\u201cGuilty!\u201d<\/p>\n
So cries our consciences, our hearts, and most importantly, God\u2019s Law. We have all felt the painful reminder of our guilt. Thoughts of regrettable words and actions can keep us awake at night as we recall the past. Despair grows with each painful replay. How do we respond? How do we think biblically about guilt so that we might honor the Lord?<\/p>\n
We might be tempted to settle for surface-level answers that distract us from feeling guilty. We might assume the answer is to convince ourselves that we are not quite as guilty as we thought. Not surprisingly, God\u2019s Word has a fuller and, ultimately, a more satisfying answer.<\/p>\n
Before we look at guilt as a feeling, we need to first consider it as an objective reality. If you sat on the jury of a murder trial, you would not concern yourself primarily with the feelings, guilty or otherwise, of the defendant. You would examine the evidence and discern whether he had committed the crime of which he has been accused. Likewise, we should first concern ourselves with the forensic aspect of guilt before considering feelings of guilt.<\/p>\n
The Objective Reality of Guilt<\/strong><\/p>\n Guilt is a state of being<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cGuilty!\u201d So cries our consciences, our hearts, and most importantly, God\u2019s Law. We have all felt the painful reminder of our guilt. Thoughts of regrettable words and actions can keep us awake at night as we recall the past. Despair grows with each painful replay. How do we respond? How…
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