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How To Overcome Guilt

Our society and a large part of the church is doing everything it can to get rid of or water down God’s truth so that people are not offended by, feel comfortable in, or overlook their sin. There is no telling how many people are using alcohol, drugs, medications, food, and religion to escape “the sorrow of this world” (II Cor. 7:10).

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How To Overcome Guilt

Our society and a large part of the church is doing everything it can to get rid of or water down God’s truth so that people are not offended by, feel comfortable in, or overlook their sin. There is no telling how many people are using alcohol, drugs, medications, food, and religion to escape “the sorrow of this world” (II Cor. 7:10).

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Genesis 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were

e naked;
and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

GUILT
THE SPIRITUAL EYES of Adam and Eve were opened and they realized that their
sin resulted in guilt. For the first time they experienced shame, embarrassment, disgrace,
fear of punishment, sorrow, confusion, and lack of confidence. They had lost the light of
Gods purity and innocence, and they were exposed to the judgment of God.
They tried to avoid this by sewing fig leaves together and covering themselves. Today
we try to cover our sin by getting involved in religious activities and doing good works.
Like the Pharisee (Luke 18:9-14), we think that if we do more good things than bad ones
we can make up for our sin. And if our sins are not as serious as those of someone else, or
fewer in number, then God will accept us.
And he said, I heard a voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked;
and I hid myself (Gen. 3:10).
Adam and Eve then tried hiding from God. We do this by trying to avoid God, the
Bible, and preaching and teaching against sin.

ARE WE INHERENTLY GOOD?


Our society and a large part of the church is doing everything it can to get rid of or
water down Gods truth so that people are not offended by, feel comfortable in, or
overlook their sin.

There is no telling how many people are using alcohol, drugs, medications, food, and
religion to escape the sorrow of this world (II Cor. 7:10).
We try to tell ourselves that we are inherently good instead of a sinner, and all we
have to do is let the good in us come out. All we have to do is improve ourselves by
trying a little harder, or changing a few bad habits. But nothing we can do can change our
sin nature and our heart.
And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the
tree, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the woman, what is this that you have
done? And the woman said the serpent beguiled me, and I did eat (Gen. 3:12-13).

Finally, Adam and Eve tried to blame God, the other person, and the Devil, and we do
the same thing. We attempt to blame God for making us the way we are, which would
make Him unfair.

IS GOD UNJUST?
That might carry some weight if we were only responsible for the sin of Adam and
Eve, but we are also responsible for our own sins that we have freely chosen to commit.
We try to blame our circumstances and other people so that it is not our fault.
We claim to be a victim and therefore not responsible. We also attempt to redefine our
sins as diseases or other things beyond our control.
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed
them (Gen. 3:21).

THE CROSS: GODS SOLUTION FOR SIN

God has provided a solution for sin and the resulting guilt. He killed an innocent
animal and made coats of skins to clothe them.
This is a picture of the eternal life God has given us through the death of Jesus Christ
on the Cross (Rom. 6:23). But even though the full price for forgiveness was paid on the
Cross, each person must receive it for himself. When this is done, the guilt of sin is
replaced with the peace with God.

If you realize you are a sinner and need to get saved, or if you have unrepented sin in
your life, please pray this prayer and believe it from your heart:
Dear Lord Jesus, I realize that I have sinned. Please forgive me based on the fact that
you died for my sins on the Cross.
I ask you to come into my life as my Saviour and Lord, and help me to live for you.
Amen.

Pilgrim Outreach Ministries


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