When I was thinking about this, it seemed to me like I may have encountered this notion at various points in time. It drove me to research it a little, and what do I come across, but an excerpt of Watchman Nee claiming that Christians care more about confession to men that to God. I actually find it a little humorous. What proof did Nee have to make such a claim or generalization of Christians? Maybe there are groups that focused on this too much, but it seems more reasonable that Nee made this generalization in order to attack it (straw man argument):
Quote:
Concerning this matter of confessing sin, there is a bad tendency among Christians to incline gradually more and more to having dealings with men rather than having dealings with God. There are even Christians who do not mention the precious blood at all. They only seek for the peace of conscience with each other, putting God aside completely. Such a situation is most dreadful, since it will end up in their losing the fear of God. Let me most emphatically state: the notion of confession without the need of the precious blood must incontrovertibly emanate from hell. Let us ever keep in mind that in our committing each sin God, not man, is the first one who is being offended…
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In contrast to David’s heart, we find that Judas the betrayer of the Lord Jesus confessed his sin to men and returned the money; but though Judas cleared up the matter with men, he nevertheless remained a son of perdition. By my saying these things I do not wish to be misunderstood as meaning that we should not confess to one another, because confessing to one another is something right and Biblical for use to do (see James 5:16). I only stress that it is more important to deal with God than with men. We should never reverse that order. We must not put aside God and the precious blood…
From Glory to Glory, Watchman Nee, pg 49
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