QUESTION: What is the best way to let your friend know that you have committed sin?

ANSWER: If a Christian has sinned in a public way and has repented his or her confession needs to be as public as the sin. This type of confession may be expediently dealt with when the congregation is assembled. If one has sinned privately, the requirement is simply to repent and pray God (I John 1:9). How to deal with matters of personal trespass is clearly presented in Matthew 18:15-20.

Certainly, all confessions of sin should be made with remorsefulness and humility, whether private or public.