This is a brief explanation for Evangelicals (and Catholics) to help explain the bigger picture for the need of confession.

Why do Catholics pay special attention to fasting, almsgiving and prayer during Lent? This article gives a biblical, theological and philosophical understanding behind why, as Christians, the church emphasizes ascetic practices particularly during Lent.

As we begin lent, there are three universal temptations that the evil one almost always uses to entice us away from the Father. We see them in the Garden of Eden, where it says Eve was tempted because she saw that the food tasted good, it was attractive, and it would elevate her status in the world. In the letter of John, he calls these three temptations “lust of the flesh”, “lust of the eyes”, and the “boastful pride of life.”

C.S. Lewis and The Great Divorce: Groupthink, Isolation, and Hell

The Long Walk