to see it stay

This is a Magnificent video.

Hey Bojan, can you make a video about saint Nicholas of Japan?

Thank you for your educational videos, Bojan!

Also reconfessing sins depends on the disposition of the heart. If you doubt forgiveness then bad. If through repentance you realize the deeper damage then it’s beautiful. Example would be you confessed something only out of fear of hell or a sense of obligation, but later on it was revealed to you through repentance how it actually wounded your relationship with God. I think any priest would rejoice at that. IF YOURE FEELING COMPELLED TO GO TO CONFESSION GO!!!! LET THE SPIRIT BE YOUR GUIDE

Great lesson and art style!

As a catechumen your videos are helping alot

The list one is only bad if you’re being scrupulous. Some people have the gift of oration, some people have the gift of writing. For some people if they don’t have the paper to keep them grounded they will fall into some of the other things you mentioned (like going into too much detail, or confessing others sins). Ultimately the worst thing you can do is not go to confession. GO. Then start GOING REGULARLY.

Thank you.

Good to see you are back.. The art work is great.

During my first confession after converting via GOARCH, the priest asked if I killed anyone. I blurted out a laugh and said "No!" I was embarrassed that I laughed during my first confession. I also felt like the priest might think I was hiding sins because I've always lived a conservative life, paranoid and afraid to sin. Eating too much (or not exercising enough to burn the extra calories, taking a pen from work, getting mad at people (but not physically doing anything), and having bad thoughts where honestly the extent of my sins. I'm not a member in good standing (haven't paid a yearly pledge, nor attended Divine Liturgy in many years). I'm considering attending a different GOARCH church half as close to my home as the one I used to be a member in good standing with. I assume I would need my Priest's permission/blessing to make that change. I also assume I'll need to perform confession and become a member in good standing again at my original church before being welcomed as a member of the church closer to my home. ???

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the issue with the list was over focusing on specific aspects or listing context that deals with other people. I tend to like it as a simple reference to make sure I am putting in proper prep. I also try to use it as a reminder to cover my own shortcomings when a sin may involve multiple people. It's a tool that can be helpful or harmful depending on use.

Im the guy who keeps doubting God's forgiveness, Repeated sinning, Sinned too much and Confessing other people's sins

It was very good, thank you.

May God give the true contrition for all my sins.

Martin Luther was a walking doestoyevsky character until he became a nominalist. Thank God for holy orthodoxy.

A lot of these would be avoided if people thought about confession the right way, which is going to the Doctor of souls to get the medicine you need to not do bad things. Suddenly you feel a lot less compelled to hide things when you realize it's not there to make you feel bad and accuse you but to free you from the slavery of your passions.

Awesome bro! Love this typa art!

thank you !!!!

the hitler part was hilarious, 10/10

Great video bojan!

great video thx Bojan im sure you could be a great priest

Great art by the way!

“I have a nagging feeling I’m a good person!” 😂😂😂😂😂

If you make a 360° change, you are going in the same direction you were originally going, it is no change at all. I think you mean 180° change, which means you are now facing the opposite direction you were facing originally.

Does the old Latin standby for confession apply to the orthodox understanding of the sacrament?: “Be brief, Be Brutal, be gone”

The 360 degree joke is amazing. Incredibly saddening, but still really funny.

Ooohhh, did you get a drawing tablet? The art is cool

‘I have a nagging feeling that I’m a good person’ Man, I don’t often laugh out loud but I did one of those honk-esque inhale laughs.

🤣🤣🤣 I love this! Too good. Too true.

What drawing tablet did you use for this? Also, excellent video.

Very Nice Bojan :)

I am loving the irony in your videos. It often reflects the sad truth of our lives as Christians

I really like the music in the introduction. Are you going to make other clips of your music like you did with 'Siblings'?

My advice for people who are afraid of confessing their sins to their priest is to go to another church within their denomination where they don't know the priest and confess their sins

Honestly I dig the ms paint aesthetic, you should do more in ms paint Bojan.

I like how the priest is staring at his watch in every scene, haha

"360° turn in your life"💀💀💀

I understand what I don't need to do, but I don't understand exactly what I need to do.

We need a "how much sh*t can I talk before is get in effing trouble" video.

Two things: I do bring a list to confession because I don’t want to forget for the purpose of reminding myself of what I need to focus on, and do you think that being nonspecific would apply to saying “I was this or that”, like that you had a certain disposition or feeling instead of saying “I did this or that”

Can you make a video about scrupulosity please please please please I am a Rome Catholic who suffer from it

I use a list. Not because I doubt being forgiven, but just so that I can remember the number of times that I committed serious sin. Otherwise I have to say "I forgot how many times I did this" or just guess, and neither of those sits well with me.

I need an advise. I just recently converted to orthodoxy and dont know much. I can't take the communion after divine liturgy without confessing my sins right? :( I live in Poland, and priests there speak Polish, but i do not, because im Ukrainian. And i dont know where to go to confess my sins. Are priests available all the time? At what time do i go? How do i confess my sins if priest cant understand them? :(

I disagree with the list part. It is good to take the time to contemplate and write down your sins beforehand. It is worse to come to confession forgetting what to say. No priest will be angry if you have a list, in fact he may even commend you.

I love your long list of sins in the video. There were a few on their, but the rest was filler sins. I guess you gotta get your money's worth out of confession ;)

We are all rascals of God ;)

I’m a catechumen, what will my first confession be like and when, also I’m scared and ashamed to even begin to think about it

Weather we want it or not, some sins just can't be told.. "Confession doesn't care about your feelings" that hurt though 🥺

Remember, your confessor has heard way worse than whatever you are confessing.

rq i need to confess; someone has a disorder called "claw toes" and i replied to their comment with "that sounds sick ngl". *i did not realize your toes were always scrunched if you had claw toes i thought you literally had claws im stupid af-*

I don't know I did it before confession, but we will always suffer no matter what.... for how this world is controlled..... for all this medicine and crap that we take.... we will never know the truth until we all die, and to meet the true king, not Queen Elizabeth nor king Philip.King Jesus, and all of the saints.

I am now confused... I have no idea how to confess... I need help...

Bless me Father, I ate a lizard.

“You rascal of God, you” 💀💀

Dear Bojan, Would it be a sin if I convinced a very recent convert that in traditional Orthodox countries, on Pentecost Eve children await the coming of the Pentecost Platypus (in Serbia known as Dušana Platypa, among the ancient Britons as Whitsun Winifred)? What if I made up a legend like that she swims up the drain pipes bringing fresh fruit to good children to herald summer... and to naughty children, she brings pleurisy...?

soo am I allowed to bring a list of my sins to the confession or not? Tomorrow is going to be my first time and I don’t know what to do so I’m watching videos on youtube 😅

Please don't take this the wrong way, but something came to mind. Isn't Apostle Paul kinda doing the "I did all the sins, I broke all the commandments, yes, even those", but in less words, when he says that he's chief of/first among sinners?

What about sins that you're not even sure about, whether they were even sinful or not? I can't get a good Orthodox answer on this one, and it's causing me hellish scrupulosity. Would not confessing uncertain "sins" completely negate the absolution?

Ha ha when you need a confession to confess the 12 ways you should not have been confessing plus the one about the cell phone

I may be a sinner, but I'm no Tito.

Remember folks, you're there to confess your sins, not to be the parish narc.

1:44 is that father Moses!

Number 11 is a failure that I feel is the biggest failure on the list for most Christians (myself included)

Lord Jesus Christ Son of God. Have Mercy on us sinners. My apologies. That was awfully self righteous.

"I didn't sin" is funny 😂

Does it count as intentionally hiding a sin if you are unsure if it is a sin?