inner ▁to ▁submit ▁to ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁a ▁discipl inary ▁council , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁forg ive ▁sin , ▁which ▁can ▁come ▁only ▁from ▁God . ▁The ▁conf ession ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁leader ▁must ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁strict ▁confidence ▁unless ▁the ▁conf essor ▁gr ants ▁permission ▁to ▁disc lose ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁discipl inary ▁council . ▁The ▁L DS ▁Church ▁reject s ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁conf ession ▁is ▁all ▁that ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁secure ▁rep ent ance ▁from ▁God . ▁ ▁Other ▁Christian ▁Church es ▁Many ▁Re formed ▁Church es ▁include ▁corpor ate ▁conf ession ▁in ▁regular ▁worship . ▁For ▁instance ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁USA ' s ▁Directory ▁of ▁Wor ship , ▁in ▁direct ing ▁the ▁components ▁or ▁worship , ▁states , ▁" A ▁prayer ▁of ▁conf ession ▁of ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁sin ▁in ▁personal ▁and ▁common ▁life ▁follows . ▁In ▁a ▁declaration ▁of ▁p ardon , ▁the ▁g ospel ▁is ▁proc laimed ▁and ▁forg iveness ▁is ▁declared ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ . ▁God ’ s ▁re dem ption ▁and ▁God ’ s ▁claim ▁upon ▁human ▁life ▁are ▁remembered ." ▁ ▁Some ▁Protest ants ▁conf ess ▁their ▁s ins ▁in ▁private ▁prayer ▁before ▁God , ▁bel ieving ▁this ▁suff ices ▁to ▁gain ▁God ' s ▁p ardon . ▁ ▁Among ▁many ▁An ab apt ist ▁and ▁Rad ical ▁Piet istic ▁denomin ations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Schwar zen au ▁Bre th ren , ▁conf ession ▁to ▁another ▁or ▁the ▁el ders ▁is ▁often