Why Do We Need To Admit The Exact Nature Of Our Wrongs?

Step 5 of the 12-Step program of A.A. asks that we admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. The assumption is that we have looked at our past behaviour and made a moral inventory of all our wrongdoing. The details of our inventory clearly show that we lived for self-gratification and our lives were full of all kinds of wickedness. Thankfully, when we gave our will and life over to the care of God, He forgave all our sins and gave us a new nature.
For he has rescued us out of the darkness and gloom of Satan’s kingdom and brought us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who bought our freedom with his blood and forgave us all our sins. (Colossians 1:13-14 TLB)

In this way God took away Satan’s power to accuse you of sin, and God openly displayed to the whole world Christ’s triumph at the cross where your sins were all taken away. (Colossians 2:15 TLB)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I am forever grateful that, through Jesus, all my sins are forgiven. As I do a Step-5 please help me to be truthful so that Satan ceases to have ammunition with which to accuse and harass me. Amen
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