The believer is not only responsible of acknowledging his sins, but he is also responsible for the act of his sins.  Therefore, when you sin, don’t blame others. Don’t ever say, “He or she made me angry”. This is failure to take responsibility for your own sins. No person can make you angry. You made a decision to become angry, or to worry, to become jealous, to gossip, to fornicate. That was your decision, or the decision of someone else.Homologeo is a classical Greek word originally used in the Athenian courts of the 5th century B.C, and still in judicial use during the New Testament era. This verb was found guilty; the judge would demand that the criminal acknowledge his guilt by stating his crimes. In stating his crimes, the criminal only state the facts regarding his crime, after which the judge would assign the appropriate punishment, prescribed by law. Law, not emotion was the criterion in the Athenian.

The cross was a courtroom trial. God the father was the presiding judge. Jesus Christ was a substitute for the guilty human race. Therefore, Christ was sentenced and punished for all the sins of humanity by God the father. During the trial there was judgment, not forgiveness. Because all sins were punished on the cross, God can forgive all who believe in Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:14 states, “In whom [Jesus Christ] we have redemption [a primary accusative of object] resulting in the forgiveness [a secondary accusative of result] of sins”. Forgiveness is a result of the cross. The justice of God punished the humanity of Christ; his righteousness was satisfied; his grace now offers 1 john 1:9 as a solution for recovery of fellowship. The key word in the first clause of recovery is homologeo.

This word homologeo contains no emotion, not even 1%. No tears, no regret, no begging, no promise to do better, and no ritual. Just acknowledge your guilt and state your sins to God the father. How you feel about the sins during
your confession is totally inconsequential. Just follow the procedure and name your sins: don’t try to impress God with your emotion.

Now, it is true that sometimes when you sin, you may experience some regret which in turn may motivate you to name your experience some regret which in turn may motivate you to name your sins to the Father. This is okay, but not necessary. The truly honest Christian admits to himself that he wanted to commit that sin and names it without going through the emotion of regret. Desiring to get back in fellowship is sufficient motivation; emotion is not necessary.